The statistic presents a ranking of the most expensive generic top-level domains (gTLD) worldwide. In February 2015, Google purchased the .app domain for 25 million U.S. dollars. Online retailer Amazon spent 4.59 million U.S. dollars for the gTLD .buy in September 2014. The most expensive gTLD was .web, which was won at auction by Nu Dot Co LLC for 135 million U.S. dollars.
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Yihan Ma
Research expert covering e-commerce and FMCG in Greater China
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ICANN . (August 4, 2016). Most expensive generic top-level domains (gTLD) worldwide as of August 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/407805/most-expensive-gtld-worldwide/
ICANN . "Most expensive generic top-level domains (gTLD) worldwide as of August 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 4, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/407805/most-expensive-gtld-worldwide/
ICANN . (2016). Most expensive generic top-level domains (gTLD) worldwide as of August 2016 (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/407805/most-expensive-gtld-worldwide/
ICANN . "Most Expensive Generic Top-level Domains (Gtld) Worldwide as of August 2016 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Aug 2016, /statistics/407805/most-expensive-gtld-worldwide/
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Most expensive generic top-level domains (gTLD) worldwide as of August 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], ICANN , August 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/407805/most-expensive-gtld-worldwide/
