The Art Basel & UBSSurvey of Global Collecting
2025By Arts Economics
The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2025
To provide insights into the activities and attitudes of collectors, The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2025, authored by Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics, presents the results of research carried out in mid-2025 on high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) currently active in the art market. The report examines the spending patterns and interests of collectors from a range of markets around the world as well as their views on the art market in 2025 and beyond.
This survey is the 12th in a series conducted in collaboration with Arts Economics and UBS and covers 10 markets, with responses from 3,100 HNWIs, and remains one of the largest surveys of high-net-worth collectors globally.
About the Author
Dr. Clare McAndrew is a cultural economist who specializes in the arts, antiques, and collectibles markets. She completed her PhD in economics at Trinity College Dublin in 2001, where she also lectured and taught economics for four years. In 2002, Clare joined US firm Kusin & Company, a boutique investment banking firm specializing in art investment, as chief economist. After three years in the US, Clare returned to Europe in 2005 to set up Arts Economics and continue her work in the art market in a private research and consulting capacity. Arts Economics works with a network of private consultants and academic scholars carrying out art market research and analysis for a global client base.
