NEW YORK, NY - This morning I wanted to look at the live auction results for NamesCon over the last three years, what's on record at NameBio, which is here. That list showed that not only was there a slight rebound in total domain sales this year, but that the 2018 live auction netted the largest dollar amount total over the three year period. It also showed that the percentage of transactions for .com domains grew over the period with 56% being .com in 2016, 63% in 2017, … [Read more...]
Last Three Years of NamesCon Live Auction Shows Slight Rebound in Average Prices
NEW YORK, NY - Looking at the last three years of NamesCon live auction sales totals shows a slight bump in domain prices from last year. Even without 2018's leading sale, Great.com, which sold for $900,000.00, the numbers still look pretty decent. Below are the last three years of domain name sales from the live auction results, according to NameBio.com. Along with those sales and sales prices is the average sale price without each auctions top performing domain for that … [Read more...]
If I Had Just Started With Domain Names Today, I Don’t Think I Would Make It
NEW YORK, NY – When I started in this industry it was the year 2000. The Internet looked very different than it does today, and people were just starting to get acquainted with Google. Search engine optimization was a lot easier to do with most people not having even heard of the term “SEO”. Back then, as a website owner, you were able to take advantage of certain techniques which could easily put you ahead of the majority. Compared to today, there was little competition … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 01/08/2018 – 01/14/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as HappyMath.com at $35,000.00 US, the top ccTLD as Kraken.co at $10,000.00 US and the top other as Intuitive.asia at $5,000.00 US. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 01/08/2018 – 01/14/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
.ORG Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, 3,503 .org domain sales were reported last year (compared to 3,664 .net and 66,159 .com sales). The value of these top 100 is just $1,161,492.00 (about $125K less than their .net legacy competitor and about 1/25th of the $25M in .coms). The majority of these .org domain sales also, like .net sales, took place at venue Sedo.com, taking 36% of the top 100 (35% .net). Particularly interesting is the performance for this list of top 100 … [Read more...]
.NET Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .NET Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, 3,664 .net domain sales were reported last year (compared to 66,159 .com). The value of these top 100 is just $1,291,335.00 (about 1/25th of the $25M in .coms). The majority of these .net domain sales took place at venue Sedo.com, taking 35% of the top 100. Below are the top 100 highest valued .net sales for 2017. Domain Price Date Venue co.net $ 100,000 10/22/2017 Aishwin.com app.net $ … [Read more...]
.COM Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .COM Domain Sales (NameBio)
NEW YORK, NY - According to NameBio, 66,159 .com domain sales were reported last year. The value of these top 100 is over 25 Million Dollars ($25,163,289.00). The majority of the domain sales took place at venue Uniregistry, taking 24% of the top 100. Below are the top 100 highest valued .com sales for 2017. Domain Price Date Venue fly.com $ 2,890,000.00 4/4/2017 Private eth.com $ 2,000,000.00 10/22/2017 Sharjil … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 12/18/2017 – 12/31/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as JinJin.com at $45,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as Nobis.it at 9,760 EUR ($11,772.90 US Dollars) and the top other as App.net at $70,000.00 US. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 12/18/2017 – 12/31/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 12/11/2017 – 12/17/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Hornet.com at $60,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as Hyper.ai at 10,000 EUR ($11,841.50 US Dollars) and the top other as crypto.today at 3,000.00 EUR ($3,552.45 US Dollars) Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 12/11/2017 – 12/17/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 11/27/2017 – 12/03/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Oar.com at $35,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as Wi.Fi at 19,000 EUR ($22,466.55 US Dollars) and the top other as Ton.org at $48,000.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 11/27/2017 – 12/03/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 11/20/2017 – 11/27/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Spend.com at $275,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as Spinde.de at 11,900 EUR ($14,124.47 US Dollars) and the top other as robotics.cloud at $8,950.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 11/20/2017 – 11/27/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
10 Years Later: A Look at ALL (96) Recorded .ASIA Domain Sales Over Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 96 "reported" .ASIA domain sales over the last 5 year period. These top 96 total $148,019.00 in sales. The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “Mobile.asia” for $10,000.00 with the second as “L.asia” for $6,374.00 (Neither of which are developed). .asia is not a country code top-level domain (ccTLD). It is a (sTLD) that is 'intended' for those who have a 'connection' to the region but an actual … [Read more...]
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, … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 11/06/2017 – 11/12/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as ani.com at $49,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as j.de at 49,000.00 EUR ($57,785.21 US Dollars) and the top other as hho.org at $9,888.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 11/06/2017 – 11/12/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
31 Years Later: A Look at the Top 100 .DE Domain Sales Over Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 3,460 reported .DE domain sales over the last 5 year period. These top 100 total $4,282,897.00 in sales. The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “kik.de” for $246,080.00 with the second as “kaffee.de” for $237,474.00. Kik.de appears to be a major clothing retailer, while kaffee.de (which changed hands several times - latest this year in August) is a coffee company website waiting on further … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 10/30/2017 – 11/05/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as mommy.com at $100,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as raise.co at $9,500.00 USD and the top other as then.org at $5,000.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 10/30/2017 - 11/05/2017. Domain … [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...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 10/16/2017 – 10/22/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Pleam.com at 20,000 EUR ($23,519.40 US), the top ccTLD as symbiosys.cn at 10,000 EUR ($11,759.90 US) and the top other as Love.bet at $6,999.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 10/16/2017 – 10/22/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 10/02/2017 – 10/08/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Wealth365.com at $60,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Truss.co at $12,500 USD and the top other as Skin.clinic at $2,500.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 10/02/2017 – 10/08/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 09/25/2017 – 10/01/2017
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as buda.com at $25,000 EUR ($29,376.75 US Dollar), the top ccTLD as ega.de at 11,900 EUR ($13,985.47 US Dollar) and the top other as nfc.net at $10,000.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 09/25/2017 – 10/01/2017. Domain … [Read more...]