Most expensive telephone number sold at auction
- WHO
- 666-6666
- WHAT
- 2750000 US dollar(s)
- WHERE
- Qatar (Doha,)
- WHEN
- 23 May 2006
The most amount of money paid for a mobile (cell) phone number is 10 million QAR (then £1.46 million; $2.75 million), by an anonymous Qatari bidder for the number 666-6666 during a charity auction hosted by Qatar Telecom in Doha, Qatar on 23 May 2006.
QAR = Qatari Riyal
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