List of most expensive domain names

Published sales

This is a list of some of the highest prices paid for domain names as noted in the news and media. The list is limited to domains that sold for more than $3 million.

  1. Insurance.com $35.6 million in 2010[1]
  2. VacationRentals.com $35 million in 2007 [2]
  3. PrivateJet.com $30.18 million in 2012[1]
  4. Sex.com for $14 million in November 2014[3][4]
  5. Internet.com $18 million in 2009[1]
  6. 360.com $17 million in 2015 [5]
  7. Insure.com $16 million in 2009 [3]
  8. Hotels.com $11 million in 2001[1]
  9. Fund.com 2008 £9.99 million[3]
  10. Porn.com 2007 $9.5 million[3]
  11. Porno.com for $8,888,888 in Feb 2015[1]
  12. Fb.com by Facebook for $8.5 million in November 2010[6]
  13. Business.com for $7.5 million in December 1999[3]
  14. Diamond.com 2006 $7.5 million[3]
  15. Beer.com 2004 $7 million[3]
  16. iCloud.com by Apple for $6 million in March 2011[7]
  17. Casino.com 2003 $5.5 million[3]
  18. Slots.com 2010 for $5.5 million [8]
  19. Toys.com: Toys 'R' Us by auction for $5.1 million in 2009[3][9]
  20. AsSeenOnTv.com 2000 for $5.1 million [8]
  21. Clothes.com 2008 for $4.9 million [10]
  22. Medicare.com 2014 for $4.8 million [11]
  23. IG.com 2013 September for $4.6 million, acquired by IG Group from Internet Group Brazil [12]
  24. GiftCard.com by CardLab for $4 million in October 2012[13]
  25. Yp.com by YellowPages.com for $3.8 million in November 2008[14]
  26. Mi.com by Xiaomi for $3.6 million in April 2014[15]
  27. AltaVista.com for $3.3 million in August 1998
  28. Whisky.com for $3.1 million in December 2013[16]
  29. Candy.com for $3.0 million in June 2009[17]
  30. Loans.com by Bank of America for $3.0 million in February 2000[18]

Non published sales

Most high-profile domain sales are kept confidential and handled by brokerage firms.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Erik Overen. "Top 250 Most Expensive Domain Names !". Mostexpensivedomain.name. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. ↑ Sharples, Brian. Lessons Learned from Brian Sharples, founder & CEO of HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY). Retrieved 7 August 2013. I mean we bought a website in the United States called VacationRentals.com for 35 million bucks. The only reason we bought it was so Expedia couldn't have that URL.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Irvine, Chris (10 Mar 2010). "Top 10 most expensive domain names". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Merritt, Tom (29 May 2009). "Top 5 most expensive domain names". CNET TV. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jobs Govt". Retrieved 9 Feb 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mashable". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Macrumors.com". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The Top 25 Most Expensive Domain Names". Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Jackson, Nicholas. "Domain Name Prices - 01." The Atlantic. 25 October 2010
  10. ↑ "When Amazon Bought Zappos, Clothes.com Also Came In The Box". TechCrunch. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  11. ↑ "eHealth Insurance (EHTH) Acquires Medicare.com For $4.8 Million". Dnsr.com. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  12. ↑ http://www.leaprate.com/forex-industry-news/entry/ig-group-spends-millions-for-domain-name-ig-com.html
  13. ↑ "GiftCard.com". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "form10k.htm". Sec.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  15. ↑ "XiaoMi Purchased Mi.com Domain For A Record $3.6 Million, New URL For Global Users". Gsminsider.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  16. ↑ "Dramming.com". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Techcrunch.com". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Bank of America buys Loans.com Domain Name for $3 million". Retrieved 3 June 2013.