What are the most expensive domain names?
Domain name prices vary depending on the value of a given web address - certain names have sold for millions of dollars to large companies that wanted the domain because it relates to their business. A good domain name comes with a built-in potential for large profits through ad revenue and monthly web visitors.
If you're just a regular person wanting to start your own website or buy up a few domain names, you won't be paying millions of dollars to get started - or even thousands. The most expensive domains are probably out of your budget, but that doesn't mean you can't get your hands on a profitable domain.
When it comes to regular-priced domains from a registrar, there is no price difference between a .com or a .net - and the name you choose doesn't determine the price either. If a particular domain name is available under a specific extension, you can purchase it for as little as $10/year for the annual fee.
The most expensive domain names come with high price tags because they have already been registered and are making a lot of money, through ad revenue. These sites have thousands of visitors each month - not only are they established as moneymakers online, they also represent valuable Internet real estate. A name such as Beer.com, for example, has intrinsic value to beverage companies, for obvious reasons. This is what drives prices up to exorbitant heights - corporations have to be interested in some way to make a 'dot com' website valuable enough that they'll pay millions of dollars for the purchase.
Overall, the most expensive domains, even on a smaller scale, are the 'dot coms.' In most cases the first choice for purchasing a domain name is the .com extension. Of course, web domains containing other extensions have sold for high amounts in the past, but generally speaking, it's the 'dot coms' that rake in the most money - this is because most people tend to type .com into their web browsers when attempting to find a site through memory, or otherwise.
The following are the most expensive domains ever sold:
Business.com - $8 million.
AsSeenOnTv.com - $5.1 million
Altavista.com - $3.3 million
Wine.com - $2.9 million
Autos.com - $2.2 million
Expensive domains usually show up on auction sites from speculators looking to make a quick buck, but it’s still possible to find domains that come at a more affordable price.
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