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 .net … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Why I Told My “New gTLD” Project to “Suck It” – Will Rebrand with King of all URLs
NEW YORK, NY - It takes a lot for a guy like me to give-up on a project or otherwise throw-in-the-towel, especially when I am not even sure how hard I really tried to begin with, but I like to be two steps ahead, and I like to work smart, not hard. That’s why I told Uniregistry to keep the Find.cars URL domain - forget it, let it expire, I’ll just re-brand as FindCarsforSale.com. Here’s my thought process and how it all went down; hill. Two years ago, when .cars domains … [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...]
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...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 12/04/2017 – 12/10/2017
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 magicfiber.com at $28,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as girls.co.uk at 9,995 GBP ($13,312.34 US Dollars) and the top other as ai.guide at $3,500.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 12/04/2017 – 12/10/2017. 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...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 11/13/2017 – 11/19/2017
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 Sanda.com at $75,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as stromfreunde.de at 21,420 EUR ($25,139.58 US Dollars) and the top other as gdpr.org at $15,000.00 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 11/13/2017 – 11/19/2017. Domain … [Read more...]
20 Years Later: A Look at The Top 100 .IO Domain Sales Over the Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – According to NameBio, there were a total of 2,927 “reported” .IO domain sales over the last 5 year period. These top 100 total $993,953.00 in sales. The highest reported sales on this list were the domains “Tank.io” for $60,000.00 with the second as “Cloud.io” for $45,000.00 (Neither of which are developed). .io is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the British Indian Ocean Territory. The .io domain is administered by the Internet Computer … [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...]
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...]