NEW YORK – Today I purchased two domain names in the ‘.io’ extension – which continues to do well (and I only have a few; less than 10). I registered Heaters.io and Injured.io and I will see what happens with those. They seem like great domains and for Reg fee, there is little to loose. I’m not too sure why the IO tld has done so well recently (it’s been around since 1997), but I don’t fully understand cryptocurrency either, and that continues to dominate much of the discussion these days, so waiting around for me to feel warm and fuzzy about certain extensions may not be the best strategy.
Sometimes you need to just follow the money and that is what I have done with .io and seems to have yielded positive results. I’ll even go as far as saying its been one of the easiest domain names to move in the last couple of years besides the .com. So let’s look at some of the top sales for .io over the last year.
And Remember, if you are looking for some good expired domain names be sure to check out ExpiredDomains.net, which is where I picked up those two above (for reg fee). If you take the time to use the sites filters, you will find great names to hand-register.
The Top 100 .io Domain Names Sold in the Past 12 Months (Source: NameBio)
Domain | Price | Date | Venue |
matrix.io | 30,000 USD | 1/8/2018 | Park.io |
library.io | 30,000 USD | 12/19/2017 | Park.io |
gate.io | 20,000 USD | 9/11/2017 | Park.io |
fn.io | 20,000 USD | 7/31/2017 | Park.io |
nebula.io | 19,000 USD | 9/19/2017 | Sedo |
hb.io | 16,000 USD | 4/25/2018 | Park.io |
give.io | 15,800 USD | 7/16/2017 | UltraDomains |
beauty.io | 15,000 USD | 1/18/2018 | Park.io |
mining.io | 15,000 USD | 11/3/2017 | Park.io |
me.io | 13,304 USD | 10/13/2017 | Sedo |
privacy.io | 13,200 USD | 3/12/2018 | Park.io |
mix.io | 12,500 USD | 2/16/2018 | Flippa |
ico.io | 12,000 USD | 5/23/2017 | Sedo |
ether.io | 11,999 USD | 2/19/2018 | Sedo |
payments.io | 11,000 USD | 4/25/2018 | Sedo |
credible.io | 11,000 USD | 1/30/2018 | Park.io |
cipher.io | 10,000 USD | 2/21/2018 | Park.io |
trustless.io | 10,000 USD | 2/6/2018 | Sedo |
read.io | 10,000 USD | 1/24/2018 | Sedo |
auto.io | 10,000 USD | 1/10/2018 | Park.io |
wax.io | 10,000 USD | 12/8/2017 | Sedo |
food.io | 10,000 USD | 11/9/2017 | Park.io |
pass.io | 10,000 USD | 10/4/2017 | Park.io |
terminal.io | 10,000 USD | 9/1/2017 | Park.io |
gamble.io | 10,000 USD | 7/20/2017 | Park.io |
casinos.io | 9,388 USD | 2/6/2018 | Park.io |
textile.io | 8,819 USD | 12/7/2017 | TLDPros.com |
prox.io | 8,499 USD | 7/24/2017 | Park.io |
mortgage.io | 8,100 USD | 10/16/2017 | Park.io |
wwe.io | 8,000 USD | 7/9/2017 | Flippa |
spine.io | 8,000 USD | 5/25/2017 | Park.io |
expire.io | 7,500 USD | 3/23/2018 | Park.io |
how.io | 7,500 USD | 2/27/2018 | Flippa |
finder.io | 7,500 USD | 11/2/2017 | Park.io |
way.io | 7,490 USD | 7/28/2017 | Sedo |
vin.io | 7,200 USD | 8/3/2017 | Sedo |
bundle.io | 7,200 USD | 5/9/2017 | Park.io |
betr.io | 7,083 USD | 3/7/2018 | Sedo |
dna.io | 7,022 USD | 2/28/2018 | Uniregistry |
mod.io | 7,000 USD | 10/2/2017 | Flippa |
