Top 10 Most Expensive Domain Names

One of the latest forms of assets of the twenty first century is domain names. It is also commonly known as domain name real estate. Yes, today people are looking for perfect domain names and there are companies that are ready to pay millions of dollars for domain names that would have actually cost the owner under $10 to register the domain name.

All the most expensive premium domain names are single word domain names. Here is the list of top 10 most expensive domain names.

The first among the top 10 most expensive domain name is Insure.com. This domain was sold for $16 million in 2009 to QuinStreet which is one of the largest advertising companies on the internet. Insure.com was originally an insurance company and insurance brokerage house.

The second most expensive domain name is Sex.com. This domain was sold for $14 million in 2010. The next most expensive domain name was sold close to $10 million and it is Fund.com. This domain name was sold for $9.99 million in 2008. Fund.com is now owned by an investment information sharing company.

The next most expensive domain in line is Porn.com. This domain name was sold for $ 9.5 million as early as 2007 its value today will be much higher. Porn.com is owned by an internet media and investment firm, MXN Limited.

Business.com steals the next place in the top ten most expensive domain names. This domain too was sold for $7.5 million in 1999.

Sixth most expensive website is Diamond.com. While the first four most expensive domains were revolving around money and sex related names, the fifth expensive domain name kind of leads the trend away. Diamond.com has been sold for $7.5 million in 2006 to one of the top most online diamond seller in the world.

The next most expensive domain name will cheer the beer lovers, Beer.com is the next most expensive domain name. Beer.com was sold for $7 million in 2004. Eighth most expensive domain name was interestingly Israel.com and this domain was purchased for almost $6 million in 2004. The exact value at which Israel.com has been sold was $5.88 million.

Many websites have been sold between five and six millions in the history of domain sales. Casino.com is one such website and it was sold for $5.5 million in 2003. AsSeenOnTV.com was sold for $5.1 million in 2000
and Toys.com too was sold for $5.1 million in 2009.

Investing money in premium domain names seems to be one of the wisest investment options provided you register your domain name with a reputed domain registrar and know how to keep your domain name protected. Sex.com is a classic scam in the history of domain name real estate industry.

However there aren’t any single word domain names left for you to register anymore. If you own a premium domain name, then you should know that you have a real treasure that has the potential to make you rich overnight.