The global non-fungible token market experienced a significant slowdown in December 2025, with total sales volume plummeting and market capitalization down sharply from the January 2025 peak. Over the past 30 days, the global NFT market has accumulated a commercial sales volume of +$300 million, down +60% from November. In this article, we will take an in-depth look at the full state of NFTs in December.
NFT sales fall by +60% in December 2025
Data compiled by CryptoSlam.io, an on-chain crypto market data aggregator and multi-chain non-fungible token collection explorer that tracks the non-fungible token collections of more than 20 blockchain networks, indicates that the global non-fungible token market experienced a strong crash in December. Over the past 30 days, the global NFT market generated $300 million in commercial sales, a 60% decrease from the previous month.
The number of unique buyers and sellers of NFTs declined significantly throughout the year, with unique sellers falling below 100,000 for the first time in December. The recorded NFT slowdown is seen as a move towards a more mature market, with an emphasis on utility rather than hype. Despite declining sales, NFTs continue to find real use in areas such as gaming, real estate, and event ticketing, moving beyond pure speculation.
Ethereum, the blockchain network recognized in the NFT market as the dominant NFT chain, was the most traded blockchain network in the global NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, Ethereum-based NFT collections have generated over $97 million in sales volume. During this period, Ethereum NFT sales volume decreased by +54% compared to last month.
Bitcoin, a peer-to-peer blockchain network known for supporting Ordinal, Runes, and BRC-20 non-fungible token collections, was the second most traded blockchain network in the global NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the Bitcoin-based NFT series has generated $58 million in commercial sales volume. During this period, Bitcoin NFT trading sales increased by 51% compared to the previous week.
BNB Chain, a decentralized, high-throughput, low-cost blockchain ecosystem from the Binance CEX team designed for Web3, DeFi, and NFTs, was the third most traded blockchain network in the NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, NFT collections based on the BNB chain have generated over $36 million in commercial sales volume. During this period, BNB Chain NFT sales volume plunged 74% compared to last month.
Mythos Chain and Polygon were the fourth and fifth most traded blockchain networks in the global NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the Mythos Chain NFT collection has accumulated a sales volume of $24 million, while the Polygon-based NFT collections have attracted a sales volume of $19 million. During this period, Mythos Chain and Polygon NFT sales volume plunged 21% and 78%, respectively.
Best-Selling NFT Collection in December 2025
1. $X@AI BRC-20 NFT Collection
$X@AI, a non-fungible token collection created exclusively on the Bitcoin blockchain network using the BRC-20 protocol, was the top-selling non-fungible token collection on the global NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the $X@AI BRC-20 NFT collection has generated $24 million in sales volume. During this period, the sales volume of NFT $X@AI BRC-20 jumped +1,000%.
2. DMarket NFT Collection
DMarket, a famous collection of non-fungible tokens on the Mythos chain representing in-game virtual items from popular online NFT games like Counter-Strike, Rust, and Dota 2, was the second best-selling NFT collection on the global NFT marketplace in December. Over the past 30 days, the NFT collection has generated sales volume of over $23 million. During this period, DMarket NFT transaction sales volume decreased by 21% compared to last month.
3. Court NFT collection
Courtyard, a popular collection of non-fungible tokens featuring unique generative digital objects living on the Polygon blockchain network, was the third best-selling series of non-fungible tokens on the NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the Courtyard NFT collection has generated $14 million in sales volume. During this period, Courtyard NFT sales volume increased by 29% compared to last month.
4. Yes Bond NFT Collection
Yes Bond, a new non-fungible token collection created on BNB Chain, a decentralized, high-throughput, low-cost blockchain ecosystem from the Binance team designed for Web3, DeFi, and NFTs, was the fourth best-selling non-fungible token collection this month. Over the past 30 days, the Yes Bond NFT collection saw $9 million in sales volume, up +430% from last month.
5. CryptoPunks NFT Collection
CryptoPunks, a globally recognized non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 10,000 pixelated digital objects previously created by digital asset incubation studio Larva Labs but now managed by Infinite Node Foundation, was the fifth best-selling NFT collection on the global NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the CryptoPunks NFT collection generated $8.4 million in commercial sales volume, representing a 20% decrease from last month.
6. GoG Heroes NFT Collection
Guild of Guardians Heroes (GoG), a collection of non-fungible tokens from Guild of Guardians, a blockchain mobile multiplayer, action, and fantasy role-playing game that allows players to take on the role of heroes and move through dungeons to collect tradable resources, was the sixth best-selling NFT collection on the NFT market in December. Over the past 30 days, the GoG Heroes NFT collection generated $8 million in commercial sales volume, a 38% decrease from last month.
7. Chubby Penguins NFT Collection
Pudgy Penguins, a globally recognized non-fungible token collection from digital asset company Igloo, comprising a fixed set of 8,888 penguin NFTs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network, was the seventh best-selling NFT collection on the NFT marketplace as of December 2025. Over the past 30 days, the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection generated $7 million in commercial sales volume, a 43% decrease by compared to last week.
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9. Panini America NFT Collection
Panini America, a popular non-fungible token collection featuring officially licensed digital sports trading cards (NFL, NBA, UFC, Soccer) issued on Panini, a private blockchain network, was the ninth best-selling non-fungible token collection in December. Over the past 30 days, the Panini America NFT collection generated $6.3 million in sales volume, up 51% from last month.
10. Milady Maker NFT Collection
Milady Maker, a popular collection of 10,000 generative profile photo NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain featuring a “neochibi” aesthetic inspired by 2000s Tokyo Street fashion, was the tenth best-selling NFT collection in December. Over the past 30 days, the Milady Maker NFT series has seen a commercial sales volume of +$6.6 million. Milady Maker closed out our top ten best-selling NFTs in December.
The NFT market forecast for January 2026
In January 2026, the global NFT market is expected to continue its transition from pure speculation to utility-focused applications amid growing overall market value. While some market sentiment toward specific NFT projects remains cautious, the broader NFT ecosystem is expected to see growth driven by institutional investment, integration with AI and gaming, and increasing regulatory clarity.
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