<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has surpassed $1 billion in monthly trading volume, according to data compiled by The Block. </span></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="420" src="https://embed.theblockcrypto.com/data/nft-non-fungible-tokens/marketplaces/nft-marketplace-monthly-volume/embed" title="NFT Marketplace Monthly Volume" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">OpenSea’s trading volume increased 286% from July to August, and it has carried the majority of NFT monthly trading volume since May of this year. The firm has already seen $1.23 billion in volume this month, while the entire marketplace has seen $1.27 billion. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The platform’s record trading volume also coincides with all-time high search interest on Google, </span><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114868/google-search-volume-for-nft-marketplace-opensea-reached-an-all-time-high-last-week"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Block</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> previously reported. In other words, search interest for “OpenSea” is the highest it can be for the first time ever. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">OpenSea, a New York-based firm founded in 2017, hit a </span><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111977/opensea-secures-100-million-in-series-b-round-at-1-5-billion-valuation"><span style="font-weight: 400;">$1.5 billion valuation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at the end of July. It raised $100 million at its most recent Series B funding round and $23 million in Series A, with the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz led both of its prior funding rounds. </span></p>