We just published the 40th edition of the Liquid Market Report. Highlights on this report’s edition include:
- $16.4M in Escrow.com sales (-36%).
- Liquidation values for the most traded categories.
- 1,866 disclosed transactions (+18.5%).
- Performance comparison with global assets markets, including BTC.
- $7.8M in publicly reported sales (+53%).
| What You Missed in Q2: 10 Stats That Tell the Story 📈 |
 Public disclosed sales rose 53.01%, reaching $7.82M, showing a meaningful rebound in reported liquid domain transactions. Escrow.com sales came in at $16.36M, down 35.95%, but still more than double the public market total, confirming that most liquid domain activity remains private. 3L and 4L .coms dominated again across both channels, with 4L leading escrow volume and 3L close behind, reinforcing their position as the core of the liquid market. Public sales were highly concentrated, with 3L and 4L .coms making up the bulk of disclosed volume while most other liquid categories remained thinly traded. 2L domains remain the most developed category by far, with nearly 30% in active use, continuing to signal deep end-user adoption and long-term scarcity value. 2C domains continued to stand out in development as well, at roughly 18%, placing them surprisingly close to 3L .coms and ahead of most numeric categories. Turnover remained low overall, but 5N, 2C, and 4N showed the most movement, suggesting trading activity remains selective rather than broad-based. Numeric categories were still weak on the public side, with limited disclosed activity in 2N and 3N, while escrow volume was mostly concentrated in 4N. In Q2, liquid domains showed mixed performance versus public markets: the 5th percentile of 5N .coms gained 9.52%, while the 5th percentile of 4L .coms fell 10.81%. Over the past 12 months, public equities sharply outperformed liquid domains, with NASDAQ, SPX, and GLD all up more than 20%, while 4L .coms were flat and 5N .coms declined 8%. |
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 over $3B in historical domain name sales used for appraisals and market research.