2021 has been an extremely active year with some of the best domain names in the world exchanging hands at premium prices. We’ve already brokered the sale of over 15+ one word .coms since January 1st.
It’s been a while since we’ve done a post examining recent domain upgrades and acquisitions by startups and corporations, so we figured it was time to share a few from this year. As expected, more and more companies are realizing that the world’s best brands are one word names and they need the matching .COM domain to be relevant.
Below are 33 domains that changed hands in the first half of 2021. Most of these are one word .COMs that were acquired as an upgrade from a two word domain or one word with an alternative extension (.io, .app, .me, etc).
Big shoutout to James Illes for being such a great domain sleuth and publishing his findings at JamesNames.com which is our goto blog for domain name sales news.
Domain: Chill.com
Upgraded from: ChillCBD.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Mountain.com
Upgraded from: Steelhouse.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Home.com
Acquired by: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Bulletin.com
Acquired by: Facebook
Sale price: $6,000,000 (unconfirmed)
Domain: Noise.com
Upgraded from: WeCreateNoise.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Bubble.com
Upgraded from: Bubble.io
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Hymn.com
Upgraded from: Hymn.tv
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: iBox.com
Acquired by: Huobi Incubator
Sale price: $1,560,000
Domain: Canvas.com
Upgraded from: Jumpstart.me
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: IT.com
Upgraded from: IT.co.uk
Sale price: undisclosed
Domain: Bottle.com
Upgraded from: SendBottles.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Found.com
Upgraded from: Found.app
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Exodus.com
Sale price: Exodus.io
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Pulse.com
Acquired by: EXPA
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Clubhouse.com
Upgraded from: JoinClubhouse.com
Sale price: Unconfirmed
Domain: James.com
Upgraded from: James111.com
Sale price: $440,000
Domain: SelfMade.com
Upgraded from: StoffStil.com
Sale price: $977,500
Domain: Alchemy.com
Upgraded from: AlchemyApi.io
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Bees.com
Upgraded from: MyBees.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Pilot.com
Upgraded from: Zapgram.com
Sale price: $400,000
Domain: Angel.com
Upgraded from: AngelStudios.com
Sale price: $2,000,000
Domain: Geneva.com
Upgraded from: GenevaChat.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Detect.com
Upgraded from: DetectNow.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Cope.com
Upgraded from: CopeCart.com
Sale price: $138,000
Domain: Structure.com
Upgraded from: StructureStudios.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Wise.com
Upgraded from: TransferWise.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Sushi.com
Upgraded from: SushiSwap.fi
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Tent.com
Upgraded from: TentApp.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Windfall.com
Upgraded from: WindfallData.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Resin.com
Acquired by: Hearst Communications
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Bridge.com
BridgeBase.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: Front.com
Upgraded from: FrontApp.com
Sale price: Undisclosed
Domain: BestOdds.com
Acquired by: Stram Entertainment Ltd
Sale price: 7 figures (unconfirmed)
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Questions this post answers
What were the highest disclosed prices in this 2021 list?
Angel.com sold for $2,000,000 after the buyer upgraded from AngelStudios.com. iBox.com sold to Huobi Incubator for $1,560,000, and SelfMade.com sold for $977,500. Bulletin.com went to Facebook for an unconfirmed $6,000,000. Most other prices were undisclosed.
What kind of domains did companies buy in 2021?
Most were one word .COMs bought as upgrades from a two word domain or from a one word name in another extension such as .io, .app or .me. Examples include Bubble.com from Bubble.io and Front.com from FrontApp.com.
How many one word .coms did Grit Brokerage sell in 2021?
Grit Brokerage says it had brokered the sale of more than 15 one word .coms since January 1, 2021. The post calls 2021 an extremely active year with some of the best domain names exchanging hands at premium prices.