Biggest Domain Name Sale Reported So Far This Year : MI.COM Sells for $3,6 Million

Xiaomi Inc. , a company based in Beijing, China, announced that they have acquired the domain name MI.com for $3,6 million.

This is the biggest domain name sale reported so far this year. The previous leader was Whisky.com, which changed hands for $3,1 million.

Xiaomi’s Chairman, Jun Lei said that it is probably the most expensive domain every avquired by a Chinese Internet Company.However, it is said that the buyer of Game.com and JD.com paid considerable more than MI.com cost.

According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 1998.

Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.