Reglikedomain industry desk

Sedo Celebrates 10th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Search Engine for Domain Offers.

Domain name marketplace and parking firm Sedo turns 10 this month.

Sedo wasn’t the first online marketplace for domain names but it quickly grew into a powerhouse. In addition to brokering lots of six and seven figure transactions the firm also has a dominate position in ccTLDs.

Here are some of the firm’s milestones over the past decade:

2001- Sedo officially becomes entity in Cologne, Germany

2002- Sedo introduces parking

2005- Sedo opens office in Boston, MA, USA

2006- Sedo introduces auctions

2007- Sedo purchases GreatDomains

2007- Sedo purchases DomainsBot

2008- Sedo opens office in London, UK

2009- Sedo purchases Revenue Direct

2009- Sedo purchases Parking Panel

2010- Sale of Sex.com

2011- The Sedo global marketplace offers over 17 million domains

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