Global domain name transaction rankings: 20 million is required to be on the list! 7 are 2-letter .com
2019-07-20 10:54
For people who don’t understand domain names, they generally have no way of understanding why some people pay tens of millions or even hundreds of millions to buy it.
But for people who know domain names, this approach is normal, because they can better understand the value of a good domain name. A good domain name can build a good brand, and it also plays a role in promoting brand promotion.
Today, the editor will sort out the list of sky-high-priced domain names in public domain name transaction records. Let us take a look at how amazing their value is!
1. CarInsurance.com $49.7 million
The domain name was registered in August 1995. In November 2010, American Internet company Quinstreet acquired the car insurance website and domain name CarInsurance.com for a huge sum of US$49.7 million (approximately RMB 339 million).
2. Insurance.com $35.6 million
The domain name was registered in June 1994. Quinstreet, an American online advertising company, held a conference call in August 2010 to announce that it had acquired the Insurance.com domain name for a total price of US$36.5 million (approximately RMB 250 million).
3. VacationRentals.com $35 million
In 2007, Brian Sharpless, founder of the American vacation home rental website HomeAway, bought it for $35 million.
4. PrivateJet.com $30.18 million
PrivateJet.com literally means "private jet" and was sold for an eye-popping $30.18 million in 2012.
5. Voice.com $30 million (
In 2019, EOS developer Block.one acquired the Voice.com domain name for US$30 million and will use it to build a blockchain social platform.
6. ZG.com 2500BTC (
ZG.com is the first global leading digital asset trading platform strategically invested by Bitcoin China. On May 25, 2018, ZG.com spent 2,500 BTC (approximately RMB 150 million) to acquire the ZG.com domain name as the exchange traffic entrance (surpassing 360.com to become the most expensive domain name in China).
7. 360.com US$17 million (
Beijing Qihoo 360 spent US$17 million to acquire the domain name from foreign telecom operator Vodafone in February 2015. According to people familiar with the matter, an investor had been negotiating with Vodafone for 360.com for three years, but the other party rejected an offer of US$14 million.
8. Insure.com $16 million
Insure.com was sold for $16 million in October 2012. Insure.com, which offers life, auto and health insurance policies for sale, was purchased by QuinStreet.
9. Sex.com $13 million
In 2006, the Boston adult entertainment company Escom, the owner of the "sex" domain name Sex.com, declared bankruptcy. In 2010, the domain name was sold to the Sedo platform for US$13 million.
10. Tesla.com $11 million
Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, acquired the brand domain name Tesla.com for US$11 million.
11. LE.com $10 million
On January 12, 2016, LeTV announced that LeTV.com had officially changed its name to LeTV Video, adopted a new LOGO, and launched the international top-level domain name LE.com worth tens of millions of dollars.
12. Fund.com $9,999,950
Few believed the deal, which was brokered by Clek Media. In 2008, Fund.com was sold to a New York listed company in an all-cash transaction.
13. Porn.com $9.5 million
Porn.com conducted an all-cash transaction in 2007 for US$9.5 million, making it the second largest erotic top-level domain name after Sex.com in terms of transaction value.
14. Shoes.com $9 million
In April 2017, news broke that ShoeBuy, a shoe e-commerce company owned by Walmart, acquired the domain name Shoes.com. According to overseas domain name investor George Kirikos, court documents show that Walmart acquired the domain name Shoes.com for US$9 million.
15. WE.com $800
In June 2015, Renrendai acquired We.com for US$8 million and built the We financial platform. The domain name can be translated as "we" and has the same pronunciation as "we". Regardless of appearance or meaning, it can be called a top-level domain name. Renrendai is really willing to spend money to enhance its brand image.
16. Business.com $7.5 million
Business.com is a business search engine website co-founded in 1999 by Jack Weinbaum, the former chairman of Disney Network Group, and Skye Deighton, the founder of Earthlink. In July 2007, the American Yellow Pages publisher RH Donnelley acquired the company for US$345 million and obtained the business.com domain name.
17. Beer.com $7 million
Beer.com is a search engine company that searches for beer news, beer history and beer games. It was auctioned for US$7 million in 2004.
18. Z.com exceeded US$6.78 million
Japanese Internet giant Z.com spent US$6.78 million to buy this domain name in 2007. Now click on Z.com and you will enter the company's online trading platform.
19. Israel.com $5.88 million
This domain name was sold at auction for US$5.88 million in 2008. This domain name was registered in 1994 by the American Jew Joel Noel-Friedman.
20. Slots.com $5.5 million
In June 2010, Calvin Ayre, the founder of the online gambling company Bodogbrand, participated in the online auction bidding of the Slots.com domain name in a London bar, and finally bought it for about US$5.5 million. The "slot machine" domain name Slots.com.
21. iCloud.com $5.2 million
At that time, Apple was about to release its cloud computing service and call it iCloud. In 2011, before Apple launched its cloud service, it paid $5.2 million to software company Xcerion to buy the iCloud.com domain name.
22. Toys.com $5.1 million
In 2009, American toy retailer Toys R Us (ToysRus) bought the domain name Toys.com for US$5.1 million. As the largest toy retailer in the United States, ToysRus’ original official website domain name was Toysrus.com, and the domain name Toys.com happened to mean “toys”. Toys “R” Us’ acquisition of this domain name was extremely beneficial to its business development.
23. Korea.com $5 million
The most expensive country name top-level domain name transaction was Korea.com, which was purchased for US$5 million in January 2000.
24. XMX.com 350BTC
The domain name XMX.COM was registered in 1993. It is a three-letter domain name registered very early. In 2018, the well-known blockchain company XMAX acquired XMX.COM for up to 350 Bitcoins.
25. JD.com 30 million yuan
Internet giant JD.com first used the combined domain name 360buy.com. With the continuous development of the Internet, JD.com saw the advertising value and traffic value of short domain names, and did not hesitate to spend 30 million to acquire JD.com.
26. MI.com 22.43 million yuan
In 2014, Xiaomi acquired and launched Mi.com for US$3.6 million. Xiaomi also officially put up the slogan "The world is closer". This move was considered to be another major step for Xiaomi to accelerate its internationalization.
27. ZB.com 2000BTC
On August 22, 2017, ZB.com acquired ZB.com. It is reported that ZB Group spent 2,000 BTC on this domain name in 2017 (more than 20 million yuan at the time, and now it has increased to 150 million yuan).
28. QB.com 1000BTC
It is understood that this domain name was sold at a high price of 1,000 BTC in 2017. QB.com is a two-letter top-level domain name, and its pronunciation is very similar to that of Tencent Q Coin. Its current value is at least tens of millions.
The 28 most expensive domain names in history are listed above. Some are used for personal investment or collection, and some are activated by terminals. The industries covered are even more diverse, and each domain name is a rare and scarce domain name with extremely high value