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Domain Name Discussion => General Domain Discussion => Topic started by: cyberops on Aug 04, 2023, 06:03 AM

Title: How Elon Musk got x.com Domain?
Post by: cyberops on Aug 04, 2023, 06:03 AM
Hello Mates,
Hope you all are doing well! I want to know How Elon Musk got x.com Domain?
Regards
Title: Re: How Elon Musk got x.com Domain?
Post by: ella.boswell on Oct 06, 2025, 01:30 AM
Musk's path to x.com involved savvy domain acquisition tactics. He initially registered it in 1999 as a vanity domain for his startup, turning it into a cornerstone asset during the PayPal era.
After abandonment, it entered the drop market, where squatters and flippers traded it until 2017, when Twitter's team executed a precise backorder grab, reportedly paying under $1M to a domainer.