By Dhruv Saini • 14 November 2025
Spaceship, the domain registrar and marketplace known for blending modern UX with a growing premium inventory, has revealed over $900,000 in recent domain sales. The update highlights a strong streak of mid- to high-value transactions across brandables, one-word generics, and startup-ready assets—reinforcing continued end-user appetite for quality .com names even as the liquid market softens.
The company’s sales disclosure offers valuable insight into what buyers are prioritizing as we head toward 2026.
Top Sales: Strong Demand for Premium & Startup-Friendly Domains
Spaceship’s report included a mix of one-word .coms, venture-suitable brandables, and category-aligned assets. While individual buyer details weren’t disclosed, the portfolio nature of the sales points to growing startup and corporate demand, especially in AI, cloud, wellness, fintech, and creator-economy verticals.
| Domain | Price | Category |
|---|---|---|
| [Undisclosed One-Word .COM] | $xxx,xxx | Premium generic |
| Mid-Tier Brandables (multiple) | $10,000–$40,000 | SaaS / AI / consumer apps |
| Two-Word .COM Upgrades | $5,000–$15,000 | D2C & B2B brands |
| Niche-specific .coms | $2,500–$6,000 | Wellness / coaching / digital tools |
(Spaceship shared totals but not full name-by-name breakdown. TIGM is tracking emerging confirmations and will update as verified details surface.)
The $900K+ figure reflects only publicly shareable sales—meaning total revenue is likely higher when including private transactions under NDA.
Key Trends Visible in the Sales Data
1. Brandable .COMs Outperforming Acronyms & Liquid Segments
Even though LLLL.com and numeric domains are cooling in wholesale markets, end-user demand for clean, memorable brandables remains extremely strong.
2. One-Word .COMs Continue Their Premium Run
Venture-backed teams are still paying top dollar for short, evocative dictionary keywords that map to:
- AI tools
- creator platforms
- digital products
- fintech apps
- wellness and lifestyle tech
This is consistent with Q2 and Q3 sales patterns across the industry.
3. D2C & coaching/consulting brands remain reliable buyers
Spaceship continues to sell multiple two-word and service-category .coms to small businesses and solopreneurs willing to pay $3K–$10K for the right name.
4. Private sales dominate the upper tier
Many of Spaceship’s highest-ticket premiums fall under private deals—meaning the $900K figure captures only part of the marketplace’s activity.
Why Spaceship’s Sales Matter to Investors
A. Strong signal of retail demand
While investor-to-investor liquidity is down industry-wide, end-user spending on brand identities is stable to rising.
B. Premium .COM remains king
No alternative extension has meaningfully replaced .com in high-value deals—even in 2025’s multi-extension environment.
C. New players gaining traction
Spaceship’s sales scaling positions it increasingly as a competitor to Squadhelp/Atom, Afternic, DAN, and Sedo in the premium-brandable segment.
D. Valuations staying healthy
Despite market cooling elsewhere, $5K–$40K brandables continue to see consistent sell-through rates at Spaceship.
Investor Takeaways
- Brandables and strong two-word .coms are still the best mid-market investment class.
- One-word .coms continue to justify six- and seven-figure price tags.
- Spaceship’s momentum suggests more competition in curated-premium marketplaces.
- Pricing confidence remains high for 2026, particularly in AI, wellness, digital productivity, and cloud-focused names.
- Liquidity continues shifting away from wholesale → toward real business buyers.
