Most Expensive Sneakers Sold at Auction (All Time)

About This Dataset

Sneakers and athletic footwear ranked by hammer price at public auction in thousands of USD. Game-worn shoes belonging to Michael Jordan dominate the upper end of the market — his 1998 NBA Finals Air Jordan 13s sold for $2.2 million in 2023, making them the most expensive sneakers ever sold at auction and part of a broader cultural shift that has repositioned rare footwear as a serious alternative asset class.

Analysis

The auction prices for sneakers have skyrocketed in recent years, particularly for game-worn shoes associated with iconic athletes like Michael Jordan. The gap between the top entries and the rest is substantial; for instance, the Air Jordan 13 sold for $2.2 million, nearly $700,000 more than Kanye West's Yeezy 1 at $1.8 million. Additionally, the presence of Jordan's shoes in the top three positions underscores his lasting impact on sneaker culture and the lucrative market it has spawned.

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Air Jordan 13 (Jordan 1998 Finals) leads in Auction Price (Thousand USD) with 2,200 in 2023.

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2023 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Gap in 2023: Air Jordan 13 (Jordan 1998 Finals) is 15.2× larger than Air Jordan 11 Playoff (Jordan 1995).

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Data Points

8 categories · 5 years

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Top Value

2,200

Air Jordan 13 (Jordan 1998 Finals)

Auction Price (Thousand USD) · 2023

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Auction Price (Thousand USD)

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Period

2011 – 2023

5 years of data

Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2011–2023 (5 years) · 8 observations
Measure: Auction Price (Thousand USD)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Missing years are left empty rather than estimated — no interpolation, no carrying a previous year forward.
Change is measured between the first and last year in which an entity actually reported a value, so a series that starts late is not penalised for the years before it existed.
The compound annual rate is (last ÷ first)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, using those same two reported years.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
An entity that reported nothing in the latest year is still listed — it follows the ranked entities in the table rather than being dropped.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Auction Price (Thousand USD) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2011	2019	2021	2022	2023	Change
🥇	Air Jordan 13 (Jordan 1998 Finals)	—	—	—	—	2,200	—
🥈	Nike Air Yeezy 1 (Kanye West 2008)	—	—	1,800	—	—	—
🥉	Nike Air Ship (Jordan 1984 game-worn)	—	—	—	—	1,472	—
4	Air Jordan 1 (Jordan 1985 rookie season)	—	—	—	615	—	—
5	Nike Waffle Racing Flat Moon Shoe (1972)	—	437	—	—	—	—
6	Nike MAG (Back to the Future, 2011)	200	—	—	—	—	—
7	Converse by Larry Bird (1984 Olympics)	—	—	190	—	—	—
8	Air Jordan 11 Playoff (Jordan 1995)	—	—	—	145	—	—