Kevin McCoy created the first NFT in 2014 and since then this space has grown to a multi-billion dollar market.

NFTs have grown so popular that even traditional companies like Coca-Cola and McDonald’s are now relying on them for marketing.

In this article, we will introduce you to the top three NFT artists with the most earnings to date.

Pak (Murat Pak)

No one knows who the highest-grossing NFT artist Pak really is and that is why they are called Satoshi of the NFT world. Many suspect that pak is not an individual but instead a team. 

Pak’s NFT style is associated with aesthetically pleasing geometric figures with hidden messages inside. Pak’s most expensive NFT called “Merge” earned them $91.8 million in December 2021. 

Pak has sold on all of the major NFT platforms like Nifty, Sotheby’s, SuperRare, Async Art, and MakersPlace. Their total 66320 NFT artworks have a combined value of $343,843,638 with an average sale price of $5185.

Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)

Beeple is the artist name of Mike Winkelmann –  the second highest-grossing NFT artist. Beeple is originally from Wisconsin USA and has a degree in computer science.

Beeple credits Pak for introducing him to the NFT world. The famous British auction house Christie’s – the first traditional auction house to sell NFTs – has labeled beeple as “a visionary digital artist.”

Beeple’s NFT style most of the time portrays dystopian futures. Beeple started his most famous NFT work “Everydays” in 2007 and since then beeple has been drawing for it every single day. Everydays: the First 5000 Days were auctioned for $69,400,000 last year as a collage by Christie’s. 

Tylerxhobbs

Tyler Hobbs is the third highest-grossing NFT artist in the world. Tyler’s style is based on computer algorithm based generative designs that combine aesthetic order often preferred by the digital world and disjointed clutter of our natural world.

Tyler’s most expensive NFT is known as “Incomplete Control.” It represents the importance of giving space to shortcomings and not trying to chase absolute results. 

Tylerxhobbs has sold 1008 NFTs so far (lowest number among top 25 NFT artists) with an average sale price of $ 105,218. The total earnings stand at $106,060,068. 

This list, like all other things in the crypto world, is extremely volatile and is impacted by USD and ETH prices. Daily new releases and re-selling can also affect the artist’s position. So artists can go up and down a few places if the change has been substantial. 

Want to learn how NFTs work? Read our other article here.

Suleman Arshad

Suleman is a part-time crypto writer and full-time book addict. He holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Nothing excites Suleman like a well-organized fundamental analysis for long-term investment.