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The global non-fungible token market has started showing some signs of recovery this first week of January 2026, ending over three months of downturn. Over the past seven days, the NFT market has generated a trading sales volume of +$85 million, representing an increase of over 30% from the previous week. In this article, we shall explore the full state of the global NFT market this first week of January 2026, as well as what traders should expect in the coming weeks and beyond.
Data compiled by CryptoSlam.io, an on-chain crypto market data aggregator and a multi-chain non-fungible token collection explorer, indicates that the global non-fungible token market experienced a surge in trading sales volume over the past week. In the past seven days, the global non-fungible token market has recorded a trading sales volume of $85 million. During this period, the NFT market has surged over 30%, breaking a three-month downtrend.
Bitcoin, the popular blockchain network renowned in the global NFT market for powering the Runes, BRC-20, and Ordinal collections, was the most-traded blockchain network in the NFT market this first week of January. In the past seven days, the Bitcoin-based NFT collection has recorded a trading sales volume of $31 million. During this period, the Bitcoin NFT trading sales volume has surged by 185% from the past week.
Ethereum, the blockchain network renowned in the global NFT market for hosting the majority of NFT collections, was the second most traded blockchain network in the global NFT market this first week of January. In the past seven days, the Ethereum-based NFT collections have recorded a trading sales volume of over $28 million. During this period, the Ethereum NFT trading sales volume has increased by 37% compared to the past week.
BNB Chain, a high-performance, decentralized, and community-driven blockchain ecosystem from Binance designed for fast, low-cost transactions, supporting smart contracts, DeFi, and NFTs with full Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, was the third most traded NFT chain this first week of January 2026. In the past seven days, the BNB Chain NFT collections have recorded a trading sales volume of $6.3 million.
Immutable and Solana were the fourth and fifth most-traded blockchain networks in January 2026. In the past seven days, the Immutable-based NFT collections have recorded a trading sales volume of $3.4 million, while the Solana-based NFT collections have recorded a trading sales volume of $3.1 million. During this period, the immutable NFT sales volume has surged by 6%, while Solana NFT sales volume has increased by 76% compared to the past week.
$X@AI, one of the popular non-fungible token series created on the Bitcoin blockchain network using the BRC-20 protocol, was the most-selling non-fungible token series in the global NFT market this first week of January 2026. In the past seven days, the $X@AI BRC-20 NFT collection has recorded a trading sales volume of $24 million. During this time, the $X@AI BRC-20 NFT sales volume surged by 1,170% from the past week.
CryptoPunks, a globally acknowledged non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 10,000 pixilated NFTs previously created by the digital asset incubation studio Larva Labs but now managed by the Infinite Node Foundation, was the second most-selling NFT collection this first week of January. In the past seven days, the CryptoPunks NFT collection has raised a sales volume of $3.9 million. During this period, the Punks NFT sales volume surged by 51% compared to the previous week.
Pudgy Penguins, another globally acknowledged non-fungible token series from the digital asset firm Igloo featuring a fixed supply of 8,888 penguin cartoons hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network, was the third most-selling NFT collection in the NFT market this past week. In the past seven days, the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection has recorded a trading sales volume of over $2.7 million. During this period, the Pudgy Penguins NFT sales volume has surged by +50% from the past week.
Yes Bond, a utility-focused non-fungible token collection hosted on the BNB Chain blockchain network functioning as a “soulbound” digital certificate within the YES NFT ecosystem, was the fourth most-selling NFT collection in the global NFT market this past week. Over the past seven days, the Yes Bond NFT collection has recorded a trading sales volume of $2.6 million, representing a 13% increase from the previous week.
DMarket, a renowned gaming non-fungible token collection that represents in-game virtual items of popular online NFT games like Counter-Strike, Rust, and Dota 2, was the fifth most-selling NFT collection in the global NFT market this past week. In the past seven days, the DMarket NFT collection has raised a trading sales volume of $1.9 million. During this time, the DMarket NFT trading sales volume decreased by 75% compared to the previous week.
Although the NFT market is not expected to reach the same frenzied highs it saw in 2021 and 2022, industry analysts predict that it may possibly retest another bull run before the end of this year. The projected NFT market bull run will likely be driven by massive enterprise NFT adoption and technological integration. The NFT market is projected to reach $231.98 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of over 33% from 2026.
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