PALM BEACH, FL – Way, way, way back in 2009, Brian Krebs from Krebs on Security, a popular security website came up with a list of the top ten domain registrars (highlighted in a Washington Post article) which facilitate the majority of spam via email, and Wild West Domains, owned by GoDaddy held a spot on that list. Wild West Domains Powers Thousands Of Reseller Sites Across The Web Out of roughly 900 accredited domain name registrars at the time, spammers registered … [Read more...]
Despite Recent Sales, 2019 Top 100, Still Sluggish in Comparison to Previous Year
PALM BEACH – There has been a lot of noticeable domain name sales lately including the blockbuster sale of Voice.com for $30 Million in cash. Other notable names which recently changed hands while also making headlines were Links.com ($798,000), ol.com ($900,000), California.com ($3,000,000), Nursing.com ($950,000) and Casinos.org ($400,000) just to point out a few. Top domain name sales, those which are publicly listed at NameBio.com, show a total of over $44 Million in … [Read more...]
Top 100 .COM Domain Names; All Time, Public Sales Listings at NameBio.com
NEW YORK, NY - The following list is the top 100 .com domain names that have sold and been reported (on record) at NameBio. It is nice to take a look at the list every once in a while to remind yourself of some of the largest sales and what these little gems of virtual real estate are worth; enjoy. All prices are in … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers; A Look at “Digital” Domains; Prices Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – With each passing day we are living and working in more of a 'digital' world. One of my latest companies is called "Cars Digital Inc." It is a digital advertising agency which focuses on lead generation specifically for car dealers. That's why today we are looking at domain name price changes over time for all URLs that changed hands at least twice over the past 10 years (22,065 publicly, those on record at NameBio) that also included the word "Digital". Thanks … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers; A Look at 3 Letter (LLL) Domain Investments Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – Three letter .com domain names are pretty solid investments. They are often referred to as “liquid domains” – those which can be converted into cash quickly. Thanks to NameBio, it’s easy to see that the majority of three letter domain names which have changed hands at least twice in the last 10 years, (publicly, those available at NameBio), have made their traders profits. Although there are some losses on record here, the majority, 68% (194) of all 286 … [Read more...]
Round Two: .COM Domain Values List, “Domainer Domains”, Not Much Change
NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday, we looked at how some commercial interest .com domain names have changed in value over the last decade. There really was not too much to see with about half of the domain names going up in value (46%) and half going down (51%). I guess it is fair to say that more declined than went up, but it was pretty close to even. Today I wanted to look at domains with less commercial value, so we will looked at pure domainer domains. This list examines 35 … [Read more...]
Top 100 ‘Automotive’, ‘Auto’ and ‘Cars’ Domains Sold Over Last 5 Years (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY - The following collaborated list includes all "public" domain names which have sold over the last 5 years which contain the words, "auto", "cars" and "automotive" (public sales according to NameBio). The list was built during my research for Cars Digital Inc. and added here for your enjoyment and learning … [Read more...]
Top 100 Domain Sales for Names Containing the Word “News” Past 5 Years (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY - News is a hot commodity these days, especially with the birth and buzz around Fake News turning elections. Fundamental change is what's happening out there in the News content landscape, and its especially influential when powered by syndication giants such as Bing News and Google News, who make stories reach thousands - quick. Yep, just about anyone with a good writing educate, great looking site and/or a cool looking domain name can find themselves nearly … [Read more...]
New gTLD Domain Sales from Major Marketplaces; What’s Developed?
NEW YORK, NY – Another list is being published today; this one is for new gTLD domain names which have been recorded at NameBio. All off these transactions have taken place over the last five years and this list ONLY contains the sales which are listed at NameBio - there are many hand registered and private or unrecorded domain sales which will not be here. Note: I only examined 100 domains max from each extension, highest dollar amounts first. Here is what I looked … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
List of 300+ Cryptocurrency Domain Name Sales and Sale Prices [All Time] (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY - The other evening I made a list of domain name sales which contained the exact match word of "Bitcoin" in the domains, but that list left lots of domains off the table since there is so many different types of Cryptocurrencies. This list, still not all inclusive, includes more different types of cryptocurrencies and keywords such as Coin, Litecoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Ripple, Crypto and many other terms. I built the list with several rounds of … [Read more...]
Top 100 Domain Names with Exact Word “Bitcoin” in URL Sold (All Time) [NameBio]
NEW YORK, NY - Bitcoin is an innovative and new worldwide cryptocurrency and digital payment system. As of the time of this writing, according to Google, 1 Bitcoin equals $3,640.00 US dollars. The following list of domain names are recorded at NameBio as having been sold over the last six years which contain the exact full word "Bitcoin" but does not include other popular names in the same space which would include "Crypto" or related "Coin" domain names. According to … [Read more...]
Top 100 .com Domain Name Sales with “Loan” in the URL (of All Time – NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 879 reported .com domain sales for domains containing the word "Loan". The highest reported sales were the domains “Loans.com” for $3,000,000.00 with the second place name as “PersonalLoans.com” for $1,000,000.00. Below are the top 100 .com domain name sales with "Loan" in the URL reflecting $5,482,806.00 in … [Read more...]
Top 100 .US (United States ccTLD) Domain Name Sales Over Past 5 Years (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 834 reported .us domain sales over the past 5 years. The highest reported sales were the domains “Norm.us” for $150,000.00 with the second place name as “Band.us” for $20,200.00. Below are the top 100 .us domain sales which reflect $685,368.00 in sales. Domain Price Date Venue norm.us $ 150,000.00 5/23/2015 Uniregistry band.us $ 20,200.00 4/10/2013 Got.us cash.us $ … [Read more...]
21 Years Later: Look at the Top 100 .TV Domain Sales Over Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 859 reported .TV domain sales over the last 5 year period. These top 100 total $1,461,847.00 in sales. The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “USA.TV” for $125,000.00 with the second place name as “SC.TV” for $40,000.00. USA.tv is parked at Uniregistry, while SC.TV is redirected to www.SmithsonianChannel.com. The domain is popular because it is an abbreviation of the word television, but its … [Read more...]