Week of March 31 – April 6, 2026 | Published April 7 | By Emily Chen
Domain Trading Intelligence
Top Sales This Week
Ten highest publicly reported domain name sales between March 31 and April 6, 2026, verified through at least two independent sources. Five of the ten are .ai domains, reflecting the extension’s continued strength in the premium secondary market.
| # | Domain | Price (USD) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free.ai | $350,000 | Atom.com |
| 2 | Dealer.ai | $100,000 | Spaceship |
| 3 | AllCalls.com | $49,999 | Sedo |
| 4 | Porta.ai | $47,500 | Spaceship |
| 5 | Cantera.com | $20,030 | Sedo |
| 6 | Detention.com | $17,244 | GoDaddy |
| 7 | TOU.ai | $15,000 | Sedo |
| 8 | MuseAI.ai | $12,000 | GoDaddy |
| 9 | Cofi.com | $11,200 | Park.io |
| 10 | PDFedit.com | $10,351 | GoDaddy |
Notable Transaction Details
Free.ai sold for $350,000 on Atom.com, the week’s largest transaction. Single-word .ai domains continue to command six-figure premiums. Free.ai is among the highest publicly reported .ai sales in 2026 after AI.com ($70 million) and Bot.ai ($1.2 million).
April 4 saw a concentrated burst of .ai sales on Spaceship. NameBio reported $1,468,306 in total tracked sales that day, with a batch of single-word .ai domains accounting for roughly 75% of the day’s dollar volume. Dealer.ai ($100,000) was the representative transaction from this batch, which included over a dozen single-word English terms paired with the .ai extension.
AllCalls.com ($49,999) was purchased by AllCalls.io, a sales call platform that redirects the new .com acquisition to its existing .io site. This pattern of .io-to-.com brand consolidation continues to appear in end-user transactions. Cantera.com ($20,030) was acquired by a company that helps place Latin American residents in jobs in the U.S. and Canada, another end-user purchase confirmed through Sedo.
Industry News
ICANN 2026 New gTLD Application Window Opens April 30. 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. The official Applicant Guidebook has been published, and brand owners and new applicants are accelerating preparations with less than a month remaining. (CircleID, ICANN)
Oman Opens .om Registration to Foreign Companies. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman has relaxed its domain registration policy, allowing foreign companies to register .om, .com.om, and .co.om domains without a local trademark. Applicants must provide proof of corporate existence and a local administrative contact. (Abounaja IP, SABA IP)
Radix Releasing 40,000+ Premium Names Across Six TLDs. Radix Technologies will update premium pricing tiers for .fun, .store, .space, .tech, .online, and .site on April 15, 2026, and release more than 40,000 names from its reserved lists. (CSC, Domain Name Wire)
Domain Registration Intelligence
Weekly Registration Overview
New domain registration volumes for major gTLDs as of April 5, 2026 (latest complete data). Data sourced from DomainKits zone file analysis.
| TLD | 14d MA (daily) | 7d MA (daily) | Trend Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 131,875 | 130,999 | 7d dipping below 14d: momentum cooling after early-April peak |
| .org | 8,804 | 9,151 | 7d above 14d: strong upward momentum |
| .net | 7,054 | 6,948 | Stable, 7d slightly below 14d |
| .xyz | 7,671 | 8,755 | 7d well above 14d: sharp recovery |
The .com 7-day moving average (130,999) slipped below the 14-day moving average (131,875) as of April 5, reversing the positive crossover seen in the prior week. Daily registration volume spiked to 157,766 on March 31 and 151,755 on April 1 before declining through the week, with Saturday April 5 recording 91,554 new registrations. This mid-week deceleration is consistent with seasonal weekend patterns, with the Easter holiday weekend (April 4-6) likely contributing to the lower weekend figures.
.org showed notable strength: its 7d MA (9,151) sits well above the 14d MA (8,804), and April 2 saw 11,188 new registrations, the highest single-day .org count in the reporting window. .xyz rebounded sharply with its 7d MA (8,755) pulling above the 14d MA (7,671), driven by spikes on April 2 (13,548) and April 6 (11,690), reversing the cooling trend noted in last week’s report. 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 | 49,613 | 12,541 | 11,808 | -5.8% | GoDaddy (14.3%) |
| my | 39,321 | 9,732 | 9,712 | -0.2% | GoDaddy (13.8%) |
| pro | 34,188 | 9,646 | 7,939 | -17.7% | NameCheap (9.6%) |
| hub | 32,282 | 8,146 | 7,653 | -6.1% | NameCheap (12.1%) |
| group | 31,555 | 8,317 | 7,317 | -12.0% | GoDaddy (14.7%) |
“ai” remains the most registered keyword with 49,613 new domain registrations in the past 28 days, though weekly volume eased 5.8% from 12,541 to 11,808. All five top keywords showed WoW declines this week, a reversal from the prior week where “pro” surged 20.3%.
