According to an August 2021 study, 97 percent of surveyed online art platforms expected sales to rise in the following 12 months. The share of the survey sample predicting a positive outlook for online art sales increased over May 2020, when around eight in ten respondents forecast a sale growth during the following year.
Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021
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Hiscox, & ArtTactic. (October 8, 2021). Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/
Hiscox, und ArtTactic. "Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/
Hiscox, ArtTactic. (2021). Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/
Hiscox, and ArtTactic. "Share of Online Art Platforms That Expect Sales to Rise in The next 12-months Worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/
Hiscox & ArtTactic, Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Share of online art platforms that expect sales to rise in the next 12-months worldwide as of May 2020 and August 2021 [Graph], Hiscox, & ArtTactic, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131943/online-art-platforms-anticipating-online-sales-growth-coronavirus/