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Escrow.com notes domain sales decline in Q4, but .AI strong

Escrow.com notes domain sales decline in Q4, but .AI strong

Escrow firm states domain transactions were soft in Q4 but .ai was a bright spot.

Escrow.com graphic showing a record high ($2.1 million) of .ai domain name transactions in Q4 2023

Escrow firm Escrow.com noted (pdf) that domain name sales on its platform eased in Q4 2023, totaling $79 million. That’s down from $85 million in the same quarter of 2022, and the same amount in Q3 2024.

Q4 was the third consecutive quarter of declines for domain transactions handled at Escrow.com, following a strong Q1 2023.

The firm stated the median price of domains without content transacted in Q4 was $5,000, up from $4,614 in the prior quarter.

Sales of .ai domain names continue to flourish, although they remain a modest part of the overall market. Escrow.com handled $2.1 million of .ai domain names in Q4 2023, compared to $1.3 million in the quarter ahead of. It was a record high for .ai domain names at Escrow.com.

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