History of Domain Sales

Most Expensive Domain Name Sales Of All Time

Domain names were once available for free, but that is no longer the case. Almost all good dot-com domain names are registered, and the aftermarket is thriving with millions of dollars in reported sales every week.

What is categorized as a domain name sale?

A domain name sale is categorized as the sale of a “raw” domain name — a sale where only the asset is sold, and not the underlying business.

For instance, Quinstreet’s 2010 purchase of CarInsurance.com for $49.7 million would be a prime example of a business selling and not just a domain name. Facebook’s acquisition of FB.com, on other hand, would be classified as a domain name sale.

It’s also important to note that many of the domain names listed below have been re-sold in private transactions since the original, reported purchase date. Examples include Drugs.com and Singapore.com.

Below is a list of the most expensive reported domain name sales from a variety of sources, including DNJournal.com and Domaining.com. Note that many industry experts believe over 75% of domain name sales are “unreported.” – For example, we never report sales and know other brokerages that don’t either. The reason is pure and simple — most high-end sales require confidentiality.

Rank Domain Name Price Date
1 voice.com $30,000,000 5/30/19
2 sex.com $13,000,000 11/1/10
3 tesla.com $11,000,000 12/6/18
4 hotels.com $11,000,000 9/1/01
5 fund.com $9,999,950 3/1/08
6 porn.com $9,500,000 5/1/07
7 porno.com $8,888,888 2/1/15
8 fb.com $8,500,000 9/1/10
9 we.com $8,000,000 6/19/15
10 diamond.com $7,500,000 5/1/06
11 beer.com $7,000,000 1/1/04
12 z.com $6,784,000 11/1/14
13 slots.com $5,500,000 6/1/10
14 casino.com $5,500,000 11/1/03
15 toys.com $5,100,000 3/1/09
16 korea.com $5,000,000 1/1/00
17 clothes.com $4,900,000 1/1/08
18 ig.com $4,700,000 9/1/13
19 freeporn.com $4,000,000 2/1/08
20 yp.com $3,850,000 11/1/08
21 hg.com $3,770,000 11/30/16
22 mi.com $3,600,000 4/1/14
23 shop.com $3,500,000 11/1/03
24 ice.com $3,500,000 7/6/18
25 wine.com $3,300,000 9/1/03
26 software.com $3,200,000 12/1/05
27 whisky.com $3,100,000 1/1/14
28 vodka.com $3,000,000 12/1/06
29 loans.com $3,000,000 1/1/00
30 california.com $3,000,000 1/20/19
31 candy.com $3,000,000 6/1/09
32 wines.com $2,900,000 7/1/04
33 creditcards.com $2,750,000 6/1/04
34 pizza.com $2,605,000 4/1/08
35 social.com $2,600,000 7/1/11
36 tom.com $2,500,000 12/1/99
37 Investing.com $2,450,000 11/1/12
38 youxi.com $2,430,000 2/1/14
39 coupons.com $2,200,000 1/1/00
40 autos.com $2,200,000 12/1/99
41 114.com $2,100,000 7/1/13
42 vivo.com $2,100,000 9/2/16
43 express.com $2,000,000 3/1/00
44 telephone.com $2,000,000 1/1/00
45 zoom.com $2,000,000 12/14/18
46 eth.com $2,000,000 10/22/17
47 freedom.com $2,000,000 5/21/17
