OpenAI came up with a domain name that sounded like a logical match. TechCrunch reports that Chat.com, which was previously bought for more than $15 million, is now in his hands The maker of ChatGPT.
According to the domain history site Who.is, Chat.com was first registered in September 1996. Prior to OpenAI’s acquisition, it last changed hands in 2023 when HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah bought it for $15.5 million. We can assume that the executive saw the burgeoning AI chatbot industry and the short-term potential for huge revenue. It was reportedly one of the top two domain sales ever made public.
OpenAI confirmed this, though it wouldn’t say how much it paid Chat.com TechCrunch bought the domain. If you’re expecting drastic changes from OpenAI’s chatbot, this move isn’t due to the ChatGPT rebrand. Regardless, the domain is now redirected a world-changing AI tool.
