Domain Values Rebound And Near Previous Record Highs

Today, Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, announced huge growth in the domain market, based on February 2012 figures for IDNX—the domain name price index.

Growth in February was at a high, reaching +4.8%. This change brings the current domain market prices close to their all-time high of summer 2011, and indicates a revitalized domain market, with the potential for higher figures as we move further into the year. This parallels the economy at large: in the US alone, 227,000 jobs were added in February 2012, and both stock market and advertising revenues reached new highs during the same time.

February was also the fourth month of consecutive growth (January saw an increase of +3.2%), and each month has seen a comparable growth to other stock indices such as the NASDAQ 100. These figures indicate that the recent increases in domain trading are not independent of the economy. This is reassuring, suggesting that these strong price increases are not solely the vanguard of a domain price bubble. Advertising revenues grew slightly more than the domain market itself, which is a positive sign that points toward the likelihood of new record highs later in 2012.

About IDNX

Developed in partnership with entrepreneur and researcher Thies Lindenthal, IDNX is the first standardized index providing a quantitative analysis of the domain market, and is based on over 6 years of Sedo transaction data. IDNX takes into account the inherent quality of domains, and compares the trends in transacted domains to those of other economic indices such as the NASDAQ, bringing more transparency to domain markets, and providing a reliable benchmark for domain name investors and novices alike to determine price trends, investment opportunities, and the value of domains as an economic asset.

About Sedo

Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider.  Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain professionals.