Sex.Com Domain Name
Most expensive domain and will be for long time because Sex.com is the world’s most expensive domain name and recently sold for $13 million at an auction. Sedo.com, a domain name market place, confirmed on Friday, that it was the record holder as the most expensive domain name ever sold.
Escom LLC was forced to sell it to winning bidder Clover Holdings Ltd because of bankruptcy issues. The previous owner, Escom LLC, sold the domain name Sex.com for $13 million, although they bought it in 2006 for $14 million.
The sale will have to go through an approval by a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday, October 27 in relation to Escom LLC’s bankruptcy case. Simple domain names are prized by entrepreneurs. An effective domain name is short, easy to remember, and should reflect the nature of the business.
Opportunities to buy simple one word domain names such as www.sex.com and www.pizza.com are hard to come by. Pizza.com attracted bids higher than $2.5 million. Trading domain names is considered a profitable business.
Here is a list of the top 10 most expensive domain names ever sold with sex.com sold twice as the most expensive in 2006 and 2010. The second most expensive domain name ever sold is Fund.com sold for $9,999,950 in 2008.
Porn.com sold for $9,500,000 in 2007. Business.com sold for $7,500,000 in 1999. Diamonds.com sold for $7,500,000. Beer.com’s price tag was $7,000,000, other alcohol websites like vodka.com and wine.com are also expensive.
AsSeenOnTV.com sold more than 9 years ago in 2000 for $5,100,000. A name of a country is also one of the most expensive, Korea.com sold for $5,000,000. The price tag for Casino.com was $5,500,000. One of the most popular search terms is SEO, and the domain name SEO.com was sold for $5,000,000.
