22 Years Later: A Look at the Top 100 .WS Domain Sales Over Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 336 reported .WS domain sales over the last 5 year period. These top 100 total $82,059.00 in sales. The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “MovieTube.ws” for $3,650.00 with the second place name as “Skaau.ws” for $2,676.00.
The .ws domains’ official use is a Country code top-level domain for the Country of Samoa which was originally known as Western Samoa (WS). Samoa is an island nation located in Polynesia, a subregion of Oceania. There are no restrictions to register a .ws domain name, which was first released 22 years ago in 1995.
The domain has been often marketed as being associated with “web site” although this seems to have done very little in helping it grow in desirability and value (based on these sales prices) this far into its existence. More recently, it is also the only domain which permits emoji characters which have come under fire by security groups.
Below are the top .WS domain name sales over the past five (5) years based on data from NameBio. 81% of all the transactions here took place on NameJet.
| Domain | Price | Date | Venue |
| movietube.ws | $3,650.00 | 9/6/2015 | GoDaddy |
| skaau.ws | $2,676.00 | 5/25/2014 | GoDaddy |
| autoservis.ws | $1,500.00 | 2/23/2014 | Afternic |
| china.ws | $1,450.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| vertvonline.ws | $1,426.00 | 12/15/2014 | GoDaddy |
| xn--4q8h.ws (?) | $1,275.00 | 7/22/2017 | GoDaddy |
| hotels.ws | $1,250.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| go.ws | $1,200.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| at.ws | $1,200.00 | 8/8/2017 | NameJet |
| pf.ws | $1,101.00 | 8/17/2017 | NameJet |
| hk.ws | $1,100.00 | 8/16/2017 | NameJet |
| it.ws | $1,000.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| au.ws | $1,000.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| uk.ws | $1,000.00 | 8/16/2017 | NameJet |
| news.ws | $1,000.00 | 1/21/2016 | NameJet |
| dx.ws | $ 965.00 | 3/15/2016 | NameJet |
| hc.ws | $ 960.00 | 3/16/2016 | NameJet |
| ct.ws | $ 960.00 | 3/14/2016 | NameJet |
| 33.ws | $ 950.00 | 8/8/2017 | NameJet |
| xn--5n8h.ws (?) | $ 939.00 | 7/11/2017 | GoDaddy |
| eg.ws | $ 898.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| dg.ws | $ 898.00 | 8/25/2017 | NameJet |
| wc.ws | $ 898.00 | 8/23/2017 | NameJet |
| realestate.ws | $ 890.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| 08.ws | $ 890.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| art.ws | $ 886.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| sw.ws | $ 861.00 | 3/22/2016 | NameJet |
| nj.ws | $ 858.00 | 3/21/2016 | NameJet |
| cf.ws | $ 850.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| 48.ws | $ 850.00 | 8/17/2017 | NameJet |
| jk.ws | $ 850.00 | 3/17/2016 | NameJet |
| 555.ws | $ 840.00 | 3/22/2016 | NameJet |
| vrijemp3.ws | $ 832.00 | 3/7/2016 | GoDaddy |
| mb.ws | $ 830.00 | 3/18/2016 | NameJet |
| qn.ws | $ 818.00 | 8/25/2017 | NameJet |
| dl.ws | $ 812.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| vc.ws | $ 810.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| kt.ws | $ 810.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| is.ws | $ 810.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| wt.ws | $ 810.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| bizimbaku.ws | $ 810.00 | 7/19/2014 | GoDaddy |
| ym.ws | $ 793.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| football.ws | $ 787.00 | 8/8/2017 | NameJet |
| yz.ws | $ 785.00 | 3/24/2016 | NameJet |
| filehost.ws | $ 770.00 | 4/16/2014 | GoDaddy |
| 989.ws | $ 752.00 | 3/23/2016 | NameJet |
| mc.ws | $ 745.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| rw.ws | $ 735.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| face.ws | $ 735.00 | ######## | GoDaddy |
| downparadise.ws | $ 719.00 | 7/24/2015 | GoDaddy |
| bf.ws | $ 711.00 | 8/17/2017 | NameJet |
| zzz.ws | $ 711.00 | 3/25/2016 | NameJet |
| xn--b28h.ws (?) | $ 710.00 | 7/11/2017 | GoDaddy |
| hm.ws | $ 709.00 | 8/17/2017 | NameJet |
| sz.ws | $ 705.00 | 3/23/2016 | NameJet |
| mz.ws | $ 699.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| xn--128h.ws (?) | $ 698.00 | 7/23/2017 | GoDaddy |
| 996.ws | $ 695.00 | 3/14/2016 | NameJet |
| wa.ws | $ 685.00 | 8/31/2017 | NameJet |
| de.ws | $ 685.00 | 8/24/2017 | NameJet |
| av.ws | $ 676.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| gn.ws | $ 675.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| photography.ws | $ 675.00 | 6/23/2016 | Flippa |
| ch.ws | $ 665.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| ec.ws | $ 640.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| bm.ws | $ 640.00 | 8/18/2017 | NameJet |
| 686.ws | $ 640.00 | 3/23/2016 | NameJet |
| 899.ws | $ 640.00 | 3/22/2016 | NameJet |
| pet.ws | $ 634.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| xc.ws | $ 619.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| mk.ws | $ 619.00 | 8/11/2017 | NameJet |
| gs.ws | $ 611.00 | 8/15/2017 | NameJet |
| xk.ws | $ 610.00 | 8/31/2017 | NameJet |
| lc.ws | $ 610.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| pg.ws | $ 610.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| rx.ws | $ 610.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| xn--018h.ws (?) | $ 610.00 | 7/4/2017 | GoDaddy |
| 98.ws | $ 609.00 | 8/9/2017 | NameJet |
| you.ws | $ 601.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| ta.ws | $ 601.00 | 8/11/2017 | NameJet |
| 288.ws | $ 600.00 | 3/18/2016 | NameJet |
| ppp.ws | $ 598.00 | 3/25/2016 | NameJet |
| social.ws | $ 577.00 | 11/2/2013 | GoDaddy |
| christmas.ws | $ 571.00 | 8/30/2017 | NameJet |
| lb.ws | $ 569.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| ky.ws | $ 569.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| ng.ws | $ 569.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| download.ws | $ 566.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| xn--b48h.ws (?) | $ 565.00 | 9/16/2017 | GoDaddy |
| trade.ws | $ 565.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| pl.ws | $ 561.00 | 8/18/2017 | NameJet |
| gp.ws | $ 561.00 | 8/14/2017 | NameJet |
| ny.ws | $ 550.00 | 8/22/2017 | NameJet |
| xn--eci.ws (✒) | $ 550.00 | 6/22/2017 | Sedo |
| 779.ws | $ 550.00 | 3/24/2016 | NameJet |
| dz.ws | $ 549.00 | 8/31/2017 | NameJet |
| ed.ws | $ 549.00 | 8/29/2017 | NameJet |
| top.ws | $ 540.00 | 8/28/2017 | NameJet |
| 366.ws | $ 532.00 | 3/21/2016 | NameJet |
| 887.ws | $ 531.00 | 3/15/2016 | NameJet |
About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of SEARCHEN NETWORKS®. He specializes in Website Monetization, is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, authored a how-to book called ”Mastering Your Website‘, and is a key player in several online businesses.
