Who is the greatest domainer of all time?

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Last July we asked who was the greatest domainer of all time? Things change from year to year, some people raise their profile, others sail off into the sunset or have a setback in their domaining career.

Last year Rick Schwartz ran away with the vote, now every possible person who could have been nominated was not listed in the choices, so as not to snub anyone feel free to list your choice.

So this year just leave a comment, I will tabulate by hand. You can only list one person, comments with multiple entries will not be counted.

Last year:

Full results below:

Rick Schwartz
98
   36%
Frank Schilling
69
   25%
Yun Ye
23
     8%
Michael Berkens
16
     6%
Igal Lichtman
12
     4%
Kevin Ham
10
     4%
Mike Mann
9
     3%
Castello Brothers
8
     3%
Turakhia Brothers (Directi, Radix)
7
     3%
Andrew Rosener
7
     3%
Rob Grant
3
     1%
John Xu (Owner 4.CN)
2
     1%
Bob Parsons
2
     1%
George Kirikos
2
     1%
Scott Day
2
     1%
Chris Chena
1
     0%
Thunayan Al-Ghanim
1
     0%
Eric Borgos
1
     0%
Mike Zappy Zapolin
0
     0%
Anything.com
0
     0%

About Raymond Hackney

Raymond is a writer, domain trader and consultant based in Pennsylvania. Raymond is the founder of 3Character.com and TLDInvestors.com.

Comments

  2. Domenclature.com says

    The operating word being “Smartest”, I cast my vote for a tie, Schwartz and Parson, but since that’s not allowed, Schwartz gets the whole thing .

  7. CasinosVR says

    Rick definitely .
    He is one of the most important person who created the domain market. I learned most from him because he is a person who shares his experiences.

  8. Nathan Edwards says

    1) Adam Dicker
    2) Hank Alvarez
    3) Rick Latona
    4) Dana Patrick
    5) .ws team

  9. Ben pedri says

    I would have to say drew rosner. This because if this crazy bastard started today with zero he would be up to a million in no time . i think shilling was an animal in his heyday and it wasent an easy time still he ended up with a super premium portfolio. So these vuys in my opinion and for different reasons are the best .

  10. STRIKER says

    Simce you summarily erased my first comment, I shall try again:

    Donald Trump gets my vote.

    Trump.com is arguably the most valuable domain that ever was, or will be registered.

  12. Jonny says

    I get some people want to be provocative and others are idiotic trolls who it’s just a shame their parents weren’t sterile. But there are really only 5 or 6 choices and everyone else is just ridiculous.

    Adam Strong, Donald Trump and no offense to you Raymond but I think you know you are not.

    I give it to Rick Schwartz, without him some of the others would have been selling used panties on Ebay instead of selling domain names.

  13. Mark Thorpe says

    Rick Schwartz, because he was a trailblazer.
    But Mike Mann is a close second. Only Mike can sell certain domains that no one else could.
    They both promote .com domains too! Smart.

    • Ben pedri says

      i think that if rick would have started 10 years later no one would even know who is is right now. He was one of the first to the game and was picking up fruit just lying in the street.So although he has become rich and famous he had a great edge forsite .thats what i give him the top prize for.

  16. steve brady says

    Craig of Craigslist, who only needed one domain that to this day is helping millions of people sell an item for free, including domain names.

    Craig Newmark Founded Craigslist To Give Back, Now He’s A Billionaire
    forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2017/05/03/how-does-craigslist-make-money/

    Google “domain names on craigslist” The #1 result is:
    How To Sell a Domain Name on Craigslist.com – DomainSherpa
    domainsherpa.com/how-to-sell-a-domain-name-on-craigslist-com/

    Just guessing.

  17. Drums says

    Daniel Negari for selling 1 cent domains..

    On a serious note, my vote for this year: Mike Berkins!. I believe he holds the best GTLD portfolio.

  18. Surya says

    I still choose Rick Schwartz as the biggest domainer. Mike Mann for best domain marketer ever. Schilling for domain innovator, since most of his idea for future. Godaddy for registrar. .xyz registry for domain registry.

    Mike Mann is a man that has sold alot of domains, more than anyone, the second biggest domainer for me..

  22. gabriel says

    Not Schwartz because he got lucky and got in early. The best domainer to me would be someone who made his fortune with hard work.

  23. Richard says

    Have to go with Mike Mann.

    Sold Buydomains and then just went on and regged another 250k names. Just crazy.

  24. Rich says

    Frank Schilling by far.
    started from scratch and is the richest from selling domain names and innovating the domain industry.

  28. KW BOSWELL says

    Rick Schwartz gets my vote. Not only does he work smarter, he has not kept anything top secret.
    He knows how to find deals, predicting which domains will go up in value. I learned valuable data at the tradeshows of the past, where domainers would get together. Reading Ricksblog.com, “especially” at the time that it was written, was like getting a daily code to make more money. He left a map that gives you the best odds to future success, like no boardroom can do. Making a business with a domain name, beats being unemployed. You could write a cigar blog, or write about hot products, whatever it is just start going places!!

  29. steve says

    Rick is the greatest domainer of all time for these reasons:

    1) He got in early, as he saw the future opportunities;
    2) He also helped create the domain industry, with conferences and his blog;
    3) He provides excellent advice;
    4) Quite simply he’s the Roger Federer of Domaining – and he’s back, as is Roger!
    5) He also warned potential GTLD investors about the risks, and these warnings have proven he has been right, as so many GTLDs are running on fumes

    • steve brady says

      Good points, since the actual greatest guitar player of all time isn’t capable of playing in front of a live audience and remains unknown to all, the title goes to Eddie Van Halen who got there 5 years earlier than the rest who later emulated him. It is what it is.

  37. Alex says

    Mike Mann hands down, he can sell a reg fee name for what the NAMES are really worth.
    The price tags are actually not as impressive, as his ability to SEE the value where others don’t and extract that value when he sells!
    He’s A BEAST….the others just have great no brain value names like LL.com, Singlewords.coms etc etc that are worth a lot from the get go..