What is the base price of a .com domain?

[furca]

Hi,

I've never really known the answer to this. I am wondering what the base price of a .com is. I know they recently raised the prices. I know some registrars take .com as a LOSS LEADER and charge under what they are being charged.

Disregarding the registrars fees, including transactions and credit fees, how much does a .com cost the registrar (including the ICANN FEE)

Do they share this info? I've never seen it published. Is it based on amount sold?

 

[Aon21]

I believe the wholesale price of .com domains is $7.52 including the ICANN fee as of July

 

[katherine]

VeriSign announced that as of July 1, 2010, the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $6.86 to $7.34 and that the registry fee for .net domain names will increase, from $4.23 to $4.65.

https://press.verisign.com/easyir/c...version=live&prid=570292&releasejsp=custom_97

 

[Theo]

ICANN receives 18 cents or 20 cents - depends on the agreement the registrar signed (older agreement - 20 cents). The registry keeps $7.34
It pays well running a monopoly.