25 Most Expensive Domain Names Of All Time


#12 Social.com

Sold for: $2,600,000

Year Sold: 2011

Moniker brokered a deal to sell social.com for $2.6 million in July, 2011.

#11 CreditCards.com

Sold for: $2,750,000

Year sold: 2004

CreditCards.com is a free online resource where consumers can compare hundreds of credit card offers by category, including low interest credit cards, credit cards with rewards programs, airline credit cards, cash back credit cards, small business credit cards, student credit cards, instant approval credit cards as well as prepaid debit cards.

ClickSuccess L.P, a firm that sells financial tools and products online, purchased CreditCards.com in 2004. It was the biggest domain-only sale in years. Casino.com was part of a massive $5.5 million deal in 2003, but its sale included a number of other assets.

#10 Shopping.de

Sold for: €1,960,000

Year sold: 2008

Unister GmbH purchased the domain to go along with its portfolio of other destination sites, including Auto.de, News.de and Kredit.de.

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