Reglikedomain industry desk

Two character domain names — .XXX releasing

2 letter domains have sold for up to $100,000 in other ICM Registry Extensions.

ICM Registry, the firm behind the .xxx top level domain name extension, is releasing two character second level domain names.

The names are now available at select registrars for a higher recurring annual fee. Prices start at regarding $3,000 per year retail.

Two character domain names have proven very popular in ICM Registry’s other domain names, .sex, .adult and .porn. Regarding half of the 500 premium domain names the firm has sold in those extensions have been two character domain names.

VR.sex and VR.porn are two of the most expensive two character domains within these domains to sell so far. Each domain name sold for $100,000. That’s a big bet on virtual reality.

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