DN Journal's Year-To-Date Top 100 Sales 
Highest reported 2006 domain sales in all extensions through December 31 
Euro to Dollar conversion (€ to $) based on 
rates in effect when sales were reported by DNJ
(Domains entering the chart this week are highlighted in green)

Sold For

*Date column (month/day/year) shows date the sale was published in DN Journal. 

** Sex.com was sold in Jan. 2006 but the exact price was not disclosed. CNN.com said sources indicated a cash and stock package worth approx. $12 million was paid for the domain.

*** In November 2009 an insider shill bidding scandal was revealed at SnapNames.com that affected as many as 50,000 auctions from 2005 to Oct. 2009. Sales from the tainted auctions were completed at the prices listed however, in an effort to offset some of the damage done, SnapNames offered refunds to those who paid more than they otherwise would have had the shill bidder not been running up the price against them. Some accepted those refunds and other did not, choosing to seek compensation through the courts. 

There is no way to know who received partial refunds and on what domains those refunds were issued, or even which reported SnapNames sales over the years were affected by the shill bidder. So, we are advising readers that even though SnapNames sales listed between 2005-Oct. 2009 were completed at the prices shown, some buyers may have received refunds after October 2009 of a portion of the original prices they paid.

On the Vancouver.com sale, the $123,000 was a payment made to secure ownership after making 5 annual lease payments of 50,000 Canadian dollars per year under a lease to own contract initiated in 2001.

2005 Charts: Every 2005 sale of $10,000 or more
Every 2005 .Biz, .Info & .US Sale of $1,000 or more

2004 Charts: Every 2004 sale of $10,000 or more
Every 2004 .Biz, .Info & .US Sale of $1,000 or more

Go to Current Weekly Domain Sales Report

Global Contenders Year-To-Date Top 100 Sales
Highest reported 2006 .net, .org,  .info & .biz domain sales through Dec. 31 
Euro to Dollar conversion (€ to $) based on 
rates in effect when sales were reported by DNJ

Sold For

*Date column shows the date (month/day/year) the sale was published in DNJournal.  

*** In November 2009 an insider shill bidding scandal was revealed at SnapNames.com that affected as many as 50,000 auctions from 2005 to Oct. 2009. Sales from the tainted auctions were completed at the prices listed however, in an effort to offset some of the damage done, SnapNames offered refunds to those who paid more than they otherwise would have had the shill bidder not been running up the price against them. Some accepted those refunds and other did not, choosing to seek compensation through the courts. 

There is no way to know who received partial refunds and on what domains those refunds were issued, or even which reported SnapNames sales over the years were affected by the shill bidder. So, we are advising readers that even though SnapNames sales listed between 2005-Oct. 2009 were completed at the prices shown, some buyers may have received refunds after October 2009 of a portion of the original prices they paid.

Go to Current Weekly Domain Sales Report

Country Code Domains (ccTLD's) Year-To-Date Top 100 Sales
Highest reported 2006 country code domain sales through Dec. 31
Euro to Dollar conversion (€ to $) based on 
rates in effect when sales were reported by DNJ
(Domains entering the chart this week are highlighted in green)

Sold For

*Date column shows the date (month/day/year) the sale was published in DNJournal.  

*** In November 2009 an insider shill bidding scandal was revealed at SnapNames.com that affected as many as 50,000 auctions from 2005 to Oct. 2009. Sales from the tainted auctions were completed at the prices listed however, in an effort to offset some of the damage done, SnapNames offered refunds to those who paid more than they otherwise would have had the shill bidder not been running up the price against them. Some accepted those refunds and other did not, choosing to seek compensation through the courts. 

There is no way to know who received partial refunds and on what domains those refunds were issued, or even which reported SnapNames sales over the years were affected by the shill bidder. So, we are advising readers that even though SnapNames sales listed between 2005-Oct. 2009 were completed at the prices shown, some buyers may have received refunds after October 2009 of a portion of the original prices they paid.

Go to Current Weekly Domain Sales Report