Most Expensive Domain Names Ever

by Daniel Scocco

You probably know that top domain names sell for big bucks, right? But exactly how much money are we talking about, and what are those top domains? Well, I just came across a list that has over 50 of the most expensive domains ever sold.

Here are the top 10:

Sex.com – Sold for: $14 million on January 19th, 2006

Fund.com – $9,999,950 – Sold in 2008

Porn.com – Sold for $9,000,000 sometime in 2007 (Update: OR $9,500,000 — Two different prices shown across many different sites/news reports)

Business.com – Sold for $7,500,000 in 1999 (Remember: This was pretty much a “business” sale with a developed name)

Diamonds.com – Sold for $7,500,000

Beer.com – Sold for $7,000,000

AsSeenOnTV.com – Sold for $5,100,000 in January of 2000

Korea.com – $5,000,000 – Sold in January of 2000

Casino.com – $5,500,000 – Sold to a private company in 2003

YP.com – $3,850,000 – Sold to YellowPages.com

Shop.com – Sold for $3,500,000 in 2001

Check out the original post to view the other 40 domains listed.

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53 Responses to “Most Expensive Domain Names Ever”

  1. Ikki at Bloggers blog on January 8th, 2009 12:49 pm

    Sex.com is probably the sexiest one ;) hehe

  2. Firas Steitiyeh on January 8th, 2009 12:52 pm

    as usual, porn and adult industry is always the best reveneue generators in any field!! mobile, internet, TV everything! lool

  3. Writer Dad on January 8th, 2009 12:55 pm

    Those numbers are beyond crazy.

  4. Detox Cleansing on January 8th, 2009 1:07 pm

    AsSeenOnTV.com, that’s a terrible domain. I can’t believe someone paid that much for it.

  5. Bryan on January 8th, 2009 1:22 pm

    Wasn’t SEO.com sold for $5 million? That should’ve been in the list.

  6. Enduring Wanderlust on January 8th, 2009 1:22 pm

    Sex sells and I bet it will get a lot of attention on here too. Predict a few extra comments and clicks than usual.

    I bet they were all worth every penny to the buyer.

  7. Vygantas on January 8th, 2009 1:34 pm

    Um, it was like posted 10 x times before 5 years ago along with the questions “is page rank important” “are edu domains important”… etc.

    It’s kinda sad that all the “new” posts of some bloggers are old posts from other people.

  8. Daniel Scocco on January 8th, 2009 1:42 pm

    @Vygantas, that is the first time I see a list with the top 50 most expensive domains actually.

  9. the Blogoholic on January 8th, 2009 1:51 pm

    Ya, I’ve never seen a list of the top 50 most expensive domains.

    You don’t like the posts, don’t read the blog.

  10. Matej on January 8th, 2009 1:52 pm

    As Seen On TV ? Don’t get it … it must me some well known rich company …

  11. Imran on January 8th, 2009 1:53 pm

    great list Daniel.

    Daniel based on your experience how much you think CrawlMysite.com is worth?

  12. Blog Expert on January 8th, 2009 2:11 pm

    Now that is a lot of money. I wish I was rolling around in the dough.

  13. Farrhad A @ The Blogging Park on January 8th, 2009 2:13 pm

    Whoever got the idea at the right time…..luck ;)
    Lol at Ikki :D

  14. Mindy on January 8th, 2009 2:31 pm

    Apparently, sex sells. ;)

    Matej, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.....marketing)
    AsSeenONTV is the official site for the largest retailer that sells “As seen on TV” products.

  15. Franck Silvestre on January 8th, 2009 2:47 pm

    The adult industry as always toppled down the competition. Sex indeed sells and it’s human interest facet makes it all the more appealing. Now, I’m wondering, why would someone waste 14M on a domain name like that?! :D lol

  16. Blogodate on January 8th, 2009 3:47 pm

    http://www.weapon.com is still empty. Is someone interested? ;-)

  17. Pinaki on January 8th, 2009 4:07 pm

    America.com sold for $1,700,000 in May 2008

  18. Ajith Edassery on January 8th, 2009 4:19 pm

    Most of them are cute one word domain names. But I hated (as must as I hate to see it on TV) that AsSeenOnTV crap getting 5 million!

    Wonder how much two word domain names like DollarShower will be worth :lol: By the way, is there any free appraisal services?

    Remember having taken such paid services in 1999-00 times… I had some 25 or so domains with me then.

  19. KRAPPS on January 8th, 2009 4:25 pm

    No surprise … Sex Sells!!

  20. jim spencer on January 8th, 2009 4:52 pm

    This list includes published sales. There are many more sales that are transacted privately and will never be included in such lists.

  21. Brian on January 8th, 2009 5:13 pm

    wow… great find!

  22. Tom - StandOutBlogger.com on January 8th, 2009 6:50 pm

    It’s pretty sad that 2 of the top 3 are sex related.

