List of most expensive domain names

This is a list of some of the highest prices paid for domain names. The list is limited to domains that sold for $3 million or more.

1. Insurance.com $35.6 million in 2010^[1]
2. VacationRentals.com $35 million in 2007 ^[2]
3. PrivateJet.com $30.18 million in 2012^[1]
4. Internet.com $18 million in 2009^[1]
5. 360.com $17 million in 2015^[3]
6. Insure.com $16 million in 2009 ^[4]
7. Fund.com 2008 £9.99 million^[4]
8. Sex.com for $14 million in November 2014^[4][5]
9. Hotels.com $11 million in 2001^[1]
10. Porn.com 2007 $9.5 million^[4]
11. Porno.com for $8,888,888 in Feb 2015^[1]
12. Fb.com by Facebook for $8.5 million in November 2010^[6]
13. Business.com for $7.5 million in December 1999^[4]
14. Diamond.com 2006 $7.5 million^[4]
15. Beer.com 2004 $7 million^[4]
16. iCloud.com by Apple Inc. for $6 million in March 2011^[7]
17. Israel.com for $5.88 million in May 2008^[8]
18. Casino.com 2003 $5.5 million^[4]
19. Slots.com 2010 for $5.5 million ^[9]
20. Toys.com: Toys 'R' Us by auction for $5.1 million in 2009^[4][10]
21. AsSeenOnTv.com 2000 for $5.1 million ^[9]
22. Clothes.com 2008 for $4.9 million ^[11]
23. Medicare.com 2014 for $4.8 million ^[12]
24. IG.com 2013 September for $4.6 million, acquired by IG Group from Internet Group Brazil ^[13]
25. Marijuana.com 2011 for $4.2 million by WeedMaps, a subsidiary of General Cannabis Inc.^[14]
26. GiftCard.com by CardLab for $4 million in October 2012^[15]
27. Yp.com by YellowPages.com for $3.8 million in November 2008^[16]
28. Mi.com by Xiaomi for $3.6 million in April 2014^[17]
29. AltaVista.com for $3.3 million in August 1998
30. Whisky.com for $3.1 million in December 2013^[18]
31. Candy.com for $3.0 million in June 2009^[19]
32. Loans.com by Bank of America for $3.0 million in February 2000^[20]

Non published sales

Many high-profile domain sales either sold privately or by brokerage firms are kept confidential.^[21]

References

1. Erik Overen. "Top 250 Most Expensive Domain Names !". Mostexpensivedomain.name. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
2. Sharples, Brian. Lessons Learned from Brian Sharples, founder & CEO of HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY). Retrieved 7 August 2013. I mean we bought a website in the United States called VacationRentals.com for 35 million bucks. The only reason we bought it was so Expedia couldn't have that URL.
3. "Qihoo Eyes 360 Brand With Record Domain Buy". Forbes. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. Irvine, Chris (10 Mar 2010). "Top 10 most expensive domain names". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
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6. "Mashable". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
7. "Macrumors.com". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
8. "Internet Domain Name 'Israel.com' Sold for $5.88 Million". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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12. "eHealth Insurance (EHTH) Acquires Medicare.com For $4.8 Million". Dnsr.com. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
13. http://www.leaprate.com/forex-industry-news/entry/ig-group-spends-millions-for-domain-name-ig-com.html
14. "WeedMaps Acquires Marijuana.com For A Kushy $4.20 Million". TechCrunch. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
15. "GiftCard.com". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
16. "form10k.htm". Sec.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
17. "XiaoMi Purchased Mi.com Domain For A Record $3.6 Million, New URL For Global Users". Gsminsider.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
18. "Dramming.com". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
19. "Techcrunch.com". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
20. "Bank of America buys Loans.com Domain Name for $3 million". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
21. "Top 20 Most Expensive Domain Names Ever Sold". Plenty of Brands. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.