Internet Domain Name Sold For $872,320,000

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What are the most expensive domain names that ever sold? What domain names have sold for millions upon millions of dollars?
It’s not always easy getting the domain name you want, especially if it’s one of what are called generic top-level domains. That might be something ending with .com, .org., edu, .net. or .info. We just searched online to see if we could get headlesschicken.com and we were told it’s a premium domain and would cost over $31,000. You buy a domain name from what’s called a registrar, and they reserve those names from registries. But if you wanted to buy headlesschicken.us, that would only set you back $4.99. We were told that in the first quarter of 2018, there were 333.8 million top level domain name registrations. Getting the name you want might not be easy, or might be expensive, as we just found out with our headlesschicken.com. Today we’ll see who paid the most though, in this episode of the Infographics Show, Most Expensive Domain Names Ever Sold.
First of all, if you’re wondering why .com domains can be so expensive, it’s just a matter of buying the best real estate. Brands are often most recognizable as .coms and it is a .com that will make your brand most visible in searches. As Forbes says, “Using a .com is the most authoritative way of guaranteeing your site will be found, along with providing other useful content around your brand.” It’s not just about being found, either, having a .com business gives it inherent value.
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

Does a domain name make a good investment? Have you ever bought or sold one? + Have you ever made money by selling something virtual?

[@John77Doe]

The Infographics Show Never. 😑😑😑😑😑

[@John77Doe]

Menorca 50 Euros in what year? That could be close to $100 US Dollars. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Emberya]

The Infographics Show no but I know someone who has

[@BB-ye3jq]

The Infographics Show what’s a domain

[@GrizzMan]

Menorca growtopia.... sad

[@luitaicligh1105]

Video starts 8:49

[@opressor9295]

I salute you.

[@da_n7574]

Tnx

[@surenderyadav7738]

Legend.

[@GoonsProductionUK]

Thank you

[@zz12345aaa12345zz]

Thank you! TOP COMMENT PLS!!

[@evaristegalois6282]

Apparently the Skillshare domain name just got bought by hover

[@grahamturner2640]

Evariste Galois Did it actually get bought by Hover?

[@skrizlee8867]

Graham Turner It’s a joke because he’s usually sponsored by Skillshare

[@FearRec]

Great joke XD

[@novelnouvel]

r/whoooosh

[@handsomejack3444]

WIX?

[@Hello-tl5eb]

A SPONSOR THAT ISNT SKILLSHARE

[@vlad-bm9gy]

they also had a PUBG sponsor

[@twigtoyoulater]

Or wix

[@thaofa8389]

or squarespace

[@tyronscott]

Or audible

[@sharjelsalik9352]

Or Fortnite

[@alexndr229]

09:58 *Hats off! Thanks for staying strong in this era where people push their videos just for that 10min mark! I salute you!*

[@TheInfographicsShow]

👍

[@Kevici]

Does it matter?

[@kanyewest7434]

... but it’s 3 seconds off. I’d agree with you if it were like 8:00 but when it’s 3 seconds of 10 mins it may as well be 10 mins.

[@jennyh9282]

Some Internet Person you can have an extra ad if it’s 10 minute+ So those 2 seconds really do matter

[@chasten7540]

Some Internet Person You realize that the reason that people don’t like 10 minute videos is because it allows for advertisements in the middle of the video? If it’s not at the mark, it can’t put in those advertisements. Even if it’s 9:59

[@RiethAndalStuff]

This entire video sounded like an ad

[@aeebeecee3737]

Yes

[@tehonionpotato6364]

9:59... Are you trying to avoid more money?

[@TheInfographicsShow]

😢

[@Daniel-vs4yc]

@@TheInfographicsShow lol

[@sinnie9889]

@@TheInfographicsShow delete the video and re upload it and make someone dab

[@toothpasteboy2019]

@@TheInfographicsShow Lol Rip Ad revenue.

[@TheJoshy009]

Thank you

[@Noel41022]

“I got the Domain name” “What did it cost?” “Everything”

[@BlessedToBeSaved333]

😂😂

[@enonymuz8627]

“Let me guess, your bank account?” “It was” “And it was enormous”

[@Arma_kashi]

After all this time?

[@Syllence]

r/unexpectedthanos

[@samarth.patel21]

It’s less that 1 billion most successful people have more

[@ieuoeori2188]

When a domain is worth more than you .

