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148 million
U.S. residents watched wildlife in 2022.
The count includes people age 16 and older who watched wildlife around the home, away from home, or both.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2022 National Survey, data year 2022Reference page
Art and wildlife, by the numbers.
A practical collection of current facts about wildlife engagement, arts participation, and the art market. Every figure includes its data year and original source.
Last updated September 4, 2026
For writers, collectors, and nature-art readers
Clear figures for a subject that matters to more people than it first appears.
Nature-led art sits where visual culture, the outdoors, and personal collecting meet. These statistics provide useful context for stories about wildlife, art at home, collecting, creative work, and the market around original art.
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57%
of Americans age 16 and older watched wildlife in 2022.
Wildlife viewing reached more people than either fishing or hunting in the same national survey.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2022 National Survey, data year 202203
$394 billion
in U.S. spending was tied to hunting, fishing, and wildlife-associated activities.
The total reflects the scale of outdoor recreation and wildlife engagement in 2022, not wildlife viewing alone.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2022 National Survey, data year 202204
$1.17 trillion
was generated by U.S. arts and cultural economic activity.
That represented 4.2% of U.S. gross domestic product in 2023.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, data year 202305
5.4 million
arts and cultural jobs were counted nationwide.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported this employment total for 2023.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, data year 202306
18%
of U.S. adults visited an art museum or gallery.
The figure covers in-person attendance during the 12 months captured by the 2022 survey.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, data year 202207
12%
of U.S. adults acquired a piece of art.
The National Endowment for the Arts reported this share for 2022.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, data year 202208
$59.6 billion
was the estimated value of the global art market.
Global art sales rose 4% in 2025, according to the Art Basel and UBS report.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, data year 202509
$26.0 billion
was the estimated value of U.S. art sales.
The United States accounted for 44% of global art sales by value in 2025.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, data year 202510
$9.2 billion
in art-market sales happened online.
Online-only sales represented 15% of the global art market in 2025.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, data year 2025Method and sources
How to read this page.
Figures are drawn from named public agencies and a long-running international art-market report. Each statistic keeps the source's reporting year, so the page does not blur together data collected in different years.
Sources are linked beside the relevant statistics. This page was last reviewed on September 4, 2026. It will be refreshed when a key source releases a newer figure.
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2022 National Survey, published October 12, 2023
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, published April 2, 2025
- National Endowment for the Arts, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, published October 2023
- Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, published 2026
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Waylon Christner Art. “Art & Wildlife Statistics: 2026 Fact Sheet.” Updated September 4, 2026. https://waylonchristnerart.com/art-and-wildlife-statistics
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