The global non-fungible token market began showing signs of recovery this first week of January 2026, ending more than three months of slowdown. Over the past seven days, the NFT marketplace generated +$85 million in sales volume, an increase of over 30% from the previous week. In this article, we will 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.
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NFT sales increase by +30% in the first week of January 2026
Data compiled by CryptoSlam.io, an on-chain crypto market data aggregator and multi-chain non-fungible token collection explorer, indicates that the global non-fungible token market has seen an increase in sales volume over the past week. Over the past seven days, the global non-fungible token market recorded a sales volume of $85 million. During this period, the NFT market surged by more than 30%, breaking a three-month downward trend.
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. Over the past seven days, the Bitcoin-based NFT collection has seen a sales volume of $31 million. During this period, Bitcoin NFT sales volume jumped 185% compared to last 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. Over the past seven days, Ethereum-based NFT collections have seen sales volume of over $28 million. During this period, Ethereum NFT sales volume increased by 37% compared to last week.
BNB Chain, a high-performance, decentralized, community-driven blockchain ecosystem from Binance designed for fast, low-cost transactions, supporting smart contracts, DeFi, and NFTs with full compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), was the third most traded NFT chain this first week of January 2026. Over the past seven days, BNB Chain NFT collections recorded $6.3 million in sales volume.
Immutable and Solana were the fourth and fifth most traded blockchain networks in January 2026. Over the past seven days, Immutable-based NFT collections recorded a commercial sales volume of $3.4 million, while Solana-based NFT collections recorded a commercial sales volume of $3.1 million. During this period, immutable NFT sales volume jumped 6%, while Solana NFT sales volume increased 76% compared to last week.
Best-selling NFTs this first week of January
1. $X@AI BRC-20 NFT Collection
$X@AI, one of the popular non-fungible token series created on the Bitcoin blockchain network using the BRC-20 protocol, was the best-selling non-fungible token series in the global NFT market this first week of January 2026. Over the past seven days, the $X@AI BRC-20 NFT collection recorded a sales volume of $24 million. Meanwhile, $X@AI BRC-20 NFT sales volume jumped 1,170% from last week.
2. CryptoPunks NFT Collection
CryptoPunks, a globally recognized non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 10,000 pixelated NFTs previously created by digital asset incubation studio Larva Labs but now managed by the Infinite Node Foundation, was the second best-selling NFT collection this first week of January. Over the past seven days, the CryptoPunks NFT collection has generated $3.9 million in sales volume. During this period, Punks NFT sales volume jumped 51% compared to the previous week.
3. Chubby Penguins NFT Collection
Pudgy Penguins, another globally recognized non-fungible token series from digital asset company Igloo, featuring a fixed supply of 8,888 penguin designs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network, was the third best-selling NFT collection on the NFT marketplace last week. Over the past seven days, the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection has seen over $2.7 million in commercial sales volume. During this period, Pudgy Penguins NFT sales volume jumped +50% compared to last week.
4. Yes Bond NFT Collection
Yes Bond, a utility-focused collection of non-fungible tokens hosted on the BNB Chain blockchain network functioning as a “soul-bound” digital certificate within the YES NFT ecosystem, was the fourth best-selling NFT collection on the global NFT marketplace last week. Over the past seven days, the Yes Bond NFT collection saw a sales volume of $2.6 million, an increase of 13% from the previous week.
5.NFT Collection DMarket
DMarket, a famous non-fungible token collection that represents in-game virtual items in popular online NFT games like Counter-Strike, Rust, and Dota 2, was the fifth best-selling NFT collection on the global NFT marketplace last week. Over the past seven days, the DMarket NFT collection has generated $1.9 million in commercial sales volume. During this period, DMarket NFT transaction sales volume decreased by 75% compared to the previous week.
The NFT market forecast for January 2026
Although the NFT market is not expected to reach the same frenzied highs it saw in 2021 and 2022, industry analysts predict it could possibly retest another bull run before the end of this year. The projected rise in the NFT market will likely be driven by mass enterprise NFT adoption and technological integration. The NFT market is expected to reach $231.98 billion by 2030, growing over 33% from 2026.
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