[@Yellow.1844]

Why wouldnt it be?

[@AndreVictorGoncalves]

A domain is useful, and has a purpose.

[@ieuoeori2188]

@@AndreVictorGoncalves you mean we humans are useless and don't have any purpose ? Omg ! Omg ! Look at you !

[@AndreVictorGoncalves]

@@ieuoeori2188 I didn't say anything about humans.

[@asmallboi3559]

@@AndreVictorGoncalves you implied it tho

[@Verlisify]

Informative ad? NEXT LEVEL

[@aldini9329]

Very unfunny well done mr 500k subs

[@elysianblues]

Hey liar you tuber you got rid of poke tips anouying

[@Clashinite]

Disgusting furry

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*_The most expensive domains on the Internet are a lot of DEAD MEMES._*

[@MidnightBloomDev]

*Bold doesn't make it funny*

[@avanda.7070]

*bold makes everything funny*

[@marklepka3093]

Hello friendship

[@ShindlersFiist]

Bold comment

[@Packrunner4]

Friendship YoUr NoT FuNny

[@IglooDweller]

I literally just went out and bought 15 domain names after watching this video. Wish me luck.

[@nisay9847]

Got any sales

[@HeroHondenbrok010]

How did it go?

[@hydrogenhoagie1385]

I own some two

[@skrytus59]

didn’t stretch the video for 2 more seconds so he could put ads in the video. LEGEND

[@gaminggaming5970]

6:11 Fund. com was sold for mine hundred ninety nine million You sure?

[@raspberryb1664]

*nien hundred ninety mine million

[@anish4155]

again three of u r wrong

[@joshhowie4071]

Derp

[@captaincoleslaw174]

POUNDS

[@venturoes1912]

like u never make mistakes....

[@filth315]

9:58? Now that's restraint!

[@TheInfographicsShow]

💪🏻

[@kaloo258]

Expecting porn sites to be the most expensive domain

[@ozromero1388]

Lol

[@EpicB]

I was expecting Sex,com (the use of a comma is intentional here) to be number one actually.

[@5lake]

@@EpicB yeah i dont want a link

[@kha6419]

it triggers me alot to know the fact that if U stretch the video 2 more seconds u will get thousands of dollars by putting ads AND YOU DONT

[@jacobricard7450]

I sold my domain name for 1,200,000 (drop.com) yet the company never did anything with it

[@royyyy11]

6:35 , year 2089?!?!?!?!

[@harrold5920]

Lol 😂

[@craigyates1664]

2008/9

[@Benwerro]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nitrolimits]

The infographics show has been exposed for being a time traveler

[@techmad8204]

2008-2009🤷🏻‍♀️

[@SpanishFluency]

4:50 you cannot resell domains immediately because it's have 60 day lock period.

[@Moodboard39]

How?!

[@enonymuz8627]

8:21 ur welcome

[@robinmaurya619]

Thanks fam

[@CharBar07]

Imagine owning these domain names just like knowing to invest in Amazon, google, etc. Easy quick multimillionaire.

[@DEMON-GLOCK-NINE]

Buying a domain name is one of the best ideas I've ever heard and it's very lucrative . If the name is good enough , somebody is gonna buy that from you at some point . I've got a few domain ideas right now .

[@kelly2fly]

"Legend is wrong". The Infographics Show, you just crushed that guy's dream. Savage! Lol.

[@TheInfographicsShow]

It's the truth...

[@KnightSlasher]

*Bitcoins want to know your location*

[@silence439]

I see you everywhere.

[@cheesesteak5689]

@@silence439 I see him everywhere ad well

[@swervegod1897]

Facts btc needs they location

[@Cheddar0pants]

Didn’t a painting of a blue line sell for like 50 million?

[@Xyz-ph5hu]

You forgot club penguin it got bought for 700 million.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

The 'g' in gTLD stands for _global_ not generic.

[@amyisme13]

uuh, no? The 'g' stands for generic.

[@gdog5514]

I will always miss the old infographics guy

[@unstablegeniusfl8524]

A domain name can make plenty $. I was going to buy a domain name having to do with pot once it was legal in Florida and someone beat me to it just a week before i was and now its been sold for 100 times the PR i originally woulda got it for

[@unstablegeniusfl8524]

Im from west palm beach and for $57,000 that private jet to L.A. better no be the only thing hi as hell for that price

[@korprikall9000]

So basically if I make a store irl and just call it ".com" I will get rich?

