Most Expensive Sneakers Sold at Auction (All Time)
Key Findings
About This Dataset
Most Expensive Sneakers Sold at Auction (All Time)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.
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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
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- 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.
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