Top 10 NFT Collections by Sale in 2022: Where Do Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks and Azuki Rank? – Ethereum (ETH/USD), APE Coin (APE/USD)

2022 is coming to an end and with it another exciting chapter for the growth of Web3 and non-fungible tokens.

Although 2022 may not have been at the same level as sales volume in 2021, the year saw many of the top collections from the previous year have strong secondary sales. Several new collections were also launched in 2022 and have climbed above the all-time sales volume.

What happened: NFTs continued to be a hot topic in the cryptocurrency sector and one of Benzinga’s many areas of coverage in 2022.

From hosting an NFT show on YouTube; Twitter Spaces discusses Web3; and our first in-person crypto event in New York City in 2022, NFTs were top of mind for Benzinga.

As the new year begins, here’s a look at the top 10 NFT collections by sales volume in 2022. The list uses data from CryptoSlam through December 20, 2022 and was reported by Decrypt.

1. Bored Ape Yacht Club, $1.57 billion: The original collection from Yuga Labs was the top-selling NFT collection in 2022 with over $1.5 billion in sales volume. The collection, which was minted in April 2021, ranks second all-time behind only Axie Infinity for NFT sales volume.

Launch of ApeCoin APE/USD and Otherdeed for Otherside NFTs were among the catalysts that helped keep Bored Ape Yacht Club front and center.

2. Mutant Ape Yacht Club$1.14 billion: Like the Bored Ape Yacht Club, the Mutant Ape Yacht Club collection is likely to have increased interest in 2022 thanks to the launch of ApeCoin and Otherdeeds, two items that were awarded to holders of Yuga Labs assets.

Mutant Ape Yacht Club has more items in its collection and a lower entry price than Bored Ape Yacht Club, which may have made it an investment or trade for more people in 2022.

3. Other deed for the other, $1.1 billion: The newest collection from Yuga Labs launched in 2022 claiming all Bored Ape and Mutant Ape holders and a public mint that saw high demand. The NFT collection, which will play a key role in the Otherside metaverse from Yuga Labs, became the third launch from Yuga Labs to pass $1 billion in sales volume.

4. Azuki, $849.9 million: Launched in January, Azuki was one of the biggest success stories of 2022 and ranks as the best new coin of 2022 that did not come from a new collection. The collection topped the sales charts for several weeks, even outselling Bored Apes and CryptoPunks on several occasions. A free airdrop to Azuki holders called Beanz also saw an increase in sales transactions later in 2022.

5. Moonbirds, $613.4 million: Another new 2022 collection is among the top five collections of the year with Moonbirds. The collection was launched in April from Proof, and had great demand at the start and a sales volume of 50,000 Ethereum ETH/USD on its first day of trading. Bevis has raised additional funds and is counting Alexis Ohanian as an investor. Moonbirds may continue to be a project to watch in 2023.

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6. CloneX, $600.5 million: Launched in 2021 from RTFKTsaw the popular collection continue to strengthen in 2022. The strength came after it was announced in December that Nike Inc NKE acquired RTFKT to advance the growth plan for Web3.

7. CryptoPunks, $575.2 million: One of the first NFT collections on Ethereum was CryptoPunks, launched by Larva Labs in 2017. One of the biggest news stories for NFTs was Yuga Labs announcing that they bought the rights to CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs in March. Yuga has announced several plans for CryptoPunks going forward.

8. Doodles, $391.6 million: One of the biggest collections of 2021, Doodles carried over momentum into 2022 with multiple rounds of funding that saw Ohanian invest in the project. The company also announced a new CEO from Billboard to lead the project and the appointment of Pharrell Williams as brand manager.

9. Hurt, $318.1 million: Sprots and entertainment NFT collection Sorare was one of the top NFT collections in 2022, launching digital trading cards and games for both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. The company also celebrated the 2022 World Cup with a global challenge featuring some of the top teams and competing players.

10. Axie Infinity, $291.1 million: Play to earn game Axie Infinity was one of the biggest success stories of 2021 and the top NFT on a weekly basis for many weeks of the year.

In 2022, the project saw its momentum disappear with play-to-earn as an area of ​​Web3 that struggled. A new version of the game was released and several updates helped bring some momentum back to the game, but the collection saw sales of less than $1.5 million in the month of November, a far cry from what the project previously did. Axie Infinity still ranks as the all-time leader in NFT collection sales north of $4 billion.

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