25 Most Expensive Domain Names Of All Time


#1 Sex.com

Sold for: $13 million

Year sold: 2010

It’s a adult content site. Sex.com entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest domain-only sale in history. Escom LLC sold it to Clover Holdings Ltd.

BONUS: Business.com

Sold for: $7.5 million

Year sold: 1999

Business.com, as the site says, it is the premier online destination for businesses of all sizes to research, find, and compare the products and services they need to run their businesses. It offers how-to guides, price comparison tools, expansive library of white papers, and leading online B2B directory. Business.com's "Purchasing Engine" assists purchasers at all stages of the buying process, whether they are just starting their research or ready to make a purchase.

BONUS: Hotels.com

Sold for: $11,000,000

Year sold:  2001

As the site says, hotels.com is a hotel accommodation provider and operates worldwide. It offers booking services through its own network of localized websites and telephone call centers.

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