So what are Domain Names worth? The answer is that it depends. Like a lot of intellectual property, the vast majority of Domain Name Sales bring prices in 3, 4, 5, or 6 figure range. Nevertheless, there have been roughly sixty seven transactions of a million dollars or more.
This year (2008) Fund.com at just under $10 Million tops the list so far. Pizza.com went for $2,605,000 while DataRecovery.com reportedly sold for $1,659,000. Domain Name Journal reports that Invest.com has sold for $1,015,000.
Assembled from Domain Name Journal, Namebio.com, Domain Name News, MSNBC, Forbes, and Reuters, here in descending order is the list (believed to be reasonably accurate):
Domain Name
Price
Year
Sex.com
$14,000,000
2006
Fund.com
$9,999,950
2008
Porn.com
$9,500,000
2007
Diamond.com
$7,500,000
2006
Business.com
$7,500,000
1999
Beer.com
$7,000,000
1999
Casino.com
$5,500,000
2003
AsSeenOnTV.com
$5,100,000
2000
Korea.com
$5,000,000
2000
Shop.com
$3,500,000
2003
Altavista.com
$3,300,000
1998
Wine.com
$3,300,000
2003
Software.com
$3,200,000
2005
Vodka.com
$3,000,000
2006
Loans.com
$3,000,000
2000
CreditCheck.com
$3,000,000
2007
Wines.com
$2,900,000
2004
Autos.com
$2,900,000
1999
CreditCards.com
$2,750,000
2004
Pizza.com
$2,605,000
2008
Tom.com
$2,500,000
1999
Coupons.com
$2,200,000
2000
Computer.com
$2,100,000
2007
England.com
$2,000,000
1999
Express.com
$2,000,000
2000
Telephone.com
$2,000,000
2000
Savings.com
$1,900,000
2003
Mortgage.com
$1,800,000
2000
Seniors.com
$1,800,000
2007
DataRecovery.com
$1,659,000
2008
Fly.com
$1,500,000
1999
Deposit.com
$1,500,000
2000
Marketing.com
$1,500,000
2005
Cameras.com
$1,500,000
2006
Tandberg.com
$1,500,000
2007
VIP.com
$1,400,000
2005
Men.com
$1,320,000
2000
Vista.com
$1,250,000
2007
Feedback.com
$1,230,000
2003
Phone.com
$1,200,000
2003
Find.com
$1,200,000
2003
LV.com
$1,200,000
2007
Scores.com
$1,180,000
2007
Chinese.com
$1,120,000
2007
Bingo.com
$1,100,000
1999
Mercury.com
$1,100,000
2000
Cruises.co.uk
$1,100,000
2008
Wallstreet.com
$1,030,000
2005
Fish.com
$1,020,000
2005
Invest.com
$1,015,000
2008
Britain.com
$1,000,000
1999
Beauty.cc
$1,000,000
1999
CyberWorks.com+.net
$1,000,000
2000
WhitehouseCrisis.com
$1,000,000
2000
Sky.com
$1,000,000
2003
eFlowers.com
$1,000,000
2003
If.com
$1,000,000
2003
Guy.com
$1,000,000
2007
Topix.com
$1,000,000
2007
Rebate.com
$1,000,000
2007
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