When someone plans to start a website, usually a lot of consideration is given to the name of the domain. But often it is not easy to get the desired domain name when already 1.5 billion websites are present on the worldwide web. Most people give up on their desired domain name or alter a bit the name, but there are few who go to all lengths to buy the desired domain name.
If you buy a domain name in India, usually the pricing starts at Rs 149. But there are some sales that occurred in history where a domain name was sold for a whopping $872 million. Don’t worry about calculating in Rupees. It is a lot.
So, we come across the list of top 25 most expensive domain names which has been compiled by GoDaddy, an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company. Let’s check it out.
Top 25 Most Expensive Domain Names Publicly Reported
1. CarInsurance.com — $49.7 million
2. Insurance.com — $35.6 million
3. VacationRentals.com — $35 million
4. PrivateJet.com — $30.18 million
5. Voice.com — $30 million
6. Internet.com — $18 million
7. 360.com — $17 million
8. Insure.com — $16 million
9. Fund.com — £9.99 million
10. Se*.com — $14 million?
11. Se*.com — $13 million
12. Hotels.com — $11 million
13. Por*.com — $9.5 million
14. Shoes.com — $9 million
15. Por*o.com — $8.8 million
16. Fb.com — $8.5 million
17. We.com — $8 million
18. Business.com — $7.5 million
19. Diamond.com — $7.5 million
19. B*er.com — $7 million
20. Z.com — $6.8 million
21. iCloud.com — $6 million
22. Israel.com — $5.8 million
23. Casin*.com — $5.5 million
24. Slots.com — $5.5 million
?- The se*.com domain name sold twice — Once in 2005 for $14 million and again in 2010 for $13 million.
And the one that has been sold for $872 million was 25. Cars.com, but this sale was not officially reported publicly.