The notable mover outside the top 5 is “mail”, which jumped 15.2% from 2,215 to 2,551 weekly registrations, with diversified registrar activity across NameCheap (11%) and Dynadot. “casino” dropped sharply from 3,611 to 2,276 (-37.0%), likely reflecting a single-operator pullback given NameCheap’s 15.7% registrar concentration. “line” rose 14.6% from 1,553 to 1,780, with GoDaddy at 12.3%, suggesting organic multi-party interest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carry | 177 to 1,067 | Devexpanse Ltd accounts for 89% of registrations, concentrated in .help TLD. Registrations peaked on April 1. No external catalyst identified. | Concentrated: single-operator at Devexpanse |
| jili | 121 to 357 | Cosmotown (47%) and diversified registrars. High .com ratio (0.85) with peak on April 2. Likely tied to Jili gaming platform activity in Southeast Asian markets. | Mixed: partial diversification |
| gemma | 31 to 90 | High .com ratio (0.91) with 47.8% forsale_pct. Afternic NS at 22%. May be linked to Google’s Gemma open-source AI model family. Diversified registrar base. | Moderate: diversified registrars, high for-sale rate suggests investor interest |
| evtol | 5 to 51 | 94% forsale_pct, Onamae.com at 92%. Concentrated in .xyz TLD. Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sector seeing increased investment activity. | Concentrated: single-registrar portfolio play |
| lithium | 12 to 81 | Unstoppable Domains at 74%, .com ratio of 0.48 with diversified TLD spread. Lithium remains a high-interest commodity keyword tied to EV battery supply chains. | Concentrated: Unstoppable Domains dominant |
This week’s emerging keywords are again dominated by concentrated registrar activity rather than organic multi-party demand. “gemma” is the most interesting signal: its diversified registrar base, high .com ratio (0.91), and elevated for-sale percentage (47.8%) suggest genuine investor interest, potentially tied to Google’s Gemma AI model releases. “evtol” registrations are almost entirely for-sale inventory (94%), built by a single operator at Onamae.com, making it a speculative portfolio play rather than a demand signal.
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 31 – April 6, 2026):
| Domain | TLD Count | Previous Registrar |
|---|---|---|
| ddw.com | 61 | Network Solutions |
One 3-letter .com domain entered expiration this week, down from three the prior week. ddw.com has 61 TLDs registered across the same prefix, indicating substantial cross-extension demand. The domain was previously held at Network Solutions.
5-8 Letter .com Expirations:
| Domain | TLD Count | Previous Registrar |
|---|---|---|
| aistock.com | 67 | Alibaba Cloud |
| justten.com | 41 | Moniker |
| hisoka.com | 25 | NameSilo |
| novameta.com | 24 | PDR / PublicDomainRegistry |
| lavero.com | 24 | NameSilo |
aistock.com leads the 5-8 letter group with 67 TLDs, the highest cross-extension count across all expirations this week. Given the ongoing demand for AI-related domains (five of this week’s top 10 sales were .ai), a premium compound keyword combining “ai” and “stock” entering expiration is notable. hisoka.com (25 TLDs) is a Japanese proper name with strong anime and manga brand recognition.
New Registrations (Drop-Catches)
Premium .com domains that were re-registered after expiration, typically through competitive drop-catch services:
| Domain | TLD Count | Caught By |
|---|---|---|
| wowstore.com | 38 | Gname |
| apptap.com | 17 | DropCatch |
| neogym.com | 15 | Gname |
| getplace.com | 13 | DevilDogDomains |
| vitanice.com | 7 | Gname |
wowstore.com was the highest-profile drop-catch at 38 TLDs, caught by Gname from its previous home at NameCheap. Gname captured three of the top five drop-catches this week (wowstore.com, neogym.com, vitanice.com), continuing a pattern of aggressive .com acquisition from this operator. apptap.com (17 TLDs) was caught by DropCatch, combining two high-value tech keywords. For complete domain change data, visit DomainKits Changes.
Weekly Insight
The .ai extension dominated the secondary market this week. Five of the top 10 sales were .ai domains, led by Free.ai at $350,000 on Atom.com. On April 4 alone, a batch of over a dozen single-word .ai domains transacted on Spaceship for a combined value exceeding $1 million. The concentration on a single platform and day suggests a coordinated portfolio event rather than independent buyer-seller matches, a pattern worth monitoring in the coming weeks.
On the registration side, all five top keywords showed week-over-week declines, a collective cooling after last week’s “pro” surge (+20.3%). However, .org and .xyz both showed momentum: .org’s 7d MA crossed above its 14d MA, and .xyz rebounded sharply from late-March lows. Among emerging keywords, “gemma” stands out with a diversified registrar base and high for-sale rate (47.8%), potentially reflecting investor interest tied to Google’s open-source AI model family. With the ICANN new gTLD application window opening on April 30 at $227,000 per application, the industry is entering a period of significant structural change for the first time since 2012. For more weekly data and analysis, visit ABTdomain.
Data Sources: Registration trends and keyword data from DomainKits Trends. Premium domain changes from DomainKits Changes. 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.