[@marcelinojr.deperalta3735]

If only I had a time machine.

[@quissopher6595]

Hi nice vid keep up the good work

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Thank you! ♥

[@lolcollege2963]

"Many of you don't speak Chinese". Chinese is literally the most spoken language in the world and the second most learnt language (as a second language) in the world.

[@Moodboard39]

It's third I believe. Second is Spanish

[@asura556]

You know when ur savage when u make a 9:58 minute video

[@goctwo3362]

Am I the only one who is about to look up all of these sites??

[@user-ni9si6wu7m]

Who heard 2089?

[@svenll7570]

What no it can’t be... were is WIX

[@GamesweiveR]

Wix is caca

[@cardboardpackage]

why would you pay so much to visit a website that’s free

[@dacops2394]

I gonna buy right away all the +18 related domains

[@philgamer_309]

*Dead memes are the most expensive* Imagine reviving ugandan knuckles

[@Plushymobile]

Mhmm, imagine your professor buying a x rated domain from you

[@saidinesh898]

As a software engineer i disagree the fact that .com have more seo

[@steelcitydomains2356]

agree...i am getting gtld's now with exact name for business 😎

[@FerumX]

When i heard tencent, okay, ITS IS PUBG DEVELOPERS 😂😂

[@dayngr4373]

Theres NO domain featured in this video sold for any $872,320,000... It's a lie to bring you to their website.

[@manjuv912]

4:46 what's the price again?

[@am10231]

Please don't buy any domain because this company keeps the best domain for themself and they sell you the bad ones

[@MrLastlived]

@lelei I think he means that this site is one of the scam sites that buy up domain names and resell them for an exorbitant cost. They are not registrars themselves, they are just domain resellers.

[@steelcitydomains2356]

they cant keep them as such unless they own them.. tons of places to buy from i usually pay from £1 to £4.80 or £9.00 for domains... learning all the time ☺

[@pv______6248]

Who knew Expedia was so rich

[@prakharvyas6161]

10:00 was crazy Also like

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Thank you!

[@swatwithpoint9638]

Omg u r the only youtuber that dont extend the vid to 10 min,good job man!

[@vodu990]

kurtzgesagt alsp dosent

[@RoastingPotPieMonkey]

felt a little click baity considering how the title and the last one weren't confirmed.

[@legendyt3076]

i bought one for 398.00 and sold it for 11,456.00 really good

[@jon70082]

higuy on roblox lol stfu liar

[@Mark-zg4ky]

John Smith happens all the time

[@GamesweiveR]

Yeah I call bs. Literally no reason not to mention the name since you no longer own it.

[@dogeflakes715]

Thank you for all your videos that helped me get over my boredom

[@johnnyzims]

Angels burger is the most delicious burger in the world and its buy 1 take 1 and the motto of the company is: "Unang kagat tinapay lahat".

This is the purest form of clickbait

[@louisvouiton1371]

Imagine some rich kid thought private jet was a sick name so they bought it

[@raadwan]

Someone count how many times he said "dot com" in this video.

[@divayanand4017]

well i just got a wix ad before the video

[@mrsexy7242]

How do I make a domain without using hover I want to be 100% sure

[@dylan8443]

Infographics show did you go to all those adult websites.....for research purposes.😉😉😉

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Well of course 🤫

[@fbi6310]

;) I should have helped research it with you info. I am a expert in it.

[@dylan8443]

@@fbi6310 send me a link.... for my biology assignment 😉😉

[@TheInfographicsShow]

@@fbi6310 😂

[@rushaunmcintosh439]

what i dont get is, do you have to own a website or something to sell domain names? or can anyone just learn how to make profit from it? and how long would it take to make not millions but atleast a few thousand? just curious lol

[@Moodboard39]

You don't need website . Just buy a domain and put it up for auction .

[@Moodboard39]

It's like stock trading .

[@zoomzamiii5592]

This is goodn info but bis there3 any info on how or where these domains were sold?

