List of most expensive domain names explained

This is a list of domain names that sold for $3 million USD or more.

The list is limited to pure domain name and cash-only sales. Sales which included website content or involved equity deals are not listed.

DomainPriceSale dateRef
Voice.com $30 million 2019 [1]
$17 million 2015 [2]
Chat.com $15.5 million 2023 [3]
NFTs.com $15 million 2022 [4]
Rocket.com $14 million 2024 [5]
$13 million 2010 [6]
AI.com $11 million 2023 [7]
$11 million 2014 [8]
$11 million 2001 [9]
Connect.com $10 million 2022 [10]
Porno.com $8.8 million 2015 [11]
$8.5 million 2010 [12]
HealthInsurance.com$8.13 million2019[13]
We.com $8 million 2015 [14]
Diamond.com $7.5 million 2006 [15]
Beer.com $7 million 2004
Z.com $6.8 million 2014 [16] [17]
Slots.com $5.5 million 2010 [18]
Casino.com $5.5 million 2003
Toys.com$5.1 million 2009 [19]
AsSeenOnTv.com $5.1 million 2000 [20]
Korea.com$5 million2000[21] [22]
Clothes.com $4.9 million 2008 [23]
Medicare.com $4.8 million 2014 [24]
IG.com$4.6 million 2013 [25]
iCloud.com$4.5 million 2011 [26]
GiftCard.com $4 million 2012 [27]
IT.com$3.8 million 2022 [28]
Yp.com$3.8 million 2008 [29]
HG.com $3.77 million 2016 [30]
Mi.com$3.6 million 2014 [31]
Shop.com$3.55 million2003[32]
Ice.com $3.5 million 2018 [33]
Wine.com$3.3 million2003[34] [35]
$3.3 million 1998 [36]
Software.com$3.2 million2005
Whisky.com $3.1 million 2014 [37]
Help.com $3.0 million 2023 [38]
Place.com $3.0 million 2021 [39]
California.com $3.0 million 2019 [40]
Candy.com $3.0 million 2009 [41]
$3.0 million 2006 [42]
Loans.com$3.0 million 2000 [43] [44]

Domain transactions to be completed

The following domains were purchased through installment and the transactions are to be completed in the future:

