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11 January 2009

Most Expensive Domain Names Ever

You probably know that top domain names sell for big bucks, right? But exactly how much money are we talking about, and what are those top domains? Well, I just came across a list that has over 50 of the most expensive domains ever sold.

Here are the top 10:

Sex.com - Sold for: $14 million on January 19th, 2006

Fund.com - $9,999,950 - Sold in 2008

Porn.com - Sold for $9,000,000 sometime in 2007 (Update: OR $9,500,000 — Two different prices shown across many different sites/news reports)

Business.com - Sold for $7,500,000 in 1999 (Remember: This was pretty much a “business” sale with a developed name)

Diamonds.com - Sold for $7,500,000

Beer.com - Sold for $7,000,000

AsSeenOnTV.com - Sold for $5,100,000 in January of 2000

Korea.com - $5,000,000 - Sold in January of 2000

Casino.com - $5,500,000 - Sold to a private company in 2003

YP.com - $3,850,000 - Sold to YellowPages.com

Shop.com - Sold for $3,500,000 in 2001

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