48 37.com $1,960,800 3/1/14
49 savings.com $1,900,000 2/1/03
50 seniors.com $1,800,000 6/1/07
51 mortgage.com $1,800,000 3/1/00
52 dating.com $1,750,000 6/1/10
53 auction.com $1,700,000 3/1/09
54 datarecovery.com $1,659,000 3/1/08
55 branson.com $1,600,000 6/1/06
56 liu.com $1,556,888 2/1/14
57 ticket.com $1,525,000 10/1/09
58 eko.com $1,500,000 10/20/19
59 tandberg.com $1,500,000 2/1/07
60 russia.com $1,500,000 12/1/09
61 marketingtoday.com $1,500,000 9/1/05
62 cameras.com $1,500,000 11/1/06
63 deposit.com $1,500,000 2/1/00
64 fly.com $1,500,000 11/1/99
65 vip.com $1,400,000 12/1/03
66 ff.com $1,400,000 2/8/17
67 ebet.com $1,350,000 10/1/13
68 men.com $1,320,000 2/1/00
69 photo.com $1,250,000 5/1/10
70 vista.com $1,250,000 11/1/07
71 jade.com $1,250,000 2/29/16
72 feedback.com $1,230,000 2/1/03
73 find.com $1,200,000 3/1/04
74 phone.com $1,200,000 2/1/03
75 mm.com $1,200,000 7/1/14
76 super.com $1,200,000 2/26/18
77 myworld.com $1,200,000 10/8/17
78 la.com $1,200,000 5/8/16
79 kredit.de $1,169,175 11/1/08
80 dxl.com $1,150,000 12/23/18
81 mercury.com $1,100,000 1/1/00
82 flying.com $1,100,000 4/1/10
83 call.com $1,100,000 9/1/09
84 bingo.com $1,100,000 4/1/99
85 cruise.co.uk $1,099,798 2/1/08
86 zip.com $1,058,830 10/1/10
87 wallstreet.com $1,030,000 7/1/05
88 webcam.com $1,020,000 6/1/09
89 invest.com $1,015,000 12/1/07
90 rx.com $1,000,000 7/31/19
91 px.com $1,000,000 9/9/15
92 588.com $1,000,000 9/23/15
93 if.com $1,000,000 2/1/03
94 personalloans.com $1,000,000 2/1/12
95 poker.org $1,000,000 2/1/10
96 qnb.com $1,000,000 12/1/14
97 DomainName.com $1,000,000 5/1/11
98 check.com $1,000,000 8/1/14
99 fish.com $1,000,000 8/1/00
100 eflowers.com $1,000,000 2/1/03
101 beauty.cc $1,000,000 2/1/99
102 box.com $1,000,000 7/1/11
103 britain.com $1,000,000 1/1/99
104 btc.com $1,000,000 8/1/14
105 ring.com $1,000,000 3/7/18
106 rock.com $1,000,000 1/1/00
107 sky.com $1,000,000 2/1/03
108 topix.com $1,000,000 3/1/07
109 websites.com $975,000 1/1/05
110 poker.de $957,937 7/1/07
111 100.com $950,000 2/1/14
112 nursing.com $950,000 6/12/19
113 tp.com $929,000 3/3/16
114 yk.com $900,000 7/20/16
115 ol.com $900,000 3/13/19
116 purple.com $900,000 3/21/18
117 great.com $900,000 3/17/18
118 investment.com $900,000 12/1/07
119 silver.com $875,000 1/1/13
120 credit.fr $851,875 1/1/10
121 fix.com $850,000 12/1/13
122 hot.com $850,000 9/1/13
123 skiresorts.com $850,000 4/1/08
124 forsalebyowner.com $835,000 1/1/00
125 cover.com $825,000 12/6/18
126 drugs.com $824,000 8/1/99
127 399.com $821,818 1/13/16
128 989.com $818,181 10/28/15
129 899.com $801,000 9/16/15
130 earth.com $800,000 12/1/05
131 1stbandwidth.com $800,000 3/1/00
132 kiwi.com $800,000 3/16/16
133 345.com $800,000 1/1/15
134 beauty.com $800,000 10/1/00
135 guns.com $800,000 3/1/10
136 jobs.com $800,000 2/1/03
