Top 30 New gTLD Domain Name Sales Of 2016

Konstantinos Zournas January 30, 2017 Domain Name News, New gTLDs, Sold Domains 5 Comments

These are the 30 highest selling New gTLD domain names of all 2016. All 30 domains below were sold for $33,000 or more either by the respective registry or by a domain name reseller.

There were 106 5-figure new extension domain sales in 2016. (90 in 2015) You can find and search all New gTLD domain name sales on Sold.Domains.

Here are the top 30 New gTLD domain name sales from 2016:

Domain Name	Price	Currency	Date	Venue
1.xyz	182971	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
Sex.LIVE	160000	USD	13/7/2016	Rightside
Porn.LIVE	120000	USD	14/7/2016	Rightside
co.ltd	115000	USD	15/8/2016	Donuts
i.vip	100667	USD	15/12/2016	190.com
99.vip	77622	USD	6/6/2016	2016 Global Domains Industry Summit
Web.hosting	75000	USD	8/5/2016	DomainPros
88.xyz	70000	USD	11/1/2016	NamesCon 2016/RightOfTheDot
pay.vip	67552	USD	15/12/2016	190.com
66.xyz	65901	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
d.vip	63152	USD	31/5/2016	west.cn
stock.photo / stock.photos	60000	USD	11/1/2016	NamesCon 2016
66.vip	59348	USD	31/5/2016	west.cn
web.hosting	52500	USD	11/1/2016	NamesCon 2016/RightOfTheDot
work.place*	50001+	USD	8/10/2016	Private
i.vip	48836	USD	20/5/2016	Ali Auction
51.xyz	46518	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
58.vip	45660	USD	6/6/2016	2016 Global Domains Industry Summit
e.vip	45660	USD	6/6/2016	2016 Global Domains Industry Summit
Auto.loan	45000	USD	27/11/2016	Undeveloped
11.xyz	43107	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
ym.xyz	39695	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
78.vip	39572	USD	6/6/2016	2016 Global Domains Industry Summit
S.CLUB	37984	USD	30/4/2016	Ali Auction
YY.xyz	37500	USD	24/2/2016	West.cn
98.xyz	35974	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
car.vip	35664	USD	15/12/2016	190.com
hk.xyz	34733	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn
91.top	33846	USD	26/3/2016	.TOP Domainer Forum
vip.xyz	33183	USD	31/3/2016	West.cn

You can find all New gTLD domain name sales at Sold.Domains together with the all time top 20 New gTLD sales, the latest 25 New gTLD sales and a page where you can search hundreds of New gTLD sales.

*Price is not confirmed as the sale to Facebook had an NDA.

5 comments

gene
January 30, 2017 at 7:57 pm

Nice to see all the dot-VIP sales in 2016 (but not surprising). What may surprise people are the sales that dot-VIP will post in 2017.

Scott Mahoney
January 30, 2017 at 9:08 pm

.vip sales were lies, .vip sponsored the 190.com action. Chinese are massive manipulators. Those of us in “know” already know this, those were not true sales, buyers back out, or inside job from .vip

Gene
January 31, 2017 at 2:07 am

@Scott

So you’re telling us that every one of those dot-VIP sales were phony or staged by MMX? Really?

I would find that to be one of the most unbelievable ‘facts’ I’ve read in years on any domain blog, and would challenge you to provide a shred of proof that ANY OF THOSE DOT-VIP sales weren’t real.

You sound like yet one more domainer who can’t accept that there’s a little bit of competition for the dot-com investment dollars, and that there’s portfolio adjustments happening.

Scott Mahoney
January 31, 2017 at 3:20 am

Gene,

I was in China, and both lived there and Hong Kong for 8 years. I been in the domain industry since 1996. I own, .com, .net, org, 95% com. I suggest you find a Chinese broker who you know and Trust, and they will give you the same info. Gene, read up on it buddy coming out of China. I been to 2 different domain auctions in China. You need to read up on things such as the following:

https://www.namepros.com/blog/do-you-trust-auction-data.952580/

But go ahead and invest in .vip. all you want, just remember you were warned.

Gene
January 31, 2017 at 4:04 am

I’ll (continue to) take my chances, Scott, with dot-VIP…just as I’ve done for the past 20 years with dot-com and dot-net.

But for anyone who’s read my many comments over the years, I do not invest in any domain name based on auction results. My decisions are solely based on retail potential, not what other domainers might be willing to pay.

And based on your logic, domain investors should never bother to focus on Chinese demand, because, well, it isn’t real, can’t be trusted, and all or most of the Chinese players are going to screw-over sellers by backing out of their contracts.

Of course, the first time any of them do this I would imagine that their reputations are destroyed. But maybe you can clarify is that’s not the case; and, instead, the ‘marketplace’ will give those who renege on their commitments an ongoing pass…since that type of behavior is culturally acceptable in China.

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