The Domain Market in October
Trends, News, Sales & More
October is here, and the domain market is heading into the final stretch of the year with plenty to watch. As businesses look ahead to next year and investors reassess their portfolios, new opportunities continue to take shape. It’s an interesting time to see where buyer interest is heading and which trends will carry into the months ahead.
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The Art of Negotiating Domain Sales: Techniques and Tips
Strong domain negotiations combine preparation, patience, and a clear understanding of what matters to each party. Explore practical techniques that can help buyers and sellers reach better outcomes.
Read the articleFeatured Domains for Sale
A stronger name for what’s next.
Explore three .com opportunities for your next brand, product or platform.
- Music & discovery
Top40.com
A memorable home for music, rankings and discovery.
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Immunotherapies.com
A precise name for biotech, research and treatment innovation.
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FastDeal.com
A direct, energetic brand for deals, commerce and marketplaces.
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Client Spotlight
Building Credibility From Day One: Why Embeddable Secured Its Premium Domain Before Launch
Embeddable acquired its exact-match domain before launching, helping the developer tools company establish trust, strengthen brand recognition, and build for growth from day one.
The takeaway: securing the right domain early can strengthen credibility before launch.
Read the spotlightSeptember Domain Trends
Based on 3,421 distinct domain entries in September’s buyer-offer digest. Repeat entries are counted once.
Offers by Domain Extension
.com accounted for 69.69% of the domain entries. .org followed at 6.11%, with .ai at 5.29%. Extensions below 1% are grouped as Other.
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Share of domain entries · 0–12%
Domain length (characters)
Seven-character names led at 11.37%. Names with five to nine characters represented 53.43% of the total.
Length counts the name before its extension, excluding subdomain prefixes. Names with 18 or more characters are grouped together.
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Industry News
- Shopify Buys Shop.com Domain
- Mogul Paid $1 Million for a Domain Name. Its Co-Founder Says the Real Payoff Comes Next
- Time Is Running Out: .com Prices Go Up on November 1
- ICANN Reveals Applications for 2026 Round of New Generic Top-Level Domains
- .si Domain Registrations Surge After U.S. Shift to ‘Super Intelligence’
Recent Notable Domain Sales
Shop.com
$100,000,000
ReportedMogul.com
$1,300,000
Act.ai
$375,000
Critical.ai
$150,000
Pad.ai
$150,000
Longitude.ai
$115,000
Conquest.ai
$100,000
Decided.com
$100,000
Q2.ai
$95,000
Tuna.ai
$89,000
Shop.com: $100 million reported by Andrew Rosener; the buyer and seller have not publicly confirmed the price. Source