137 printer.com $800,000 8/1/08
138 singapore.com $800,000 2/1/03
139 wan.com $800,000 1/1/14
140 links.com $798,000 6/26/19
141 dollars.com $789,600 4/1/08
142 server.com $770,000 8/1/09
143 ringtones.com $750,000 12/1/10
144 website.com $750,000 7/1/05
145 capital.com $750,000 1/1/99
146 files.com $750,000 12/12/18
147 property.com $750,000 8/1/05
148 liquid.com $750,000 3/7/18
149 ireport.com $750,000 1/1/08
150 mathgames.com $725,000 8/1/13
151 rate.com $725,000 6/1/16
152 aktien.de $725,000 7/1/11
153 files.com $725,000 3/1/10
154 nav.no $717,978 5/1/06
155 refinance.com $706,000 11/1/05
156 melbourne.com $700,000 12/1/07
157 ue.com $700,000 6/7/17
158 mk.com $700,000 11/14/18
159 local.com $700,000 3/1/05
160 cinema.com $700,000 1/1/00
161 vu.com $700,000 11/1/11
162 runningshoes.com $700,000 4/1/11
163 taxes.com $700,000 2/1/00
164 gj.com $694,095 10/7/15
165 997.com $688,888 11/23/16
166 teamwork.com $675,000 1/1/14
167 luck.com $675,000 10/1/09
168 da.com $650,000 9/28/16
169 furniture.co.uk $650,000 8/3/16
170 on.com $635,000 3/1/06
171 casino.de $625,060 3/1/08
172 biz.com $625,000 6/1/00
173 music.mobi $616,000 12/1/07
174 jobs.ca $600,000 5/1/08
175 medidata.com $600,000 5/15/19
176 golf.tv $600,000 2/1/03
177 annuity.com $600,000 12/1/05
178 christian.com $600,000 8/15/18
179 christian.com $600,000 9/1/09
180 exterminator.com $600,000 10/1/09
181 reversemortgages.com $600,000 7/1/13
182 saturn.pl $600,000 9/1/12
183 job.at $590,949 12/1/07
184 affiliate.com $579,900 8/1/08
185 rp.com $575,000 12/31/15
186 nl.com $575,000 3/4/15
187 homeownersinsurance.com $570,000 12/1/10
188 carrot.com $565,000 10/2/19
189 sx.com $555,050 8/14/15
190 qe.com $554,000 7/22/15
191 macau.com $550,000 2/1/06
192 lola.com $550,000 6/7/17
193 inception.com $550,000 7/12/18
194 place.com $550,000 5/26/17
195 answer.com $550,000 11/1/11
196 antispyware.com $550,000 12/1/06
197 university.com $530,000 1/1/99
198 shemale.com $520,000 1/1/07
199 game.cn $512,307 1/1/14
200 jerusalem.com $510,000 9/1/10
201 online.casino $510,000 12/6/18
202 fo.com $510,000 3/14/18
203 sleeping.com $502,225 7/18/18
204 snoring.com $502,225 7/18/18
205 vacation.rentals $500,300 4/11/18
206 laon.com $500,249 1/1/07
207 li.com $500,000 9/1/08
208 logo.com $500,000 11/1/10
209 refi.com $500,000 3/15/17
210 kush.com $500,000 11/21/18
211 q.org $500,000 10/24/18
212 home.loans $500,000 1/24/18
213 dax.com $500,000 3/21/18
214 tokens.com $500,000 3/7/18
215 Jackpot.com $500,000 4/1/12
216 ipo.com $500,000 9/1/10
217 gamesforgirls.com $500,000 2/1/11
218 gay.xxx $500,000 10/1/11
219 gays.com $500,000 10/1/06
220 freewebsite.com $500,000 11/1/12
221 housing.com $500,000 9/1/13
222 image.com $500,000 1/1/00
223 invention.com $500,000 10/1/07
224 newzealand.com $500,000 4/1/03
