Corg
Domain name investing strategies, aftermarket analysis, and digital asset guides.
Corg publishes guides on domain name investing strategies, aftermarket analysis, and digital asset guides. Browse 10 editorially selected articles across 4 topics. Each page shows its publication or update date, and readers can report corrections through our contact page.
What is Corg?
Corg (corg.com) is an independent publication about domain names: what they cost to register and keep, how the aftermarket prices them, and how to buy, sell and transfer one safely. Prices, fees and rules in its guides come from the registrar, registry, marketplace and ICANN pages that publish them, and each guide says when they were checked. Corg is operated by HYGO Inc. and also hosts a domain marketplace powered by MIFY.
Domain names at a glance
Figures checked November 2026. Each answer links to the guide with the sources.
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| What does a .com cost per year? | About $11.17 at cost: Verisign's wholesale fee of $10.97 (from November 1, 2026) plus ICANN's $0.20. Registrar list prices run from $11.62 at Dynadot to $22.99 at GoDaddy. |
| Why does the renewal cost more? | Many extensions are discounted only in the first year. On Porkbun's price list a .xyz registers for $1.29 and renews for $14.21, and a .io goes from $28.12 to $51.80. |
| What is the biggest domain sale on record? | Shop.com, reported at $99 million after Market America sold it to Shopify in October 2026. AI.com's $70 million sale became public in February 2026; Voice.com's $30 million had held the record since 2019. |
| What does it cost to sell a domain? | Published marketplace commissions run from 10% (Sedo's lowest rate) to 30% (Afternic Boost). On a $5,000 sale, a 15% commission leaves $4,250 and a 30% commission leaves $3,500. |
| When can a domain move to another registrar? | Not within 60 days of its registration, a previous transfer or a change of registrant. Once requested, a transfer you don't object to is approved by default after five calendar days. ICANN adopted changes to these rules in June 2026. |
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