taxi.io | 7,000 USD | 9/5/2017 | Park.io |
metric.io | 6,616 USD | 11/21/2017 | Sedo |
kryptex.io | 6,525 USD | 12/17/2017 | Park.io |
dock.io | 6,500 USD | 11/17/2017 | Park.io |
oz.io | 6,215 USD | 1/31/2018 | Sedo |
onyx.io | 6,100 USD | 1/7/2018 | NameJet |
neuron.io | 6,000 USD | 9/25/2017 | Park.io |
fetch.io | 5,600 USD | 3/8/2018 | Sedo |
cryptomarket.io | 5,525 USD | 9/4/2017 | Park.io |
nos.io | 5,500 USD | 2/15/2018 | Sedo |
top.io | 5,499 USD | 11/10/2017 | Sedo |
fulcrum.io | 5,460 USD | 7/29/2017 | HeroNames.com |
apollo.io | 5,450 USD | 1/19/2018 | Park.io |
bull.io | 5,000 USD | 1/25/2018 | Park.io |
zipper.io | 5,000 USD | 1/9/2018 | Park.io |
pie.io | 5,000 USD | 7/31/2017 | Park.io |
employ.io | 5,000 USD | 6/23/2017 | Sedo |
cookie.io | 5,000 USD | 6/14/2017 | Park.io |
ob.io | 5,000 USD | 6/6/2017 | Park.io |
spice.io | 5,000 USD | 6/1/2017 | Park.io |
carrot.io | 5,000 USD | 5/23/2017 | Park.io |
owl.io | 4,999 USD | 1/14/2018 | Flippa |
zipper.io | 4,999 USD | 1/12/2018 | Sedo |
goldx.io | 4,995 USD | 1/31/2018 | GoDaddy |
payable.io | 4,950 USD | 2/5/2018 | Sedo |
dl.io | 4,700 USD | 4/5/2018 | Park.io |
unicorn.io | 4,600 USD | 12/13/2017 | Park.io |
gnosis.io | 4,507 USD | 1/18/2018 | Park.io |
uvm.io | 4,288 USD | 2/13/2018 | Sedo |
worth.io | 4,269 USD | 7/9/2017 | Park.io |
solidity.io | 4,200 USD | 5/1/2018 | Park.io |
worx.io | 4,200 USD | 1/7/2018 | Pvt Sale |
hms.io | 4,200 USD | 8/2/2017 | Sedo |
bullseye.io | 4,188 USD | 4/8/2018 | DomainTheory |
cryptowatch.io | 4,025 USD | 1/21/2018 | Park.io |
accept.io | 4,000 USD | 3/6/2018 | Park.io |
sponge.io | 4,000 USD | 1/4/2018 | Park.io |
clout.io | 4,000 USD | 8/25/2017 | TLDPros.com |
newsletter.io | 4,000 USD | 8/7/2017 | Park.io |
xj.io | 4,000 USD | 7/14/2017 | Park.io |
wl.io | 4,000 USD | 6/16/2017 | Park.io |
theorem.io | 4,000 USD | 5/11/2017 | Park.io |
bfc.io | 3,999 USD | 4/7/2018 | Sedo |
mya.io | 3,753 USD | 11/16/2017 | TLDPros.com |
ecology.io | 3,661 USD | 1/28/2018 | Park.io |
sku.io | 3,600 USD | 7/5/2017 | Park.io |
123.io | 3,588 USD | 3/11/2018 | Park.io |
horizon.io | 3,550 USD | 2/21/2018 | Park.io |
icos.io | 3,550 USD | 2/18/2018 | Park.io |
swan.io | 3,525 USD | 4/25/2018 | Park.io |
setu.io | 3,500 USD | 3/20/2018 | Sedo |
metropolis.io | 3,500 USD | 9/19/2017 | Park.io |
salam.io | 3,499 USD | 4/3/2018 | Sedo |
ccc.io | 3,300 USD | 2/3/2018 | Park.io |
trusted.io | 3,250 USD | 9/12/2017 | Park.io |
ipos.io | 3,200 USD | 2/28/2018 | Sedo |
hidden.io | 3,200 USD | 12/7/2017 | Park.io |
lawyer.io | 3,200 USD | 6/5/2017 | Flippa |
adapt.io | 3,100 USD | 12/23/2017 | Park.io |
coral.io | 3,100 USD | 9/1/2017 | Park.io |
About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of Internet Marketing Services Inc. 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 Internet related businesses through his search engine strategy brand Searchen Networks®
Leo Golan says
Thanks John, interesting stats.
Especially interesting is that quite a few were sold thru Flippa. Something to think about.