225 military.com $500,000 11/1/99
226 mobile.net $500,000 4/1/14
227 rebate.com $500,000 10/1/07
228 rebates.com $500,000 10/1/07
229 Puzzle.com $500,000 5/1/11
230 az.com $500,000 10/1/07
231 3d.com $500,000 12/1/11
232 act.com $500,000 2/1/03
233 bike.com $500,000 6/1/06
234 brand.com $500,000 7/1/13
235 blue.com $500,000 3/1/06
236 brazil.com $500,000 8/1/09
237 finances.com $500,000 9/1/13
238 challenge.com $500,000 10/1/12
239 computer.com $500,000 11/1/99
240 shoppingmall.com $500,000 3/1/00
241 talk.com $500,000 7/1/09
242 themortgage.com $500,000 5/1/00
243 drink.com $500,000 12/2/15
244 give.com $500,000 7/29/15
245 WebHosting.co.uk $500,000 10/1/12
246 wrestling.com $500,000 8/1/06
247 bettingodds.com $487,500 7/10/19
248 financialaid.com $480,000 12/1/08
249 villas.com $477,630 7/1/08
250 wisdom.com $475,000 2/1/03
251 chat.de $470,000 2/1/03
252 blackjack.com $460,000 2/1/03
253 me.com $460,000 2/1/05
254 sex.net $454,500 5/1/06
255 casino.it $452,000 7/15/17
256 shout.com $450,000 10/1/13
257 rio.com $450,000 12/1/09
258 plants.com $450,000 12/12/18
259 templates.com $450,000 9/1/06
260 sportinggoods.com $450,000 11/1/07
261 meet.me $450,000 11/1/11
262 connection.com $450,000 3/16/16
263 boardgames.com $450,000 6/1/10
264 art.com $450,000 2/1/03
265 autoinsurance.org $440,000 4/1/11
266 wap.com $436,000 12/1/00
267 leads.com $435,000 3/13/19
268 wave.com $420,000 8/24/16
269 arearugs.com $405,000 9/1/09
270 cooking.com $402,500 5/22/19
271 games.mobi $401,500 12/1/07
272 hipoteca.com $400,000 2/1/03
273 casinos.org $400,000 6/19/19
274 look.com $400,000 10/1/11
275 myblog.com $400,000 12/1/04
276 porn.net $400,000 2/1/08
277 poker.ca $400,000 6/1/10
278 tell.com $400,000 7/1/08
279 teen.xxx $400,000 10/1/13
280 systematic.com $400,000 4/1/08
281 resumes.com $400,000 10/1/09
282 forums.com $399,990 2/1/09
283 body.com $380,000 7/1/13
284 domainregistration.com $376,480 7/1/08
285 booker.com $375,000 1/1/13
286 broker.com $375,000 8/3/16
287 bbc.com $375,000 1/1/99
288 rangers.com $375,000 2/11/15
289 jets.com $375,000 9/1/09
290 symphony.com $375,000 6/1/14
291 digital.com $373,750 9/1/14
292 domainnames.com $370,000 3/13/19
293 cowboys.com $370,000 11/1/07
294 longisland.com $370,000 4/1/10
295 lowfare.com $365,000 11/1/08
296 cgm.com $365,000 6/1/10
297 banners.com $360,000 11/1/08
298 partysupplies.com $360,000 1/1/10
299 py.com $358,000 7/1/14
300 33.com $358,000 6/1/11
301 wirelessphone.com $355,000 6/1/06
302 datacenter.com $352,000 6/1/11
303 color.com $350,000 12/1/10
304 chaos.com $350,000 2/20/19
305 cookinggames.com $350,000 1/1/10
306 o.co $350,000 7/1/10
307 GiftBasket.com $350,000 11/1/12
308 greeting.com $350,000 4/1/07
309 navigator.com $350,000 8/7/19
310 packet.com $350,000 12/19/18
311 fungames.com $350,000 10/1/06
312 homecare.com $350,000 1/28/15
