We just published the 39th edition of the Liquid Market Report. Highlights on this report’s edition include:
- $25.5M in Escrow.com sales (+80.8%).
- Liquidation values for the most traded categories.
- 1,575 disclosed transactions (-10.5%).
- Performance comparison with global assets markets, including BTC.
- $5.1M in publicly reported sales (+88.8%).
| What You Missed in Q1: 10 Stats That Tell the Story 📈 |
1.  Public disclosed sales jumped 88.82%, reaching $5.11M, showing a much stronger quarter for reported liquid domain transactions.2.  Escrow.com private sales climbed 80.79% to $25.54M, confirming that most of the action still happens behind the scenes.3.  3L and 4L .coms dominated again across both channels, with 4L leading escrow volume and 3L close behind, reinforcing their status as the core of the liquid market.4.  Public sales were far more concentrated, with 3L and 4L .coms making up the bulk of disclosed volume while the rest of the categories remained relatively small.5.  2L domains remain the most developed category by far, with nearly 30% in active use, a strong sign of deep end-user adoption and long-term scarcity value.6.  2C domains continue to stand out in development as well, at roughly 18%, putting them surprisingly close to 3L .coms and well ahead of most numeric categories.7.  Turnover stayed very low overall, but 5N, 2C, and 4N showed the most movement, suggesting that trading activity remains selective rather than broad-based.8.  Numeric categories still looked weak on the public side, with very limited disclosed activity in 2N and 3N, while escrow volume was also concentrated mainly in 4N.9.  In Q1, gold was the strongest major benchmark shown at +8.57%, while the 5th percentile of 4L .coms still managed a modest gain of 0.91%, outperforming several mainstream assets.10.  Over the past 12 months, 5th percentile 4L .coms posted a solid 11% gain, while 4L and 5N liquid domains broadly held up better than several major public market benchmarks shown on the chart. |
How to Use These Insights
Global Asset Class Comparison: Compare domain names with other asset classes to evaluate their performance in the broader market.
Sales Trends: Identify what’s currently trending in the market to spot high-demand domain categories.
5th Percentile: Use the floor prices to determine whether it is the right time to buy or sell a domain name.
Development Index: Understand which domain classes are more in demand by end users to assess long-term value.
A big thank you to our report partners:
- Escrow.com. With over $6B in transactions, Escrow.com is the market leader for domain escrow services.
- Intelium. DomainIq.com and EstiBot.com are essential tolls for any investor who wants to take the guesswork out of investing. Developed data and Estibot Market Caps are obtained through their proprietary software.
- Namebio.com. A searchable database of nearly $3B in historical domain name sales used for appraisals and market research.