In May 2021, the iconic YouTube video from 2007 "Charlie Bit My Finger" sold as a non-fungible token for approximately 761 thousand U.S. dollars. In the same year, three other famous videos were sold as NFTs, with the "Nayan Cat" meme selling for around 600 thousand U.S. dollars in April 2021, after 10 years from its first YouTube appearance. In 2022, YouTube announced it was looking into new Web3 opportunities for its creators, citing NFTs as one of the possible new technologies the platform might be interested in its monetization practices.
Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price
(in U.S. dollars)
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Fast Company. (February 10, 2022). Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/
Fast Company. "Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/
Fast Company. (2022). Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/
Fast Company. "Most Expensive Youtube Videos Sold as Non-fungible Tokens (Nfts) Sold in 2021, by Price (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/
Fast Company, Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Most expensive YouTube videos sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold in 2021, by price (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Fast Company, February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292186/youtube-video-nft-price-sold/
