Christie's was the auction house with the highest revenue from non-fungible token (NFT) auction sales worldwide in 2021, accounting for roughly 60 percent of total NFT sales. That year, Sotheby's reported the second-highest revenue, generating around 37 percent of global NFT auction sales.
Distribution of non-fungible token (NFT) auction revenue worldwide in 2021, by auction house
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