Domain sale revenue falls by 12.5%

A recent report reveals that although $102 million worth of domain sales were reported last year, this revenue has dropped 12.5% from 2008, when $116.7 million worth of sales occurred. What does this mean for the domain industry?

Keep in mind that this number only represents the gross revenue from reported sales, not the actual number of sales. So it’s not possible to tell if the number of sales went down, the average sale price decreased, or both. It’s also possible that sales increased by average price decreased. In addition, the number does not include private sales.

On a side note, revenue from ccTLD sales jumped 28%. The market is definitely headed away from generic extensions to regional names.

Source | DN Journal