{"id":22087,"date":"2025-04-10T12:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=22087"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:30:34","slug":"nfts-reach-record-8-8-billion-in-sales-volume-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/nfts-reach-record-8-8-billion-in-sales-volume-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NFTs Reach Record $8.8 Billion in Sales Volume in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)<\/strong> are closing out 2024 on a high note, surpassing $100 million<\/strong> more in sales than in 2023. The growth underscores renewed interest in digital collectibles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data published on December 31<\/strong> by CryptoSlam<\/strong>, a leading NFT analytics platform, blockchain-based NFTs<\/strong> reached a total sales volume of $8.83 billion<\/strong> in 2024. This marks a slight but significant increase from $8.7 billion in 2023<\/strong>, representing a 1.1% year-over-year<\/strong> rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ethereum and Bitcoin Tie in 2024 NFT Sales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In 2024, Ethereum<\/strong> and Bitcoin<\/a><\/em><\/strong> went head-to-head in terms of NFT trading volume, with each blockchain generating around $3.1 billion<\/strong> in sales. Solana<\/strong> followed in third place, posting a total sales volume of $1.4 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to all-time NFT sales<\/strong>, Ethereum remains the undisputed leader with a cumulative volume of $44.9 billion<\/strong>. Solana ranks second with $6.1 billion<\/strong>, while Bitcoin NFTs<\/strong> have reached a total of $4.9 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Still Trails Behind the NFT Boom Years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Despite the positive performance in 2024, NFT sales<\/strong> remain far below the heights of the 2021\u20132022 boom<\/strong>. In 2021<\/strong>, NFTs reached a record-breaking $15.7 billion<\/strong> in annual sales\u201443.9% more<\/strong> than 2024\u2019s total. In 2022<\/strong>, the market hit $23.7 billion<\/strong>, which is 62.8% higher<\/strong> than this year’s result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Optimism from Industry Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yat Siu<\/strong>, Chairman of Animoca Brands<\/strong>, expressed optimism despite the lower volumes compared to previous years. He believes NFTs<\/strong> could eventually outperform their earlier peak years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs the broader crypto market<\/strong> grows, every component of Web3<\/strong> will follow,\u201d said Siu. He predicts that NFT trading volumes could exceed billions per month<\/strong> as the digital asset<\/strong> ecosystem continues to expand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n

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    Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are closing out 2024 on a high note, surpassing $100 million more in sales than in 2023. The growth underscores renewed interest in digital collectibles. According to data published on December 31 by CryptoSlam, a leading NFT analytics platform, blockchain-based NFTs reached a total sales volume of $8.83 billion in 2024. This …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[316],"class_list":["post-22087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-web3new","tag-nft"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}