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A SIM card with a unique phone number was sold at an auction in Dubai for 3.2 million dirhams ($871,412). The buyer's name has not been disclosed.

It is not uncommon for unique numbers that symbolize status to go under the hammer for millions in Dubai. In 2022, the three-digit license plate sold for $9.5 million.

Dubai's super-rich have once again demonstrated their passion for unique figures. Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani paid a whopping $9 million to buy a single-digit car license plate in the desert kingdom. So far, Sahani has collected ten license plates and hopes to collect more.

But the sale of a SIM card worth $871,412 with a unique phone number shows that Sahani is not alone.

The phone number, which sold for nearly $900,000, has sevens after the country code.

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