Domain name is the name which we usually type on the web browser address bar. For example, we may type http://www.apple.com on the address bar, here www.apple.com is the domain name. Can you imagine that this domain is worth millions of dollars? We believe that most domains are initially for starting related business and easy for users to remember. But with the popularity of the business, some of the domains become valuable and they are more expensive than some small companies.
Below are some most expensive domains on the Internet.
No. 10 : Shopping.de
A domain in Germany, it was bought by Unister Gmbh in 2008 with a price of 1.96 million euros.
No. 8 : Candy.com
It was bought by G&J Holdings in 2009 with a price of 3 million US dollars
No. 8 : Vodka.com
It was bought by a billionaire in Russia in 2006 with a price of 3 million US dollars because he owned the biggest wine company for selling Vodka.
No. 7 : Clothes.com
It was bought by Zappos in 2008 with a price of 5 million US dollars, now both Zappos and Clothes.com are owned by Amazon.
No.6 : Toys.com
It was bought by ToysRUs company in 2009 with a price of 5.1 million US dollars
No.5 : Slots.com
It was bought by an unknown buyer in 2010 with 5.5 million US dollars on an auction.
No.4 : Diamond.com
Ice.com bought it with 7.5 million US dollars from Odmo.com in 2006
No.3 : Porn.com
It was bought by MXN Limited company with 9.5 million US dollars in 2007
No.2 : Fund.com
It was bought by Clek Media with 9.99995 million US dollars in 2008.
No. 1 : Sex.com
This is the domain name on the Guinness World Records Manual. Colver Holdings Ltd bought it with 13 million US dollars from Escom LLC in 2010.
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