[@santi7059]

.tv originally belonged to Tuvalu Islands in the Pacific and they sold it for $50 million

[@arfathhossain7908]

9:58 not 10:00? Mad respect

[@paintersTM]

Kynam is the most expensive wood, said to have sold for 9m per kilo

[@tojuadeneye5502]

Bring back the original narrator tired of this guy

[@RageGamer15]

True

[@PrinceJes]

Naa, I like it.

[@georgewilliams5401]

Literally tired of this.

[@IsThisRain]

Wtf. Who even notices this shit?

[@n4ttyyy]

Is This Rain? people who watch the videos? its pretty easy to notice 2 completely different voices

[@raghavbhardwaj4966]

Nice video as always ....You never Disappoint

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Thank you! ♥

[@raghavbhardwaj4966]

The Infographics Show 🤘🙏

[@timinfinite]

Do people even visit these very expensive domains? It sounds like the buyer got ripped off

[@Megamanthemachine]

Just what kind of reasearch did you do while searching on google

[@princeflynn757]

i expected a skillshare sponsor what happened lmao

[@kingslime9944]

You really gonna do Wix like that?

[@racerkidicecream5031]

and there is me looking for pennies to buy myself food xD

[@jq4136]

I'm in que for Headless chicken(.) Com 😂😂😂

[@mohankharoud9983]

Finally a new advertiser

[@davidison2955]

£999,000,000 is not the same as £9,990,000 do you people have not way of you know editing your own work?

[@migueld8970]

I sold a domain for $700 once. Hardly as interesting.

[@FinnishArmy]

Apparently the domain I own on GoDaddy is worth $3,200, I’m selling it, doubt anyone will actually buy it.

[@michaelsolomon8031]

Lol

[@theskeletonboi]

Pro Tip: The automatic valuation means nothing

[@pagro2185]

Who also was surprised that the porn sites doesn’t costed 69.696.969 USD?

[@LittleWhole]

Hover may be good, but my heart is forever set in Namecheap

[@BoneViolyn]

Soooooo we can get the old narrator back right?

[@ArturoCabello]

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts.

[@olivert4653]

11:54

[@Jacky-wn5of]

4:13 the hell did u just say??? Did this guy just say "if you don't speak Chinese???" It's either Cantonese or Mandarin.

[@NPNLGroup]

Where to Sell Expensive Domain please Reply sir ❤

[@HACKINGWITHLINUX]

In a nutshell English word + .com = Premium Domain

[@Roeclean]

5:24 HOL UP. NOW HOW DOES THAT BOII KNOW ITS NOT POPULAR😏😏😏😏😏😏

[@lazyken6468]

This wasn't clickbait. The court rules so

[@worthplayingfor2197]

Who has the right to sell a domain name? Do they have to own it to sell it. If so is a domain no one ever bought free?

[@WombatSteve]

The video is 9 minutes 58 seconds long... Respect

[@tiongteckkai9896]

Why does every information sponsor some random website at the end of the video

[@diegofarrera3469]

I ran out of comment ideas...

[@robg9574]

10% off first year renewal fees. Not 10% off the actual domain 😕

[@FEZZfn]

6:09 quick maffs

[@Emberya]

Wow only 780 views

[@ellegt1392]

Nice ad, it fits the video xD

[@drazgul9403]

Screw stocks from a company, I'll just be a domain trader lol

[@chijiokemadubuko9004]

Why not both?

[@Moodboard39]

@@chijiokemadubuko9004 stock are complicated

[@chijiokemadubuko9004]

@@Moodboard39 I have a question, do you think cryptocurrencies are domains on steroids?

[@Moodboard39]

@@chijiokemadubuko9004 I don't get your question.

[@chijiokemadubuko9004]

@@Moodboard39 I mean, do you not see cryptocurrency links as domains?

[@yeremiafrans9425]

*huge missed opportunity for a wix sponsor*

[@TechnoDelight]

The kind of domain names that can sell for millions are long taken.

[@mezua123]

total waste of money. domain names arent that important anymore, because of SEO. its better to spend a friction of that on professional SEO

[@TheSuperCoolMan122]

well they're still somewhat important, but yeah, that's why you don't see any big domain purchase past 2010

[@pharaya3757]

@@TheSuperCoolMan122 lmao the top 3 were past 2010 lmap

[@pharaya3757]

*lmao

[@fato1084]

It's not about SEO. It's about branding.

[@GamesweiveR]

☝️This guy gets it