Who is Dan.com?
Dan.com was a domain marketplace known for lease-to-own sales. GoDaddy bought it in 2022 for US$71.4 million, stopped sales on it in October 2024, moved sellers to its Afternic marketplace and retired the platform in June 2025.
- What it is
- Domain aftermarket
- Owned by
- GoDaddy, since 2022
- Status
- Retired in June 2025; listings moved to Afternic
- Website
- dan.com
What happened to Dan.com?
GoDaddy merged it into Afternic. Sales on Dan.com stopped in October 2024, sellers could migrate their listings to Afternic, and the platform was retired on 27 June 2025.
Why does Dan.com still appear in zone data?
Some domains still point to Dan.com’s nameservers from when they were listed there. Their number should fall as owners move them elsewhere.
Dan.com in axath Analytics
Analytics reads the zone files of more than 350 extensions every day and shows which providers gain and lose names, including Dan.com.
Open AnalyticsSources
- GoDaddy: GoDaddy acquires Dan.com (2022)
- Domain Name Wire: GoDaddy paid $71.4 million for Dan.com
- Domain Name Wire: clock is ticking to download Dan.com data (2025)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.