313 true.com $350,000 1/1/14
314 rugby.com $350,000 11/1/04
315 aus.com $345,000 8/17/16
316 770.com $343,208 4/1/08
317 inspection.com $335,000 2/21/18
318 screensavers.com $335,000 3/1/10
319 free.games $335,000 5/29/19
320 best.com $331,561 11/1/09
321 hotels.eu $329,509 8/1/06
322 zero.com $329,420 10/1/10
323 708.com $327,000 9/27/17
324 VI.com $325,000 10/1/12
325 nwm.com $325,000 7/18/18
326 rvrental.com $325,000 9/1/08
327 ride.com $325,000 11/1/13
328 bj.com $325,000 6/1/12
329 dots.com $325,000 7/1/14
330 380.com $323,000 12/13/17
331 financialaide.com $320,000 12/1/08
332 hy.com $320,000 7/1/14
333 malls.com $320,000 2/1/14
334 promotion.com $315,000 7/20/16
335 jasmin.com $310,250 2/1/06
336 seva.com $310,000 7/18/18
337 60.com $310,000 9/1/12
338 recycle.co.uk $309,901 11/1/07
339 rh.com $304,000 10/1/12
340 software.de $303,182 5/1/10
341 173.com $302,790 2/1/08
342 bookmarks.com $300,000 2/1/08
343 advance.com $300,000 1/11/17
344 blackjack.de $300,000 6/1/06
345 joyride.com $300,000 8/21/19
346 ncc.com $300,000 7/10/19
347 brown.com $300,000 2/1/06
348 signet.com $300,000 6/27/18
349 cafe.com $300,000 10/1/06
350 een.com $300,000 5/17/18
351 freecreditreport.co.uk $300,000 10/1/08
352 dji.com $300,000 7/1/13
353 dvds.com $300,000 4/1/08
354 recycling.com $300,000 12/1/06
355 pilot.com $300,000 4/1/10
356 mojo.com $300,000 2/1/13
357 isearch.com $300,000 8/1/08
358 heika.com $300,000 2/25/15
359 realestate.net $300,000 2/1/07
360 sc.com $300,000 12/1/08
361 viajes.com $300,000 9/1/04
362 voodoo.com $300,000 4/1/09
363 yinhang.com $300,000 5/1/13
364 quick.com $299,000 5/20/16
365 hobbies.com $297,500 2/1/10
366 509.com $295,000 5/30/18
367 bdsm.com $295,000 1/1/07
368 xmas.com $294,200 11/1/07
369 single.com $290,000 3/8/17
370 ppp.com $290,000 4/24/15
371 lk.com $287,500 6/1/14
372 accomodation.com $286,000 3/1/14
373 Cupidon.com $285,250 6/1/11
374 shoppingcart.com $285,000 8/1/05
375 fora.com $285,000 7/17/19
376 3W.com $280,000 3/1/17
377 45.com $280,000 12/1/11
378 money.com.au $279,435 6/26/19
379 cd.com $277,750 7/1/06
380 floor.com $275,000 1/1/09
381 spend.com $275,000 11/29/17
382 wmp.com $275,000 9/6/17
383 mastermind.com $275,000 9/12/18
384 grid.com $275,000 7/1/11
385 ui.com $275,000 11/1/07
386 kredit.com $270,600 6/1/10
387 pff.com $270,000 6/12/19
388 celebs.com $270,000 11/1/10
389 spel.se $266,000 6/1/09
390 tv.se $265,149 1/1/15
391 emarketing.com $265,000 12/6/17
392 triplecreditreport.com $260,000 8/1/08
393 table.com $260,000 11/1/07
394 seks.nl $258,000 12/1/08
395 casino.ro $255,200 10/17/18
396 disco.com $255,000 8/1/10
397 pos.com $252,500 5/1/06
398 tees.com $252,500 1/1/08
399 moms.com $252,000 5/1/13
400 what.com $251,000 11/2/16
401 musicvideos.com $250,000 3/1/10
402 physicians.com $250,000 4/1/09
