Domain Appraisal
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How the estimate works
Our domain value estimator starts from three things anyone could check, priced with the same formula we use for the domains on our own marketplace. For single-word .com names it adds a fourth.
- The name itself. Length, whether it reads as real words, how many syllables, and whether it is easy to say.
- Who else wants the name. Which other extensions of the same name are registered — .net, .org, .io and hundreds more — and how many different owners hold them. When many separate people have registered the same word, that is real demand.
- How long it has been registered. Older registrations are worth more.
- How often people search for the word — for single-word .com names only. A word millions of people type into Google every month is a different asset from one nobody looks up.
A minimum for most names, an estimate for single words
For most names the number is a floor: what the domain is worth at least. Everything we leave out can only push the value up. We don't yet check whether businesses run live websites on the other extensions, and that is often where the most valuable names show their worth.
We tested this against 100,000 domains we had fully appraised. The minimum never came out higher than the full appraisal. For most names it matched exactly; for names with active businesses on other extensions, the full value was higher.
Single-word .com names are different: for them, search demand says more than registrations do. We fitted it to 144 single-word .com sales reported in 2026. Prices hold around $5,000 until a word gets about 2,500 searches a month, then climb steeply. We value them rising about fivefold for every tenfold rise in searches, a deliberately cautious reading, since the reported sales climbed faster. That figure is an estimate, not a minimum — sales in this range vary widely, and the best-known names have sold for many times more — so we label it as an estimated value and show reported sales of words with similar search demand beside it.
Common questions
What is my domain name worth?
Enter it above for a free estimate. What a buyer will actually pay depends on who needs the name: a short, clear word that many people have registered in other extensions usually sells for more than a long or made-up one.
Is the domain appraisal free?
Yes. No account, no email, no charge.
Why is it lower than another appraisal tool?
For most names we show a minimum, not a midpoint: our figure only counts what we can verify, so a higher number elsewhere and ours can both be right. For single-word .com names we estimate from search demand and keep that estimate conservative — the most famous single words have sold for far more than any formula would say.
Why do some extensions lower the value?
Buyers pay less for most country and newer extensions than for .com, so we apply the same adjustment we use when pricing our own inventory. The breakdown shows it as its own line.
Can I sell my domain on CNM?
Yes. Get an offer from us or list it free — you set the price, and every sale goes through escrow.
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