#3 Sex.com

Sold for: $13 Million

Year: 2010

There is a very infamous quote that “the word sex sells” and it is true. In 2010, this domain gained over more than $13 million. The purchaser was an investment firm called Clover Holdings. This sale was also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.

#2 Insure.com

Sold for: $16 Million

Year: 2009

Media giant, QuinStreet’s purchase of Insure.com domain name, makes it into the 2^nd spot in our list of most expensive domain names. In 2009, the online marketing firm purchased Insure.com for a staggering sum of $16 million. The same company also bought internet.com, a month before this sale.

#1 Privatejet.com

Sold for: $30 Million

Year: 2012

So it’s officially time. And the most expensive domain acquisition of all time is Privatejet.com by Nations Luxury Transportation. The group bought this domain name recently- February of this year to be exact, for a massive and stupefying amount of over $30 million. According to sources, the domain is all set to expire Aug 6, 2016. So investors start saving your money.