Highest Reported .xxx Domain Sales, Public Sales for Adult Entertainment Industry sTLD
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 20 reported .xxx domain sales since 2011 (when it was first introduced). The total for all 20 is $4,403,428.00 in sales (astronomical for just 20 domains). The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “Sex.xxx” for $3,000,000.00 with the second as “Gay.xxx” for $500,000.00. Both websites are developed and are live cam sites.
.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) which means while available to all, its use is limited to members of an industry, this one being the adult entertainment industry. It first became available in 2011, which is why it was not included in the recent list of New gTLD Domain Sales from Major Marketplaces (within the last 5 years). The .xxx domain is managed by ICM Registry which has its headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Based on PremiumDrops.com and StatsDNS.com there is roughly 97,000 registered at this time.
| Domain | Price | Date | Venue |
| sex.xxx | $3,000,000.00 | 6/11/2014 | ICM Registry |
| gay.xxx | $500,000.00 | 10/19/2011 | Private |
| teen.xxx | $400,000.00 | 10/23/2013 | ICM Registry |
| mobile.xxx | $160,000.00 | 2/20/2013 | ICM Registry |
| toys.xxx | $125,000.00 | 5/9/2012 | ICM Registry |
| movies.xxx | $90,000.00 | 4/25/2012 | ICM Registry |
| footfetish.xxx | $89,000.00 | 4/11/2012 | ICM Registry |
| loft.xxx | $15,845.00 | 1/2/2013 | Sedo |
| supplements.xxx | $7,500.00 | 2/8/2015 | Uniregistry |
| blacktube.xxx | $3,250.00 | 3/6/2012 | Sedo |
| sju.xxx | $3,000.00 | 4/17/2012 | Sedo |
| lean.xxx | $1,995.00 | 5/9/2012 | Sedo |
| beeldbellen.xxx | $1,500.00 | 3/8/2017 | Uniregistry |
| vine.xxx | $1,450.00 | 3/19/2014 | GoDaddy |
| swag.xxx | $1,400.00 | 12/12/2012 | Sedo |
| pheromones.xxx | $1,244.00 | 6/4/2012 | Sedo |
| shanghai.xxx | $1,188.00 | 3/4/2015 | Sedo |
| gurls.xxx | $501.00 | 3/11/2015 | Flippa |
| vrporno.xxx | $350.00 | 8/3/2016 | Flippa |
| stream.xxx | $205.00 | 5/18/2017 | Flippa |
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.
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Hi, never thought about the .xxx….But most of my adult names are older, most .com.
Do you think they would sell good on the xxx market.
Thank,
Ron