403 cumberland.com $250,000 3/27/19
404 platinum.com $250,000 9/1/12
405 framer.com $250,000 1/18/17
406 okey.com $250,000 1/4/18
407 taxes.com $250,000 1/9/19
408 babygames.com $250,000 9/21/16
409 clash.com $250,000 3/3/16
410 payment.com $250,000 8/1/09
411 malta.com $250,000 6/1/06
412 connaught.com $250,000 2/1/15
413 Feng.com $250,000 11/1/12
414 flashcards.com $250,000 4/1/14
415 egifts.com $250,000 2/1/03
416 buckhead.com $250,000 3/1/07
417 biking.com $250,000 2/1/10
418 boating.com $250,000 2/1/10
419 bowlingballs.com $250,000 9/1/12
420 bitcoinwallet.com $250,000 2/1/14
421 essential.com $250,000 11/4/15
422 werk.com $250,000 2/11/15
423 800.com $250,000 9/1/09
424 alice.com $250,000 11/1/08
425 stockphoto.com $250,000 1/1/13
426 ucakbileti.com $250,000 6/1/11
427 vote.com $250,000 2/1/03
428 crosswordpuzzles.com $249,980 4/25/18
429 software.co.uk $249,000 10/1/09
430 mobile.co.uk $247,921 11/1/07
431 wan.cn $247,830 1/1/14
432 trek.com $245,000 6/1/13
433 88888.com $245,000 11/1/13
434 fo.com $245,000 5/1/12
435 mortage.com $242,400 4/1/06
436 ant.com $241,200 10/1/06
437 erectiledysfunction.com $241,000 2/11/15
438 yinyue.com $240,000 12/31/15
439 kk.com $240,000 11/1/13
440 lawn.com $240,000 3/13/16
441 outlets.de $239,257 7/1/08
442 kaffee.de $238,000 9/15/17
443 yearbook.com $237,500 2/1/07
444 bgi.com $235,000 1/27/16
445 sportsmans.com $235,000 8/15/18
446 prince.com $235,000 8/1/10
447 lawfirm.com $233,501 12/1/10
448 same.com $233,333 5/13/15
449 sexe.com $233,100 10/17/19
450 imoveis.com.br $231,500 4/1/10
451 sofas.com $231,500 4/1/10
452 wicker.com $230,000 10/1/10
453 hospitality.com $230,000 2/1/03
454 qr.com $230,000 12/1/13
455 action.com $230,000 7/1/08
456 cute.com $230,000 10/1/14
457 diamondrings.com $228,420 7/1/09
458 flashgames.com $226,950 1/1/06
459 sexshop.com $226,000 6/14/17
460 driven.com $225,000 3/1/11
461 editor.com $225,000 9/1/09
462 star.org $225,000 3/7/18
463 sideline.com $225,000 7/14/16
464 et.com $225,000 4/1/07
465 agenda.com $225,000 10/11/17
466 ar.com $225,000 2/1/08
467 arab.com $225,000 8/1/04
468 insurancerates.com $225,000 6/1/08
469 wifi.com $225,000 7/1/06
470 winner.com $225,000 5/1/08
471 mikihouse.com $224,224 4/27/16
472 apuestas.com $221,000 2/1/13
473 lottery.net $220,000 8/1/10
474 od.com $220,000 8/1/08
475 dxb.com $220,000 1/10/18
476 mob.com $220,000 6/1/14
477 supernatural.com $215,888 1/17/18
478 loancalculator.com $215,000 2/1/10
479 billionaire.com $215,000 6/1/11
480 televisions.com $215,000 9/1/07
481 dl.com $210,689 2/1/14
482 freequotes.com $210,000 2/1/09
483 crosswordpuzzles.com $210,000 11/1/07
484 suv.com $210,000 10/1/11
485 tower.com $208,000 2/1/03
486 slots.ca $206,906 7/1/10
487 Cotton.com $205,890 2/1/12
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