The AI startup OpenAI has acquired the domain name Chat.com. Visitors to the site are now redirected to the ChatGPT chatbot, as noted by the company’s CEO, Sam Altman.
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 6, 2024
Chat.com is one of the oldest domains on the Internet, registered in September 1996. Last year, HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah purchased it for $15.5 million.
In March 2023, Shah announced the sale of the domain name to an undisclosed buyer for a sum “greater than what he paid.” On X, he hinted that OpenAI settled the deal with company shares.
Details remain undisclosed.
BREAKING NEWS: Secret acquirer of $15+ million domain chat .com revealed and it’s exactly who you’d think.
For those of you that have been following me for a while, you may recall that I announced earlier this year that I had acquired the domain chat .com for an “8 figure sum”… https://t.co/nv1IyddP5z
— dharmesh (@dharmesh) November 6, 2024
On October 31, the AI startup unveiled the ChatGPT Search engine.
Previously, it raised $6.6 billion at a valuation of $157 billion.