According to the latest statistics from Domain.News, the top 20 global domain name transactions from August 10th to 16th, 2026, have been officially released. Premium short domain names and AI-related domain extensions remain the market’s hottest items, with high-priced transactions being particularly noteworthy.
This week’s top spot was taken by goai.com, selling for $215,000; second place went to youngo.com at $149,888; third place to team.ai at $136,500; fourth place to beel.com at $88,838; and tare.ai ranked fifth at $40,000.
Looking at the entire list, it’s clear that .ai domains dominated. Multiple AI-related domain extensions, including team.ai, tare.ai, upguard.ai, and xbt.ai, made the list, covering price ranges from $20,000 to over $100,000. As the artificial intelligence (AI) sector continues to heat up, the .ai suffix is no longer limited to startups; it has grown into a recognized tech traffic identifier, and its investment value is increasingly recognized by the market.
Meanwhile, short .com domains maintain their value steadily. Two-character, three-character, and short pinyin-based .com domains frequently appear on the list, with short domains such as goai.com, beel.com, expy.com, and 66dd.com all fetching impressive prices. As the most globally recognized generic suffix, the .com suffix’s classic status is unlikely to be shaken in the short term.
In terms of trading platforms, Namecheap, Afternic, and GoDaddy were the most active trading channels this week, with multiple platforms handling large orders. In terms of categories, in addition to technology domains, industry-specific domains such as mortgagecompany.com, and vertical-category suffixes like insure.ag and sportsmax.tv also sold successfully, indicating stable demand from end-user companies in vertical industries for brand domains.
Overall, the current domain name market is characterized by rising premiums in the AI sector, stable value retention of high-quality short .com domains, and a diverse range of transactions across various vertical domain categories. Domains related to artificial intelligence will remain a hot area worth watching closely in the future.
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