How large (or small) is the audiophile market?

I used to work for a high end art gallery in New York. I was told there the market for people who would purchase $100,000+ artworks was 2,000 people.

So depending upon what level of price point for audio gear, I’d guess somewhere in same order of magnitude.

i know a good amount of upper middle class with basic McIntosh systems probably at $25k total.

But that’s just based off the day point I know.

To this point, there’s companies like Acora Acoustics Corporation, which bought Audio Research as part of a private equity deal.

Acora makes stone speakers. How many people are buying their speakers a year? 5? 100? How do these companies exist?