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In this article, I will present to you the 20 most expensive domains sold in the world, with some domains reaching a price of 52 million dollars.
You might wonder how a domain can reach such a price! Yes, it is possible for a domain to reach this amount, as there are some domains that carry a distinctive and famous name in the internet field, like the domain seo.com, which is well-known, especially among content creators. For example, in the adult website sector, there are also domains whose prices skyrocket.
Let's start reviewing the domains.
Rank One | VacationRentals.com
This site was sold in 2007, and it was one of the highest deals, selling for 35 million dollars!! Yes, believe it or not, the site was sold for this price. Mr. Brain Sharples was the buyer of this domain.
Rank Two | PrivateJet.com
This site was sold for 30.18 million dollars and is also one of the most expensive domains in the world, sold in 2012.
Rank Three | Insure.com
This site was sold in 2009 for 16 million dollars, making it the second highest domain by price. However, three years later, PrivateJet.com came along and broke this ranking, leaving Insure.com in third place behind VacationRentals.com and PrivateJet.com.
Rank Four | Sex.com
As its name suggests, this is one of the adult sites, sold in 2014 for 14 million dollars. The high value of this domain is due to its association with a term that is among the most searched on the internet.
Rank Five | Hotels.com
This domain was sold in 2011 for 11 million dollars. Interestingly, the new owner appeared on BBC to express his immense happiness at becoming the owner of this domain, which is quite unusual :D
Rank Six | Fund.com
This domain was sold in 2009 for approximately 9.5 million dollars and is focused on finance in general.
Rank Seven | Porn.com
As the name suggests, this is an adult site and is the second most expensive adult site sold, with a purchase price of 9.7 million dollars, sold in 2007.
Rank Eight | Fb.com
This is the domain for Facebook, where the letters fb are an abbreviation for Facebook. While everyone knows Facebook, not everyone knows that the site was purchased in 2010 for 8.5 million dollars and now redirects to facebook.com.
Rank Nine | Business.com
This domain was sold in December 1991 for 7.5 million dollars, and later the new owner sold the site again for the same price he bought it for, which is 7.5 million dollars.
Rank Ten | Diamond.com
This domain was sold in 2006 for 7.5 million dollars. It is worth noting that the domain operates in the diamond trading sector, and the new owner achieved sales worth millions thanks to this new domain.
Rank Eleven | Beer.com
This site specializes in alcoholic beverages and was sold in 2004 for 4 million dollars. Fortunately, the site has ceased operations :]
Rank Twelve | Israel.com
This site was sold in 2008 for 5.88 million dollars.
Rank Thirteen | Casino.com
This site was sold in 2007 for 5.5 million dollars, and the new owner has made significant profits thanks to this new site.
Rank Fourteen | Toys.com
This domain was sold in 2009 for 51 million dollars and is considered one of the most expensive domains ever sold. This domain was purchased by a leading company in the American market.
Rank Fifteen | Korea.com
As the name suggests, this domain carries the name of a country, Korea, and was sold in 2004 for 5 million dollars.
This site specializes in communication.
Rank Sixteen | SEO.com
Michael Mann, the owner of BuyDomains, recognized that this domain was a great opportunity when he found it available. He purchased it in 2007.
Rank Seventeen | Clothes.com
After reading the domain name, you might have guessed that the site specializes in clothing. Indeed, this site was dedicated to this field, but later the domain was redirected to zappos.com, which is no longer operational. This site was sold in 2008 for 4.9 million dollars.
Rank Nineteen | Icloud.com
If you have any device from the American company Apple, you have certainly heard of this name and this site, as Apple purchased this site in 2011 for 4.5 million dollars.
Rank Twenty | Slots.com
This domain was purchased by Mr. LA Group for 51 million dollars, and the purpose of buying the domain name was to protect the company's name, which was based in Los Angeles.
