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Highest Domain Sales of All Time

Below is a list of the largest published domain sales to date. Please note that this is a list of raw domains – which means the domains were not active websites or businesses at the time of sale. Basically, these sales are comparable to the sale of raw land.

RankDomainPrice (USD)Venue
#1ai.com70000000GetYourDomain.com
#2voice.com30000000Private
#3chat.com15500000Private
#4nfts.com15000000Domainer.com
#5rocket.com14000000Hilco Digital Assets
#6sex.com14000000Private
#7sex.com13000000Sedo
#8crypto.com12000000Private
#9connect.com10000000Private
#10porn.com9500000Moniker
#11porno.com8888888Private
#12gold.com8515000Hilco Digital Assets
#13fb.com8500000Private
#14healthinsurance.com8133000Private
#15we.com8000000Private
#16diamond.com7500000Private
#17beer.com7000000Private
#18z.com6784000Private
#19slots.com5500000Moniker
#20casino.com5500000Private
#21toys.com5100000Private
#22korea.com5000000Private
#23asseenontv.com5000000Private
#24clothes.com4900000Private
#25ig.com4700000Igloo/Marcus Kocak
#26av.com4172894Private
#27yp.com3850000Private
#28it.com3800000DomainBooth.com
#29hg.com3770000Private
#30mi.com3600000Private
#31ice.com3500000Grit Brokerage
#32shop.com3500000Private
#33hippo.com3300000Private
#34wine.com3300000Private
#35altavista.com3250000Private
#36software.com3200000Private
#37christmas.com3150000VIPBrokerage.com
#38floor.com3144000BrandForce
#39whisky.com3100000Castello Brothers
#40help.com3000000Above.com
#41yolo.com3000000Booth.com
#42asap.com3000000Private
#43california.com3000000VIPBrokerage
#44sex.xxx3000000ICM Registry
#45candy.com3000000Private
#46vodka.com3000000Sedo
#47loans.com3000000Private
#48fly.com2890000Private
#49creditcards.com2750000Private
#50lotto.com2680000Private
#51pizza.com2605000Sedo
#52marketing.com2500000GetYourDomain
#53gambling.com2500000Sedo
#54tom.com2500000Private
#55investing.com2450000Private
#56youxi.com2430000Private
#57kk.com2400000SnapNames
#5855.com2317200Private
#59pharmacy.com2300000DigitalDNA
#60forge.com2202000Pvt Sale
#61commerce.com2200000GetYourDomain.com
#62coupons.com2200000Private
#63autos.com2200000Private
#64fuse.com2129509Hilco/Pollock Fund
#65delta.com2125000Private
#66vivo.com2100000Private
#67114.com2100000Private
#68computer.com2100000T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
#69anything.com2000000Private
#70afs.com2000000Pvt Sale
#71angel.com2000000Sedo
#72nft.com2000000Private
#73wise.com2000000Private
#74zoom.com2000000MediaOptions
#75eth.com2000000Sharjil Saleem
#76freedom.com2000000Starfire Holdings
#77chatter.com2000000Private
#78express.com2000000Private
#79telephone.com2000000Private
#80england.com2000000Private
#8137.com1960800Private
#82is.com1950000Private
#83exodus.com1945000Private
#84savings.com1900000Private
#8501.com1820000VIP Brokerage
#86better.com1820000Private
#87max.com1800000NameExperts
#88seniors.com1800000T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
#89mortgage.com1800000Private
#90galaxy.com1761000Private
#91fly.com1760000Sedo
#9220.com1750000NameExperts
#93dating.com1750000Moniker
#94auction.com1700000Private
#95datarecovery.com1659000Private
#96call.com1600000Sedo
#97chill.com1600000Private
#98branson.com1600000Private
#99ticket.com1525000Afternic
#100sword.com1500000LegalBrandMarketing

Source: DNJournal.com, Domaining.com and TheDomains.com

Benefits of professional email for business

Would you believe that 72 percent of consumers prefer communicating with your business via email? No longer do customers want to pick up the phone when they can directly connect with you in a few keystrokes — they simply don’t have the time or patience. Instead, they want to open their email client and send off a quick message … but what email address are you providing them? Friend, it’s time to look at professional email for business.

Think about this: Are they emailing yourcompany@gmail.com or companyname@yahoo.com, or are you providing them with a professional email? If you want increase your level of credibility and enhance your perception, then you need professional email for business.

Full Story: Godaddy.com

Most expensive domain ever sold – Voice.com

MicroStrategy, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, today announced that it has sold the Voice.com domain name for $30 million in cash in a transaction facilitated by GoDaddy and consummated on May 30, 2019.

Block.one has made a smart strategic decision in choosing Voice.com to be the internet domain name for its new social media platform. The word ‘voice’ is simple and universally understood. It’s also ubiquitous ― as a search term, it returns billions of results on the internet. An ultra-premium domain name like Voice.com can help a company achieve instant brand recognition, ignite a business, and massively accelerate value creation

Full Story: BusinessWire.com

The Golden Domain Name

I came across this video speaking about the significance of domains to entrepreneurs and business owners. As sellers of awesome domains, you are part of the story for someone trying to name their “unicorn”. Enjoy this video, it had an ending I wasn’t expecting… in a good way!

10 Biggest Domain Sales of the year 2017

Here are the top ten biggest domain name sales of 2017, according to Namebio.com

No. Domain Price Date Venue
1 FLY.COM 2,890,000 USD 4/4/2017 Private
2 ETH.COM 2,000,000 USD 10/22/2017 Sharjil Saleem
3 FREEDOM.COM 2,000,000 USD 5/21/2017 Ali Zandi
4 01.COM 1,820,000 USD 1/29/2017 VIP Brokerage
5 20.COM 1,750,000 USD 4/16/2017 NameExperts
6 MYWORLD.COM 1,200,000 USD 10/8/2017 GetYourDomain
7 SW.COM 660,000 USD 5/7/2017 RightOfTheDot
8 LOLA.COM 550,000 USD 6/4/2017 Private
9 PLACE.COM 550,000 USD 5/21/2017 RightOfTheDot
10 REFI.COM 500,000 USD 3/12/2017 Buckley Media Group

HTC Acquires Vive.com

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HTC Corporation and its new virtual reality hardware brand called Vive have secured the exact match domain (EMD) of the brand as a domain name, Vive.com. It may seem “natural” that large companies just “own” these types of domain names as .com’s but often times they do not and need to be acquired from from a past owner.

FullStory: dotweekly.com