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Top 5 costliest Domain name sold!

Here are five high price domain related deals that made the news before this article was first published in 2016. A few of these prices covered a website business or a whole division, so they should not all be read as prices for the domain name alone. This is an archived list, rather than a current ranking.

360.com: US$17 million. REPORTED IN 2015. DOMAIN PURCHASE. Reported acquisition by Qihoo 360 from Vodafone.


Internet.com: US$18 million. ANNOUNCED IN 2009. DIVISION ACQUISITION. The agreement covered Internet.com division assets, not just a domain.


PrivateJet.com: US$30.18 million. ANNOUNCED IN 2012. CASH AND STOCK. An announced figure. Do not read this as a verified cash-only sale.


VacationRentals.com: US$35 million. REPORTED 2007 DEAL. BUSINESS ACQUISITION. Price later described by HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples.


Insurance.com: US$35.6 million. 2010 ACQUISITION. WEBSITE BUSINESS. QuinStreet bought the website business; the price was not for the name alone.


Aren’t you tempted to start domain name business and start acquiring catchy domain name?

Sources: 360.com price report; Internet.com acquisition announcement; PrivateJet.com company announcement; Brian Sharples talk notes; QuinStreet 2010 annual report.

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