Polygon NFT sales cross $2 billion mark, network bucks trend

All-time sales of polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have passed the $2 billion mark, marking a major achievement for digital collectibles on the network.

Polygon reaches this milestone amid continued sales growth over the past few months, highlighting user interest and acceptance of its NFT ecosystem. Data from CryptoSlam shows that Polygon’s monthly sales have been trending upward since November 2024.

Sales started at $16.3 million in November 2024 and grew each month, reaching nearly $20 million in December, $25 million in January 2025 and $37 million in February.

The momentum continued in the first half of 2025, with sales of $62.5 million in March, rising to $71 million in April and $74.7 million in May.

RWA market drives surge in Polygon NFT sales
Polygon’s continued growth in 2025 will be driven primarily by sales on Courtyard, its real-world asset (RWA) NFT trading platform, according to CryptoSlam. The majority of NFT sales within the network come from tokenized RWAs associated with Courtyard.

The Courtyard platform has the second largest merchandise transaction volume record on the Polygon platform, second only to DraftKings. Courtyard's historical total sales are $277 million, compared with $287 million for DraftKings. If the RWA sector continues its growth momentum, Courtyard is expected to surpass DraftKings to take the top spot in terms of merchandise volume next month.

The growth of the Polygon NFT ecosystem is not limited to sales. Throughout 2025, transaction activity and user participation will also increase significantly. From March to May, the network’s monthly NFT transaction volume exceeded 800,000.

The number of independent buyers also remained strong throughout the year, peaking at 134,000 in February. Additionally, average sales grew to nearly $89 in May, a 242% increase from about $26 in November and December.

Polygon bucked the trend and reversed the overall downturn in the NFT market.
The growth of Polygon NFTs bucks the trend and runs counter to the overall trend in the digital collectibles market. Since peaking at $900 million in transaction volume in December 2024, monthly sales of NFTs have declined for five consecutive months, hitting a nadir in April of this year, when total NFT transaction volume was $373 million.

In May, NFT sales finally reversed the downward trend and reached US$430 million, a month-on-month increase of 15%. The number of users purchasing NFT also exceeded 900,000 in May, a 50% increase from April.