Breaking!ChatGPT Throws Over $15.5 Million at Chat.com!

On November 6, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple tweet on social platform X: “chat.com”. This seemingly simple message revealed a heavy news: OpenAI has successfully acquired the domain name Chat.com! Currently, typing in the domain name has redirected to the URL chatgpt.com, which is being used by Chatgpt.

Chat.com domain name has changed hands three times for high prices.

Chat.com is one of the older domain names on the Internet, registered in 1996. Over the past two years, this domain name has experienced a number of high-priced exchanges and record sales.

In April 2023, HubSpot founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah purchased Chat.com for $15.5 million, making it at one point one of the most expensive domain names ever publicly disclosed.

Just over a year later, OpenAI took over the domain, and it's widely speculated that it may have paid between $15 million and $20 million, making it one of the most expensive domains in history.

OpenAI Plus: Branding Chat.com and AI.com

In fact, this is not the first time OpenAI has acquired high-value domains for huge sums of money. Back in 2021, OpenAI spent $11 million on AI.com, a domain name that represents artificial intelligence, and pointed it to ChatGPT in February 2023.With the addition of Chat.com, OpenAI has formed a dual-domain branding strategy, regardless of whether users type in “chat.com” or ‘ai.com’, users will be able to go directly to the ChatGPT website.

Through the acquisition of Chat.com, OpenAI not only consolidates the brand position of ChatGPT, but also improves user convenience, enabling users to find ChatGPT services more quickly. the simplicity, universality and generality of Chat.com undoubtedly make it an important brand asset for OpenAI, which is expected to further expand ChatGPT's user base and global influence. global influence.

In addition, the fine domain name Chat.vip related to Chat.com is for sale on DN.com, interested parties are welcome to inquire and purchase.