Week of March 24–30, 2026 | Published March 31 | By ABTdomain Intelligence
Domain Trading Intelligence
Top Sales This Week
Fifteen highest publicly reported domain name sales between March 24 and March 30, 2026, verified through at least two independent sources. Four transactions exceeded $100,000.
| # | Domain | Price (USD) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pub.com | $500,000 | Defining.com |
| 2 | Bar.com | $500,000 | Defining.com |
| 3 | OpenPay.com | $310,000 | DropCatch |
| 4 | OCF.com | $170,000 | Atom.com |
| 5 | YAL.com | $139,000 | Sedo |
| 6 | Corgi.com | $118,000 | Private |
| 7 | MSL.net | $50,000 | Afternic |
| 8 | Sayx.com | $50,000 | Sedo |
| 9 | TradeBlock.com | $33,000 | GoDaddy |
| 10 | PawnCo.com | $25,000 | Afternic |
| 11 | ERock.com | $25,000 | Sedo |
| 12 | Inheritance.ai | $23,000 | Private |
| 13 | OmegaClaw.com | $20,000 | Spaceship |
| 14 | EcoBamboo.com | $20,000 | Dynadot |
| 15 | 22299.com | $19,257 | GoDaddy |
Notable Transaction Details
Pub.com and Bar.com sold together for $1 million ($500,000 each) through Defining.com. Kate Buckley brokered the deal on behalf of internet pioneer and domain investor Mike O’Connor. Bundled sales of two single-word .com domains at this price tier are uncommon in the secondary market.
OpenPay.com sold for $310,000 on DropCatch. The domain had attracted attention when it appeared on DropCatch auction after a prior listing had reportedly drawn bids above $400,000.
YAL.com ($139,000) topped Sedo’s weekly public sales chart. Corgi.com ($118,000) sold in a private transaction. Inheritance.ai ($23,000) was the only .ai sale in this week’s top 15, continuing the AI-related domain demand trend seen in the March 17-23 report.
Market Context
320 publicly reported domain sales totaling approximately $3.6 million were tracked between March 24 and March 30, 2026. The following table breaks down activity by trading platform:
| Platform | Sales Count | Total Volume (USD) | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defining.com | 2 | ~$1,000,000 | Pub.com + Bar.com bundled deal |
| Sedo | 79 | ~$601,770 | YAL.com at $139,000 |
| GoDaddy | 115 | ~$530,960 | Most active by transaction count |
| Atom.com | 38 | ~$423,616 | OCF.com at $170,000 |
| DropCatch | 15 | ~$360,416 | OpenPay.com at $310,000 |
| Private | 11 | ~$233,911 | Corgi.com at $118,000 |
| Afternic | 20 | ~$175,636 | MSL.net at $50,000 |
GoDaddy led by transaction count (115 sales) while Sedo led among public marketplaces by total dollar volume (~$601,770 across 79 sales). DropCatch volume was heavily concentrated: OpenPay.com alone accounted for 86% of its weekly total. The Defining.com brokered deal (Pub.com + Bar.com) represented the single largest platform contribution at $1 million.
Industry News
D3 Domain Tokenization at Dominion 2026. D3’s Doma trading platform will be demonstrated live at Dominion 2026, scheduled for April 29-30 at Resorts World in Las Vegas. D3 raised $25M in a Paradigm-led Series A to build blockchain infrastructure for tokenizing existing and future domain names. The conference will offer hands-on sessions for buying tokens in fractionalized domains. (DNJournal, Domain Name Wire)
ICANN 2026 New gTLD Application Window Opens April 30. The 2026 Base Registry Agreement was approved on March 12. Applications will be accepted from April 30 through August 12, 2026, at a fee of $227,000 per application. This is the first new gTLD round since 2012. Brand owners and new applicants are accelerating preparations. (Morgan Lewis, CircleID)
Domain Registration Intelligence
Weekly Registration Overview
New domain registration volumes for major gTLDs as of March 29, 2026 (latest complete data). Data sourced from DomainKits zone file analysis.
| TLD | 14d MA (daily) | 7d MA (daily) | Trend Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 131,102 | 132,698 | 7d crossed above 14d: momentum building |
| .org | 8,414 | 8,455 | Stable, 7d and 14d aligned |
| .net | 6,962 | 7,155 | 7d above 14d: recovering |
| .xyz | 7,552 | 6,579 | Cooling from mid-March spike |
The .com 7-day moving average (132,698) crossed above the 14-day moving average (131,102) for the first time in three weeks. This positive crossover indicates registration momentum is rebuilding after the mid-March dip. The .com extension continues to add over 130,000 new domains per day on a 14-day basis.
.xyz is cooling: its 7d MA (6,579) now trails the 14d MA (7,552), a reversal from the elevated spikes observed in mid-March (20,895 on March 18). .net showed its first 7d-above-14d reading of the reporting window, suggesting a quiet recovery. Full historical trend data is available on DomainKits Trends.
Hot Keywords in Domain Registrations
Top 5 keywords by 28-day registration volume across all gTLDs, with week-over-week (WoW) momentum comparing the most recent 7-day period (W4) to the prior period (W3):
| Keyword | 28d Volume | W3 | W4 | WoW Change | Top Registrar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai | 50,540 | 12,209 | 12,329 | +1.0% | GoDaddy (14.6%) |
| my | 38,832 | 9,623 | 9,452 | -1.8% | GoDaddy (13.7%) |
| pro | 34,683 | 8,081 | 9,720 | +20.3% | NameCheap (9.5%) |
| group | 33,671 | 7,659 | 8,408 | +9.8% | GoDaddy (14.4%) |
| hub | 32,852 | 8,163 | 8,250 | +1.1% | NameCheap (11.4%) |
“ai” remains the most registered keyword across all gTLDs with 50,540 new domain registrations in the past 28 days. The keyword stabilized this week at +1.0% WoW after the -11.7% dip reported in last week’s data.
