Most Popular NFT Collections Of 2023 — Top 5

Christian Edward
CryptoNiche
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5 min readJul 5, 2022
NFT Collections Of 2022

The uprising hype of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has taken over the world, which has impacted considerably. This buzz is everywhere around every corner of the town. It is a win-to-win situation for individuals irrespective of whether they include NFT owners (creators like artists) and one who buys & holds NFTs, which will be further sold to the counterparties for monetization. There is a wider range of options to explore and a plethora of NFT projects are out there, which sets a perfect example for NFT development services. Here, you will get through the top 10 trending and well-known NFT collections of 2023. Check out this blog!

List Of Trending NFT Collections By Sales Volume — Updated 2023

CryptoPunks

CryptoPunks

CryptoPunks is an NFT collection operating on the Ethereum blockchain network, launched in 2017 by the Larva Labs Studio. It includes 10,000 uniquely generated characters algorithmically. Most of them are human faces, and a few of them are zombies, apes, and aliens. Each pixelated character is differentiated with attributes like goggles, eyepatches, hair color, and so many. There is no chance of finding similar characters as they differ in accordance with rarity.

To date, CryptoPunk #7523 is the most expensive CryptoPunk sold for about USD 11.75 million. Moreover, CryptoPunk #3100, CryptoPunk #7804, CryptoPunk #5217 are included. As per CoinMarketCap, the sale volume of CryptoPunks is 945,296.19 ETH (all time). There will be no charges incurred when transferring CryptoPunks in the built-in marketplace apart from the gas fees for Ethereum.

Bored Ape Yacht Club

Bored Ape Yacht Club

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is next up on the most popular NFT collections list for 2022. It is one of the remarkable brands that has transcended the NFT culture. This project was launched in 2021, which was the breakthrough year of the never-seen-before popularity of NFTs. It has then become one of the most convincing reasons for making many celebrities buy BAYC; thereby, they could have access to exclusive perks.

Noticeable BAYC holders are Neymar (a Brazilian professional footballer), Eminem (American rapper), Timbaland (American record producer), Jimmy Fallon (American Television host), Paris Hilton (American media personality), and Justin Bieber (Canadian singer). Yuga Labs is behind the BAYC, a series of collections of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs, which live on the Ethereum blockchain. Its sales volume is 627,956.72 ETH. And, its floor price is 90.5 ETH, which will be an important factor for investors and collectors in evaluating the intrinsic value.

Mutant Ape Yacht Club

Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) is an NFT collection living on the Ethereum blockchain, which takes the Bored Ape Yacht Club collections to the next level. In a simple term, it is a subtle improvement over BAYC NFTs. It is a collection of up to 20,000 mutant apes. It can be created by minting a mutant ape in a public sale. Or else, expose a Bored ape to a vial of mutant serum. This is quite an interesting thing making it even more interesting for people to invest in Mutant Ape Yacht Club.

Yes, people holding BAYC NFTs will have the advantage of converting BAYC NFTs into MAYC NFTs with the help of a mutant serum. Though MAYC is a derivative of BAYC, the significant difference is that BAYC consists of 10,000 bored ape NFT collections, whereas MAYC consists of 20,000 mutant ape NFT collections. The sales volume of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club is 427,137.55 ETH.

Moonbirds

Moonbirds

Moonbirds is a series of a collection of 10,000 utility-enabled PFPs on the Ethereum blockchain. The collections are of pixelated owls with varied traits or aspects such as eye patches, colored eyes, flower headbands, mohawks, etc. The individuals holding the NFTs will acquire access to the PROOF community. Moreover, the NFT owners would be able to relish benefits by staking Moonbirds NFTs.

It is more than an NFT collection with a diversified and unique pool of rarity-powered characteristics. One interesting thing is that the individuals will have a private club membership and more perks when they hold Moonbirds NFTs for a longer period of time. As Moonbirds come with a unique Picture For Proof (PFP), it will let them be locked up as well as nested without the need for leaving the wallet. The sales volume (all time) of Moonbirds is 156,602.24 ETH.

Doodles

About Doodles? These are a collection of 10,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) made up of existing visual traits that are designed by Burnt Toast. It depicts images of cats, aliens, mascots, apes, and skellys. Apart from these, costumes and colorways of the pallets of the artists are included.

The collectors, also known as Doodles NFTs holders, will have access to newly-arrived products alongside hosted events. Doodles operate on the basis of the decentralization concept, which will allow NFT holders to take part in the decision-making process as they could vote on features, events, and products. The all-time sales volume of Doodles is 140,977.05 ETH.

More To Add To This NFT Collections List

In this article, we have mentioned and highlighted to you to go through the 5 most popular NFT collections with the increased sales volume of 2022. The list goes on. The other prominent NFT collections include the following: Meebits, Cool Cats, Bored Ape Kennel Club, World Of Women, Cryptoadz, Veefriends, NFT worlds, MekaVerse, etc.

Knowing the popularity and potential of NFTs, there arises a wide range of opportunities for artists to launch their own NFTs by forging ahead with NFT development. Look forward to the upcoming NFT collections!

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Christian Edward
CryptoNiche

Hi there! I’m a writer covering the latest trends in blockchain technology.