DomainPriceSale dateETCRef
LasVegas.com $90 million 2005 2040 [45]
Christmas.com $3.15 million 2020 2024 [46]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MicroStrategy Sells Voice.com Domain Name for $30 Million . . 2019-06-18. 2019-06-18.
  2. Web site: Qihoo Eyes 360 Brand With Record Domain Buy. Forbes. 22 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Wiggers . Kyle . OpenAI acquired Chat.com . TechCrunch . . 7 November 2024 . 6 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Ron Jackson . Blockbuster $15 Million Sale of NFTs.com Gets The Domain Industry's Day Off to a Great Start . DN Journal . August 3, 2022 . August 4, 2022.
  5. Web site: George Kirikos . Rocket.com domain name changed hands for USD $14 million . FreeSpeech.com . October 25, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
  6. Escom Sells Sex.com with Sedo for Record $13 Million. . 17 November 2010 . Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2013-10-01.
  7. Web site: OpenAI buys AI.com for $11 million, making it one of the top 10 most expensive domains ever sold . 2023-08-22 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Twitter. 9 December 2018.
  9. News: I bought Hotels.com name for $11m . . November 2, 2012 . October 12, 2019.
  10. Web site: Ron Jackson . Second 8-Figure Domain Sale in As Many Weeks - Connect.com at $10 Million - Uncovered by George Kirikos . DN Journal . August 7, 2022 . August 9, 2022.
  11. Web site: Erik Overen . Top 250 Most Expensive Domain Names ! . Mostexpensivedomain.name . 2014-08-11.
  12. Web site: Mashable. 20 May 2013. .
  13. Web site: Domain Name Journal - All-Time Top 20 All-Cash Domain Sales. 2021-01-28. www.dnjournal.com.
  14. Web site: Monster $8 Million Sale from 2015 Confirmed - Giant .Net Sale Tops This Week's Chart. 22 July 2019. 27 January 2016.
  15. News: Irvine. Chris. Top 10 most expensive domain names. 23 November 2011. The Telegraph. 10 Mar 2010.
  16. Web site: Z.com Sold For $6.8 Million Dollars. 12 July 2017.
  17. Web site: Z.com Sold for Nearly $6.8 Million. 12 July 2017.
  18. Web site: The Top 25 Most Expensive Domain Names . 1 May 2013.
  19. Jackson, Nicholas. "Domain Name Prices - 01." The Atlantic. 25 October 2010
  20. Web site: LA Group, Inc. Purchases Domain Name www.AsSeenOnTV.com . 2000-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715015235/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Jan_18/ai_58619762 . 2007-07-15 .
  21. Web site: Woods. Ben. 2013-08-13. 15 Of The Most Expensive Domains Of All Time. 2021-01-28. The Next Web. en-us.
  22. Web site: Top 500 Domain Name Sales - Alter. 2021-01-28. alter.com.
  23. Web site: When Amazon Bought Zappos, Clothes.com Also Came In The Box . TechCrunch . 2009-08-07 . 2014-08-11.
  24. Web site: eHealth Insurance (EHTH) Acquires Medicare.com For $4.8 Million . Dnsr.com . 2014-04-30 . 2014-08-11.
  25. Web site: IG Group spends millions for domain name IG.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130608083435/http://www.leaprate.com/forex-industry-news/entry/ig-group-spends-millions-for-domain-name-ig-com.html . 2013-06-08 . 2017-05-24.
  26. Web site: Macrumors.com. 20 February 2012.
  27. Web site: GiftCardLab.com Acquires the Domain Name GiftCard.com for over $4,000,000 in Cash and Stock . . 20 October 2012.
  28. Web site: It.com: $3.8 million dollar sale now fully complete . DomainGang.com . 2022-06-15 .
  29. Web site: form10k.htm . Sec.gov . 2014-08-11.
  30. Web site: Two-Letter .Com Sells for Over $3.7 Million in the Year's Highest Reported Sale to Date . 22 July 2019. 7 December 2016.
  31. Web site: XiaoMi Purchased Mi.com Domain For A Record $3.6 Million, New URL For Global Users . Gsminsider.com . 2014-04-22 . 2014-08-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812124254/http://gsminsider.com/2014/04/xiaomi-purchased-mi-com-domain-record-3-6-million-new-url-global-users/ . 12 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  32. Web site: MILLION-DOLLAR URLS: The most expensive domain names of all time. 2021-01-28. Business Insider.
  33. Web site: Premium Domain Name ICE.com Sold for $3.5 Million in Private Sale . 22 July 2019. . 17 July 2018.
  34. Web site: The Top 10 Most Expensive Domain Names. 2021-01-28. ABC News. en.
  35. Web site: Dunn. Alan. 2019-10-19. 500 Most Expensive Domain Name Sales of All Time. 2021-01-28. en-US.
  36. Web site: Compaq buys AltaVista domain. 26 July 2019 . 11 August 1998 . CNET.
  37. Web site: The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain Into a $3.1 Million Sale. 9 November 2017 .
  38. Web site: Above.com Gets New Year Off to a Great Start with $3 Million Sale of Help.com . 18 January 2023. . 8 January 2023.
  39. News: Todd Bishop . Real estate startup Place comes out of nowhere with $100M round, led by Goldman at $1B valuation . . 17 November 2021.
  40. Web site: Mark Thomas Closes Biggest GeoDomain Sale We've Ever Reported - California.com Goes for Millions. www.dnjournal.com.
  41. Web site: Candy.com Sets Up Shop After $3 Million Domain Name Sale. 20 July 2009. TechCrunch. 20 February 2012.
  42. Web site: Домен Vodka.com продан за 3 миллиона долларов. 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest. 2019-09-10. 2021-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517021519/https://3dnews.ru/189237. dead.
  43. Web site: Bank of America buys Loans.com Domain Name for $3 million. 3 June 2013. 11 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130811162552/http://www.geek.com/news/loanscom-owner-needs-no-loans-566238/. dead.
  44. News: Loans.com Domain Name Sells for $3 Million . . 29 January 2000 . 2 August 2019.
  45. Web site: Michael Gargiulo . Exact Match Domains: How To Price These High-Value Assets . . 2018-08-07. 2019-05-04. LasVegas.com is one of the most expensive domain purchases in history. The domain name sold for a whopping $90 million in 2005....
  46. Web site: VIPBrokerage Closes Multi-Million Dollar Sale of Christmas.com in One of 20 Biggest Domain Sales Ever Reported. 9 November 2020 .

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