We just published the 37th edition of the Liquid Market Report. Highlights on this report’s edition include:
- $14.5M in Escrow.com sales (+7.43%).
- Liquidation values for the most traded categories.
- 1,513 disclosed transactions (-1.82%).
- Performance comparison with global assets markets, including BTC.
- $4.36M in publicly reported sales (-81.61%).
| What You Missed in Q3: 10 Stats That Tell the Story 📈 |
| 1. 🧾 Public sales fell sharply this quarter, dropping by 81.61% to $4.36M, after last quarter’s record surge — a reversion to the mean driven by the absence of standout end-user deals. 2. 💸 Escrow.com volume held firm, rising 7.43% QoQ to $14.47M, showing steady investor interest despite the cooling in public markets. 3. 💼 4L .coms once again dominated, generating over $10M in escrow sales, nearly 70% of the total escrow.com volume for the quarter. 4. 🧱 3L .coms were a distant second, with approximately $1.5M in escrow.com sales and $659K in public deals, showing modest but consistent liquidity. 5. 🌐 2L .coms continued to show the highest development rate, with over 28% actively developed, underlining their value to end-users. 6. 🔁 Turnover remained low across the board, with no category exceeding a 1% quarterly turnover, reflecting tight supply and cautious trading. 7. ⚠️ 5N .com values remain weak, with poor development and minimal activity — a continuation of their downward trend. 8. 🧩 2C and 3L .coms showed relatively high development levels, above many more expensive categories — an underappreciated trend worth watching. 9. 📉 GoDaddy and Verisign underperformed in Q3, with GoDaddy down 24.01% and Verisign slipping 2.93%, trailing behind other asset classes like Gold (+16.61%), NASDAQ (+11.24%), and Bitcoin ETFs (+5.82%). 10. 🏘️ REITs (VNQ) posted modest gains of 3.64% in Q3, mirroring the sideways trend seen in 4L and 5N .coms — highlighting a cautious investment climate across both digital and physical assets. |
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.