Despite the troubled global economy, the domain industry continues to experience tremendous growth. Domain name values continue to rise as more businesses and entrepreneurs realize the value of owning premium domain names.
Premium domain names are a viable investment due to their potential for sale (flipping), or development into profitable long-term businesses. While it may take years for the traditional real estate market to rebound, domains continue to grow in value.
Below is a list of the top domain name sales from the first quarter of 2009 according to dnjournal.com.
1. Toys.com $5,100,000
2. Fly.com $1,760,000
3. Auction.com $1,700,000
4. Top.com $464,750
5. Body.com $400,000
6. Forums.com $399,990
7. Dollars.com $381,150
8. Voodoo.com $300,000
9. FreeQuotes.com $210,000
10. FlatRate.de $200,000
11. NudeTube.com $167,500
12. Motor.es $113,050
13. Wife.com $100,000
13. LAInsurance.com $100,000
15. Basket.com $88,888
16. BabyShop.com $85,000
17. Claim.com $80,000
18. 92.com $72,900
19. Anwalt.com $67,600
20. Gartenmoebel.de $67,500
20. Gartenmöbel.de $67,500
22. Gonghui.com $63,000
23. BachelorsDegree.com $62,500
23. RT.TV $62,500
25. PZ.com $61,000
Source: http://www.dnjournal.com/ytd-sales-charts.htm
