Value of the UHNWI art and collectible wealth worldwide 2022-2026, by region

Ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) are typically defined as individuals who have a net worth of more than 30 million U.S. dollars. In 2022, the total value of the art and collectible wealth of UHNWI worldwide amounted to approximately 2.17 trillion U.S. dollars. That year, North America accounted for the highest share of the market, with around 873 billion U.S. dollars in UNHWI art and collectible wealth. This figure was forecast to reach an estimated 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2026. The global auction marketAn important segment of the global art market, auctions are among the most common ways to acquire valuable artworks, antiques, and collectibles. In 2022, the sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide reached nearly 27 billion U.S. dollars. When breaking down global public auction sales by country, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom emerged as the leading markets in 2022, generating together more than 75 percent of public auction sales worldwide.What are the biggest auction houses in the world?Christie's and Sotheby's, two auction houses founded in the UK in the 1700s, currently dominate the market, ranking as the auction houses with the highest sales value worldwide in 2022. That year, Heritage Auctions and Phillips, another auction house originally founded in the UK in the 18th century, followed in the ranking. In 2022, global sales of Phillips totaled 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, the highest figure reported by the company to date.

超高端净值个人（UHNWI）通常被定义为净资产超过三千万美元的个人。截至2022年，全球超高端净值个人的艺术品与收藏品财富总额约为21.7万亿美元。当年，北美市场占据了市场份额的最大份额，其超高端净值个人的艺术品与收藏品财富约为8730亿美元。该数据预计将在2026年达到约11万亿美元。在全球艺术品市场的重要分支中，拍卖会作为获取珍贵艺术品、古董和收藏品的最常见方式之一。2022年，全球艺术品与古董的公开拍卖销售额接近270亿美元。按国家划分全球公开拍卖销售额时，美国、中国和英国在2022年成为领先市场，三者共同占据了全球公开拍卖销售额的超过75%。世界最大的拍卖行是哪些？成立于17世纪的英国，Christie's和Sotheby's两家拍卖行目前在全球市场上占据主导地位，并在2022年被评为全球销售额最高的拍卖行。当年，同样起源于18世纪英国的Heritage Auctions和Phillips紧随其后。2022年，Phillips的全球销售额达到13亿美元，为公司有史以来最高记录。