Even though 2022 was a volatile year, it was quite exciting, eventful and a very successful year for the aftermarket and Sedo.

When considering the trends that emerged in the domain aftermarket, the spotlight fell on typical web3 themes such as NFTs and cryptocurrencies. These assets were heavily promoted and hyped, but they didn’t perform well throughout the entire year and were also beset by various crypto scandals.

We saw significant funds coming back to the more secure domain classes. Surprisingly, despite the scepticism of NFTs and cryptocurrencies, domain sales with these and related keywords remained strong.

Although fewer premium domains were available for purchase, those that sold went for higher prices. This trend was mainly driven by new and early startups plus established brands going after exact match and category killer domains. We saw increased demand overall for ultra-premium and premium domains. Evidence of corresponding higher prices is confirmed by various sources, including DNJournal’s Top 100 Domain Sales.

74% of all sales were buy now sales.

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$2,146 average price of a sold domain.

$400 median price across all domain sales.