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Hit $37.7 million at Escrow.com last quarter — .AI sales

Hit $37.7 million at Escrow.com last quarter — .AI sales

The party continues for .ai domain investors.

Chart showing record .ai domain volume

Escrow.com released its Q2 Domain Investment Index (pdf) this stretch.

It turns out the firm had a bigger quarter than I thought.

The firm stated it facilitated $160 million of domain transactions during the quarter. That’s on a Gross Payment Volume (GPV) basis.

Parent firm Freelancer Limited (ASX: FLN, OTCQX: FRLCY) earlier noted Escrow.com payments on a Gross Marketplace Value (GMV) basis that suggested the number was closer to $127 million.

They’re two different measures, which are kind of like looking at accrual vs. cash accounting.

But the bottom line is that the number dwarfed any quarter since early 2021, and .ai was a big reason for it.

.Ai accounted for a whopping $37.7 million, up from $10.0 million in the first quarter. The average price for a one word .ai was $535k, which was even higher than .com.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

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