InterNetX took a look back at the extensions that hit general availability in 2022. .Kids is the one where I wonder if it will get traction with so many focused on a safe space for children online. I guess we will see in the months to come. The post also mentioned what's coming in 2023. Of course a new round new gtld's could be coming as well. .day - 1 February 2022 This extension is … [Read more...]
Escrow.com releases their top 10 highest grossing brokers of 2021
Escrow.com released their Master of Domains, the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of the year. All familiar and well deserved names on the list. Andrew Rosener took the top spot, congrats to him and everyone else on the list. Check out the Master of Domains series. Escrow.com announcement: The 2021 winners have proven themselves to be experts in the field of domain name … [Read more...]
Verisign releases Q3 2022 DNIB
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Q3 2022 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). As of Sept. 30, 2022, the 10 largest TLDs by number of reported domain names were .com, .cn, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .nl, .ru, .br and .xyz From the report: The third quarter of 2022 closed with 349.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 1.6 million domain name … [Read more...]
Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: November 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of November 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digital TLDs were 26% shorter than .com domain registrations. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Month of November … [Read more...]
7 years later Mike Berkens remains pleased that he and Judi sold their portfolio
It was 7 years ago today that the founder of this blog Mr. Michael Berkens surprised everyone by announcing he sold his portfolio to GoDaddy. The press release partially read like this: This acquisition consists of approximately 70,000 domain names, including 373.com, Faculty.com, CarAuctions.com, and iBill.com. It also includes names targeted at small businesses such as BikeRentals.com, … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Rebate.com and Rebates.com at $500K each
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Rebate.com/Rebates.com led the way at $500,000. A.game was in second place at $40,888. 40 .com sales 22 cctld sales 12 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Mids.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Mids.com at $31,000. Robobet.com was second at $24,995 and Onwards.com was third at $22,000. 35 .com sales 20 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Domain … [Read more...]