VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), announced that approximately 15 million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 314 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs). The increase of approximately 15 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 5% over the third quarter of 2015. … [Read more...]
Trump is #1 Trending Keyword in .Com Registrations in February
Verisign the registry for .Com and .Net just published it's Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net domain name registrations in February. Trump ruled the .Com universe coming out as the number one trending keyword for the month while came in 7th for .Net trending keywords. For those registering any "trump" domain names be very careful. Donald Trump and his companies have brought over … [Read more...]
Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: "The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names that are registered but not configured for use in the respective Top-Level Domain zone file plus the number of domain names that are in a client or server … [Read more...]
Report: Verisign Gets Temporary Extension To Operate .Gov Registry
According to FCW.com, the General Services Administration of the United States has awarded Verisign (VRSN) a $2.1 million bridge contract to continue as the registry provider for the top-level .gov Internet domain. The current contract was set to expire this month, however according to the FCW.com story, the bridge contract was awarded in November 2015, and publicly released yesterday. The … [Read more...]
.Com Tops 125 Million Domain Registrations
According to Verisign (VRSN) the registry for .Com, the number of .Com registration crossed the 125 million mark in the Domain Name Base. The active zone file is just over 124 Million domain names. The active zone file does not include domain names that are not configured for use, and those in client or server hold status. At TheDomains.com when we report on .Com domain registrations we … [Read more...]
Verisign Working On Getting Contract To Operate .Com Registry For 10 More Years
In the earnings call today, Verisign (VRSN) announced that it was in "in the final stages of drafting the new Root Zone Maintainer Agreement with ICANN "to perform this Root Zone Maintainer role as a commercial service for ICANN upon the successful transition of the IANA functions." "To ensure that root operations continue to perform at the same high level during the expected 10-year term of … [Read more...]
Verisign Expects Higher Non-Renewal Rates From Those 4th Q Domains Reg By Chinese Investors
Verisign reported its earnings for the 4th quarter of 2015 and financial results for 2015. In the earnings call today, Verisign made some interesting comments about that huge volume of .Com domain name registration we saw from Asia the 4th quarter of 2015: Bottom line Verisign expects those domain names registered in the 4th quarter, which those in the domain investor community, know … [Read more...]