It’s been nearly eleven years since the .xyz TLD (top level domain) or extension came on the market. At the time, I was fortunate to have over 300 domain names and was up on the latest domain name news, so I became aware of this new offering early. I was certainly lucky to acquire some excellent famous first names, generic nouns, and some three and four character domain names with my fairly limited budget.
Something very interesting happened next. One of the largest companies in the world, Google announced a corporate restructuring with a new parent company name Alphabet. Using a play on words, Alphabet wanted to be all things from A to Z to their millions of customers. Further, they also decided not to have a .COM domain name which was unheard of at the time. With that play on words in mind, Alphabet chose the domain name ABC.XYZ. This was a huge boost for .XYZ domain investors and although .XYZ domains increased in value, the waiting game began for this TLD to prove itself, taking several more years for what I’ll call “choice” .XYZ domain names to increase in value to high four and low five figure prices. Now, some eleven years later, these choice .XYZ domain names are routinely selling for strong six figures like the ones below.
Super.xyz selling for $287,607
Bull.xyz selling for $199,888
Quantum.xyz $199,000
Some brilliant minds went in BIG with .XYZ domains, paying no attention to the naysayers that only invested in .COM names. Well done .XYZ domain name investors, you have much to be proud of.
Today, there are currently over 1,200 options for new TLDs such as .GG .AI .PRO .DEV and the list continues, offering just about anything one can imagine.
I’m keeping my eye on .FUN domain names as I believe it is the new .XYZ in the domain industry. I’ve acquired hundreds of them and I’m willing to let history repeat itself as it did with the .XYZ domain names, even if it takes another eleven years. My crown jewel .FUN domain name is THC.fun and is in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. It is priced in the low seven figures as it is a rare, easy to remember three-character domain perfect for cannabis branding or rebranding.
Take a look at some .FUN domain names and have some fun along the way!
