Market intelligence
Analytics based on
1,713,022
diamonds across the global market
Refreshed 4h ago
1,022,267
Lab-grown white
539,840
Natural white
150,915
Fancy colour
The trade advantage
3.6x
carat upgrade when you trade natural for lab-grown
Based on 719,270 round diamonds in our dataset. Natural averages £3,125/ct. Lab-grown? £861/ct. That's 72.5% less.
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Lab-grown vs natural.
Average price per carat, based on 1,713,022 diamonds.
Round£861
lab/ct
£3,125
natural/ct
Oval£902
lab/ct
£3,968
natural/ct
Cushion£883
lab/ct
£4,215
natural/ct
Pear£948
lab/ct
£3,457
natural/ct
Emerald£855
lab/ct
£3,944
natural/ct
Princess£876
lab/ct
£3,103
natural/ct
Marquise£1,021
lab/ct
£3,591
natural/ct
Lab-grown Natural
Price matrix
Every colour. Every clarity.
Round lab-grown price per carat in GBP, based on 1,022,267 stones.
| FL | IF | VVS1 | VVS2 | VS1 | VS2 | SI1 | SI2 | I1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | £1.9k | £1.3k | £949 | £897 | £854 | £810 | £987 | £1.6k | £2.0k |
| E | £1.6k | £1.1k | £825 | £728 | £728 | £785 | £952 | £1.4k | £957 |
| F | £1.8k | £1.1k | £733 | £602 | £683 | £736 | £720 | £977 | £920 |
| G | £2.6k | £1.1k | £683 | £635 | £809 | £766 | £830 | £1.4k | £1.0k |
| H | — | £1.5k | £791 | £711 | £764 | £800 | £1.4k | £1.9k | £1.2k |
| I | — | — | £909 | £1.1k | £1.5k | £1.8k | £2.2k | £2.1k | £1.0k |
| J | — | — | £1.3k | £2.0k | £1.7k | £2.1k | £2.0k | £2.0k | £1.2k |
| K | — | — | — | £3.1k | £3.0k | £3.0k | £1.8k | £2.8k | £1.1k |
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What the data says
What 1,713,022 diamonds tell us.
Market Depth
Based on 1,713,022 diamonds across 4 categories. Lab-grown (1,022,267 white + 127,569 fancy) outnumbers natural (539,840 white + 23,346 fancy) by 2.0x.
Trade Advantage
Round lab-grown diamonds average £860.62/ct vs £3,125.29/ct for natural — a 72.5% saving. A 1ct natural round could trade for a 3.6ct lab-grown upgrade.
Best Value Shape
Cushion offers the highest lab-vs-natural savings at 79%, based on 71,963 lab-grown diamonds at avg £883.2/ct.
Price Range
Lab-grown white diamonds range from £312 to £1,462,980, with an average of £1,728.67 (2.13ct average weight).
Most Popular
Round makes up 41.3% of our lab-grown dataset (422209 stones), followed by Oval (141469) and Pear (93213).
Distribution
Shape and carat breakdown.
Shape
Carat weight
Pricing
Price distribution.
Based on 1,022,267 lab-grown diamonds.
Under £500
22,325
£500-£1k
370,039
£1k-£2k
382,045
£2k-£5k
206,489
£5k-£10k
31,820
£10k-£25k
7,862
£25k-£50k
1,459
£50k+
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Price per carat
By shape.
Average lab-grown price per carat.
Reference rates
Today's exchange rates.
0.7500
GBP/USD
0.8800
EUR/USD
0.8200
CHF/USD
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