24 most expensive domain names in the world
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A few weeks ago, Investing.com was sold for $2.45 million. But that's not even close to the highest price someone's paid for a domain name, according to Business Insider.
The website, in collaboration with DN Journal, has listed the most expensive domain names ever sold. Let's have a look at some of them.
Source: Business Insider
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Image: A woman uses Apple iPhone while waiting to cross Fifth Avenue in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Sex.com
Price: $13 million
Year: 2010
Global rank: 1
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Image: A woman uses wireless Internet in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Mohammed Ameen/Reuters
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Fund.com
Price: $9.99 million
Year: 2008
Global rank: 2
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Image: A woman works on a rooftop deck in San Francisco. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Noah Berger/Reuters
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Porn.com
Price: $9.50 million
Year: 2007
Global rank: 3
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Image: People work on their computers in Singapore. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Tim Chong/Reuters
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Diamond.com
Price: $7.50 million
Year: 2006
Global rank: 4
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Image: A woman walks past a WiFi-enabled phone booth in New York.
Photographs: Keith Bedford/Reuters
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Slots.com
Price: $5.50 million
Year: 2010
Global rank: 5
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Image: A man holds an Apple iPad as he travels on the subway in downtown Shanghai.
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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Toys.com
Price: $5.10 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 6
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Image: An outsourcing centre in Bangalore. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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Clothes.com
Price: $4.90 million
Year: 2008
Global rank: 7
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Image: A woman surfs the Internet at South Korean mobile carrier KT's headquarters in Seoul.
Photographs: Jo Yong hak/Reuters
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Vodka.com
Price: $3 million
Year: 2006
Global rank: 8
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Image: Visitors are seen at YouTube stand in Cannes, France. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
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Candy.com
Price: $3 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 9
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Image: A journalist works in the office of the news site Noticias24.com in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
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Shopping.de
Price: $2.85 million
Year: 2008
Global rank: 10
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Image: Customers surf Internet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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CreditCards.com
Price: $2.75 million
Year: 2004
Global rank: 11
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Image: An Internet cafe in Hefei, China.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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Social.com
Price: $2.60 million
Year: 2011
Global rank: 12
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Image: Customers check Apple laptops in Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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Investing.com
Price: $2.45 million
Year: 2012
Global rank: 13
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Image: Customers take pictures with iPads in New York.
Photographs: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
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Computer.com
Price: $2.10 million
Year: 2007
Global rank: 14
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Image: Nadine Maestas enjoys a beer after her coffee while studying at Starbucks' Roy Street Coffee and Tea in Seattle, Washington.
Photographs: Marcus Donner/Reuters
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Seniors.com
Price: $1.80 million
Year: 2007
Global rank: 15
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Image: Bloggers in a bar in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Photographs: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
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Fly.com
Price: $1.76 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 16
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Image: A woman uses her mobile phone in Caracas, Venezuela.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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Dating.com
Price: $1.75 million
Year: 2010
Global rank: 17
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Image: People with their mobile phone in Caracas, Venezuela.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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Auction.com
Price: $1.70 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 18
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Image: People surf the web during a 'Campus Party' in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
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DataRecovery.com
Price: $1.65 million
Year: 2008
Global rank: 19
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Image: Alyssa Ravasio displays her Facebook page in Los Angeles. Photo is for representation purpose only.
Photographs: Phil McCarten/Reuters
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Ticket.com
Price: $1.52 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 20
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Image: Woman with her iPad tablet in Milan, Italy.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Tandberg.com
Price: $1.50 million
Year: 2007
Global rank: 21
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Image: Tourists use an iPad tablet in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Russia.com
Price: $1.50 million
Year: 2009
Global rank: 22
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Image: Women use smartphones in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Cameras.com
Price: $1.50 million
Year: 2006
Global rank: 23
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Image: People with their mobile phone in Caracas, Venezuela.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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