Sedo just sent out an press release announcing its Top 10 Highest Domain Name Sales in 2014 that were not under privacy
Leading the list is mm.com, which closed at $1.2 million
True.com was the second highest sale at $350,000.
On the ccTLDs front kaffee.de (“coffee” in German) led the way selling for €100,000 which was just €1 short of the 2nd & 3rd highest selling ccTLD’s chat.fr and musik.de (“music” in German). which both sold for €99.999
These were the highest public domain name sales at Sedo in 2014:
1) mm.com 1,200,000 US-Dollar
2) true.com 350,000 US-Dollar
3) malls.com 320,000 US-Dollar
4) flashcards.com 250,000 US-Dollar
5) gab.com 200,002 US-Dollar
6) cornerstonehomes.com 150,000 US- Dollar
7) kaffee.de 100,000 Euro
8) chat.fr 99,999 Euro
8) musik.de 99,999 Euro
9) vitaminc.com 104,000 US-Dollar
10) credits.com 100,000 US-Dollar
In 2014, the highest sale of a new gTLD name was a confidential sale for $100,000.
These were the highest public new gTLD domain name sales at Sedo in 2014:
1) baltic.cruises 25,000 US-Dollar
2) eat.club 20,000 US-Dollar
3) english.club 17,500 US-Dollar
4) jobboerse.berlin 8,000 Euro
5) joy.club 10,000 US-Dollar
6) penguin.club 8,000 US-Dollar
6) havana.club 8,000 US-Dollar
7) viking.cruises 5,500 Euro
8) ritz.club 7,500 US-Dollar
9) uhr.kaufen 4,200 Euro
10) lossless.audio 5,000 US-Dollar
The Top 10 list of highest IDN New gTLDs (includes prices that are related to domain packages including the keyword in different variations):
游戏.在线 25,388 US-Dollar games.online
赌场.在线 25,000 US-Dollar casino.online
房地产.在线 16,000 US-Dollar realestate.online
租赁.在线 15,500 US-Dollar rent.online
比特币.在线 14,388 US-Dollar bitcoin.online
房地产.中文网 10,000 US-Dollar realestate.website
俱乐部.在线 7,100 US-Dollar club.online
名表.在线 6,400 US-Dollar look.online
销售.在线 5,588 US-Dollar sell.online
优惠.在线 4,100 US-Dollar offer.online
The Top 10 longest domain names (in English)
The shorter and more descriptive an Internet address is, the more valuable it is. Users are able to memorize names easier and type in shorter names faster in their internet browser address bars. But for some industries, it is not as easy to adhere to this criteria. So dive in again this year, to see which companies made it into the top 10 longest domain names for 2014:
1) abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890.com
2) reverseosmosiswaterfiltrationsystem.com
3) northvancouverislamicassociation.com
4) military-retirement-calculator.com
5) downing-conferences-cambridge.com
6) its5oclocksomewheremargaritas.com
7) internationalhealthstrategies.com
8) businessturnaroundspecialist.com
9) workforcedevelopmentalliance.com
10) lakearrowheadvacationrentals.com
About Sedo
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers”, is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Boston, USA, Sedo has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale with more than 18 million listings. The company’s support team speaks 23 languages natively while its award-winning interactive marketplace seamlessly services client needs in six different languages. With more than 14 years of experience, Sedo is trusted by organizations and individuals around the globe as neutral partner for buying, selling and parking domains.
DNPric.es says
Back in January 2009 flashcards.com was purchased for $40,200.00 USD at NameJet. Nice ~42% annual return over six years.