$70.5 million worth of domain domains last year, 53% were .com — Sedo sold

Sedo releases 2013 sales data.

Sedo published an infographic today highlighting its sales results from 2013.

Here are some notable facts:

* The firm sold 37,241 domain names for a total of $70.5 million

* 53% of sales were .com, followed by .de with 15%. 167 different TLDs were traded on Sedo last year.

* The median sales price was $577, with 87% of sales for $2,500 or less. Just 3% of sales were for over $10,000.

* 36% of buyers were in the U.S. and 21% in Germany. No other country accounted for more than 10% of purchases.

* Sales volume decreased each quarter. Dollar wise, sales dropped every quarter except for Q3, which was buoyed by a sizable undisclosed sale. The total amount transacted in 2013 was higher than 2012.

* 44% of sales were “buy now” and 36% were through negotiation. 11% were auction sales, 4% brokerage, and 5% escrow only.