Have you ever thought about how much the most expensive NFTs ever sold cost? Honestly, the numbers will blow your mind. I recently looked at NFT sales data, and there are some works that sold for tens of millions of dollars. This isn’t just digital art, but more of an investment and cultural statement.

Starting with The Merge by Pak, which sold for $91.8 million in December 2021. The concept is really unique—not a single item, but a collection of units that buyers can purchase. The more units bought, the larger the share owned. Eventually, nearly 29,000 collectors joined in, totaling 312,000 units. This might be the most expensive NFT with the most innovative sales method.

Then there’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days by Beeple, sold for $69 million at Christie's in 2021. Beeple created a digital piece every day for 5,000 days, then assembled it into a giant collage. The buyer, Vignesh Sundaresan (MetaKovan), paid with 42,000 ETH. This was a major milestone for digital art.

Clock is a collaboration between Pak and Julian Assange—an automatic counter of the days Assange has been imprisoned. AssangeDAO (an organization with 100,000 members) bought it for $52.7 million. An NFT that’s not just art, but also activism.

Next is Human One by Beeple again—a 7-foot kinetic sculpture with a 16K screen, which can be remotely updated. It sold for $29 million at Christie's in 2021. The concept combines the physical and digital worlds, evolving over time.

CryptoPunks also dominate the list of most expensive NFTs. CryptoPunk#5822 (Alien Punk) terjual 23 juta. Ada juga #7523 (Alien Punk with a medical mask) sold for $11.75 million, #4156 (ape punk) 10,26 juta, #5577 (ape punk) for $7.7 million, #3100 (Alien Punk) 7,67 juta, #7804 (Alien Punk) for $7.57 million, and #8857 (Zombie Punk) for $6.63 million. CryptoPunks have been trendsetters in the NFT space since 2017.

TPunk#3442 (The Joker) was bought by Tron CEO Justin Sun for $10.5 million. It’s a derivative of CryptoPunk but on the Tron blockchain. Sun’s acquisition sent TPunk’s value soaring.

Other artists like XCOPY also have high-value works—"Right-click and Save As Guy" sold for $7 million to prestigious collector Cozomo de' Medici. Dmitri Cherniak’s Ringers#109 sold for $16k. Beeple again with Crossroad, which sold for $6.6 million in 2021.

There’s also data on collections—Axie Infinity has total sales of $4.27 billion, Bored Ape Yacht Club $3.16 billion. This shows how NFTs have become serious assets.

What’s interesting is that each of the most expensive NFTs has a unique story. Some are pure art, some are political statements, some are experimental with technology. Artists like Pak and Beeple basically define this era.

Of course, the NFT market is highly volatile. 95% of NFTs are almost worthless, but established collections like CryptoPunks or BAYC still worth thousands or millions. The total market cap of NFTs is estimated to reach $2.6 billion by 2026.

So, if you ask what the most expensive NFT is right now? The Merge still holds the record. But who knows, maybe next month a new work will break the record. This market continues to evolve, and one thing’s clear—NFTs are no longer just a fleeting trend, but part of the history of digital art.