  23. ethan on January 8th, 2009 7:45 pm

    Crazy stuff.

    I read that Business.com makes a ridiculous amount of money from PPC and just being basically a parked domain.

  24. Nick on January 8th, 2009 11:46 pm

    Wow, thats crazy! I couldent imagine spending that much domain names.

  25. Kurt Avish on January 9th, 2009 1:48 am

    Wow… one word values so many millions :p

  26. Alka on January 9th, 2009 2:28 am

    Wow smart ones to invest on that..!! :D

  27. Daniel Scocco on January 9th, 2009 5:52 am

    @Imran, I would say $100.

  28. Life is Colourful on January 9th, 2009 12:41 pm

    Wish I could have bought the first domain in the list, before even I had it practically… LOL!

  29. Monevator on January 9th, 2009 1:51 pm

    As someone who was around the Internet in 1991 when you could register pretty much anything (for free, or very cheaply, if I recall correctly), these articles are always rather bitter sweet.

    Ah well, back to the stock market for my fortune. ;)

  30. Brian D. Hawkins on January 9th, 2009 2:25 pm

    I wonder if Fund.com went for $9,999,950 because 10 million just sounded like too much money ;)

  31. Laura Christianson on January 9th, 2009 7:07 pm

    Sad to see that the most spendy sites are generally for things people get addicted to.

    I’m happy to report that I just bought http://www.corporateblogservice.com (and a few related others) for $7.19, including tax. That’s seven dollars, not $7.1 million!

    Laura Christianson
    Co-founder, HeBlogsSheBlogs.com
    Business & Corporate Blogging Services
    https://twitter.com/heblogssheblogs

  32. gendut on January 10th, 2009 3:36 am

    selling domain…..making rich someone, but must be waiting for long times

  33. Earning, Blogging, Tips and More on January 10th, 2009 9:47 am

    Sex will always be on top. We can’t deny it. Sex sites get more traffic than any other niche. The reason probably why sex.com’s very expensive.

  34. Brian D. Hawkins on January 10th, 2009 5:52 pm

    Lisa.com is for sale for $2,400,000 USD right now.

  35. No Fixed Office on January 11th, 2009 9:03 am

    Some of those prices are just excessive, i wonder if any were purchased as just an investment rather then to actually develop a site.

  36. TechieProjects on January 11th, 2009 11:57 am

    any idea on how can i get my domain name evaluated for free?

  37. Loki on January 11th, 2009 3:19 pm

    I bought Monstrous.com back in 1998 and I am happy with it but generally considered having a generic domain name does not help much with Google rankings ….

  38. vrati on January 11th, 2009 5:01 pm

    I am prepare to sell one of my domains for 5 million (Euro) up to 1-2 years ;)

  39. SEO Genius on January 12th, 2009 10:04 am

    Now I wish I had a chance back then when all the decent domain names were still unregistered. I would of taken them all :P

    Then again there are still some great domain names available just you have to predict the future now.

  40. Matt on January 13th, 2009 7:35 am

    You can still invest and do well. I recently registered a name and sold it within months for mid 5 figures.

    I’ve plenty more good ones too :-)

    You have to follow the trends, like *cloud.com

  41. James Storr on January 13th, 2009 8:26 am

    The price for AsSeenOnTV.com seems really excessive … Also we can notice that most of the top 10 domains were sold around 2000 … it has become more difficult now to sell domains…

  42. Tour 2009 on January 13th, 2009 10:32 am

    In which names you see future? What you think?

  43. Bryan Hee on January 16th, 2009 2:47 pm

    Woo! Become millionaires by selling domain name’s!

    To Your Success
    Bryan Hee

  44. Dave on January 20th, 2009 7:46 am

    I think those prices are fair. Domain names are so important these days.

    I bet having a great domain name can boost your hits massively.

    Casino.com is a great one to have.

  45. Xander Mobertz from http://www.aMillionPixels.com/ on January 20th, 2009 11:55 am

    It’s terrible to see some people buy domains just to get some profit out of it. I think it ruins the creativity on the web because amateurs won’t be able to get a domain for a reasonable price!

  46. world tours on January 20th, 2009 12:23 pm

    Yes, but only the domain is not sufficient. Тhere are still “Great” domain names that are free

  47. neon on March 20th, 2009 7:04 pm

    slm thanks

  48. neon on March 20th, 2009 7:04 pm

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  49. Boerne Search on March 31st, 2009 11:04 pm

    I would say more like “good” domains, all the great domains are taken, trust me I’ve looked.

  50. Nikhil on May 20th, 2009 6:52 am

    any guesses how much google would sell out for :) :)

  51. The online stores on May 21st, 2009 2:38 am

    Nikhil, years ago 10-20US$, not more, but now… who know :-)

  52. TutsKing on July 17th, 2009 12:39 am

    Sex.com is obviously the sexiest = highest price.

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