The notable mover is “pro”, which jumped 20.3% from 8,081 to 9,720 weekly registrations, peaking on March 28. Two additional keywords showed sharp acceleration outside the top 5: “lab” surged 33.6% (from 4,662 to 6,229) and “now” spiked 130.2% (from 1,996 to 4,597). Both are driven by diversified registrar activity rather than single-operator concentration, making them stronger demand signals.
Emerging Keywords
Keywords with sudden registration spikes in the last 7 days. Each entry is assessed for whether the spike reflects multi-party demand (genuine market signal) or single-operator activity (less actionable).
| Keyword | W3 to W4 | Catalyst | Signal Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| holo / holov / holographic | 44 to 936 | Combined 1,000+ registrations across variants. Porkbun accounts for 99.7% of “holov” registrations, with a .com ratio above 0.95. Potentially tied to holographic display and AR hardware announcements, but single-registrar concentration limits confidence. | Concentrated: single-operator pattern at Porkbun |
| acquire / acquisition | 65 to 398 | Combined spike across both word forms. Dynadot accounts for 68-97% of registrations, mostly in the .info TLD. Pattern is consistent with speculative portfolio building around M&A terminology. | Concentrated: Dynadot-heavy |
| parcel | 127 to 466 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. at 70.8% registrar share, most registrations in .cfd TLD. No specific external catalyst identified. | Single-operator; cause unidentified |
| scaling / sponsor / backer / backed | ~180 to 1,143 | Financial and VC-themed keyword cluster. All primarily at Dynadot (82-97%), mostly in .info. The cluster pattern suggests a coordinated portfolio strategy around funding and investment terminology. | Concentrated: single-operator pattern at Dynadot |
Unlike the previous week, where “terafab” showed genuine multi-party demand driven by Elon Musk’s chip fabrication announcement, this week’s emerging keywords are dominated by concentrated registrar activity. None show the diversified registrar and TLD distribution that indicates organic market demand. The “holo” cluster is worth monitoring in the coming weeks to see if secondary demand materializes.
Premium Domain Intelligence
Premium .com domain changes tracked from DomainKits Changes, covering short-character and high-value English-word .com domains. This section covers expirations and new registrations (drop-catches) only. Transfers are excluded because the underlying reason cannot be confirmed from public data alone.
Notable Expirations
3-Letter .com Expirations (March 24-30, 2026):
| Domain | TLD Count | Previous Registrar |
|---|---|---|
| oao.com | 79 | Network Solutions |
| dnz.com | 48 | Dynadot |
| xdx.com | 43 | Network Solutions |
Three 3-letter .com domains entering expiration in a single week is an unusually high count. For context, last week saw only one (klh.com). oao.com has 79 TLDs registered across the same prefix, indicating substantial cross-extension demand for this combination.
5-8 Letter .com Expirations:
| Domain | TLD Count | Previous Registrar |
|---|---|---|
| snapsave.com | 44 | GoDaddy |
| mireya.com | 35 | GoDaddy (Cayman Islands) |
| newbit.com | 34 | Onamae.com |
| merena.com | 28 | GoDaddy |
| metacar.com | 26 | GoDaddy (Cayman Islands) |
snapsave.com leads the 5-8 letter group at 44 TLDs, a high-utility compound keyword with clear application in content archiving and screenshot tools. metacar.com (26 TLDs) combines two strong keywords (“meta” and “car”) in the autonomous vehicle and metaverse space.
New Registrations (Drop-Catches)
Premium .com domains that were re-registered after expiration, typically through competitive drop-catch services:
| Domain | TLD Count | Caught By |
|---|---|---|
| stageon.com | 21 | Domainyeti.com |
| sixnet.com | 14 | Goldenfind Domains |
| mafana.com | 10 | Active Market Domains |
| beatrush.com | 8 | SnapNames |
| waynode.com | 5 | Gname |
stageon.com was the highest-profile drop-catch at 21 TLDs, caught by Domainyeti.com from its previous home at Megazone Corp (Korea). Goldenfind Domains captured sixnet.com (14 TLDs), the same operator that caught openbill.com the previous week, suggesting an active acquisition strategy for compound-keyword .com inventory. For complete domain change data, visit DomainKits Changes.
Weekly Insight
Four domains crossed the $100,000 mark this week. The combined value of the top 15 sales reached approximately $2 million, more than three times the $597,000 recorded in the previous week.
The Pub.com and Bar.com bundled sale stands out as a case study in domain brokerage. Kate Buckley of Defining.com structured the deal on behalf of Mike O’Connor, one of the internet’s earliest domain investors. Bundled sales of two single-word .com domains at the $500,000 tier are rare in the secondary market, and the $1 million combined transaction reinforces the premium that category-defining dictionary-word .com domains continue to command.
On the registration side, the .com 7-day moving average crossed above its 14-day moving average for the first time in three weeks, signaling renewed registration momentum. “pro” domain registrations surged 20.3% week-over-week, and both “lab” (+33.6%) and “now” (+130.2%) showed strong gains backed by diversified registrar activity. Three 3-letter .com domains entered expiration simultaneously, an unusual cluster that will likely draw competitive bidding in drop-catch auctions over the coming days. For more weekly data and analysis, visit ABTdomain.
Data Sources: Sales data compiled from DNJournal, NamePros, Sedo, TheDomains, NameBio, and DomainBlog. Registration trends and keyword data from DomainKits Trends. Premium domain changes from DomainKits Changes. Data limitations: sales figures reflect publicly reported transactions and do not capture private deals without disclosure. Registration data covers gTLDs; ccTLD coverage varies by registry policy. This report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.