- Internet had 350.4 million domains at the end of Q4 2022
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the fourth quarter of 2022 closed with 350.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.5 million domain name registrations, or 0.1%, compared to the third quar…
- 17 days ago, 10 Mar 23, 12:43pm -
- .com price goes up on September 1, 2023
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the December 1, 2012 .com Registry Agreement, as amended, executed between VeriSign, Inc. and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (“ICANN”), Verisign has provided effective notice…
- 19 days ago, 8 Mar 23, 1:08am -
- Global Domain Report 2023
InterNetX and Sedo published the 2023 global domain report. The Global Domain Report 2023 offers a unique view of the domain industry. Here are some very important stats for domain name investors:The post Global Domain Report 2023 appeared first on…
- 20 days ago, 7 Mar 23, 1:47pm -
- CentralNic 2022 report
CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited preliminary accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. The audited annual report and accounts for 2022 is expected to be published on 27 March 2023. Both revenue and profitability…
- 27 days ago, 28 Feb 23, 1:01am -
- .ME H2 2022 premium domain report
In the second half of 2022 there were fewer domains registered (36 compared to 41 from H1, 2022), but the average price has slightly increased. This comes as no surprise since overall trends in the domain industry as well as in the .ME registry sugge…
- 33 days ago, 22 Feb 23, 5:36pm -
- GoDaddy reports Q4 and full year 2022 results
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. “GoDaddy achieved strong revenue and cash flow growth in 2022, despite macroeconomic headwinds,” said GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani. “…
- 40 days ago, 15 Feb 23, 1:03pm -
- Tucows reported results for Q4 2022
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. All figures are in U.S. dollars. “Our fourth quarter results show Tucows weathering macroeconomic uncertainty and capital constraints…
- 40 days ago, 14 Feb 23, 10:12pm -
- Verisign reported Q4 and full year 2022 results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $369 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, up…
- 41 days ago, 14 Feb 23, 1:54am -
- GoDaddy cuts 8% of workforce
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani sent the email below to GoDaddy employees February 8, 2023, announcing that GoDaddy is planning to reduce the size of its global team by about 8%. Within the next hour, impacted team members will receive a meeting invite from…
- 46 days ago, 8 Feb 23, 11:23pm -
- Above.com brokers sale of Palestine.com
Above.com announced the successful sale of Palestine.com for USD $194,400. The buyer and seller have elected to remain anonymous. The domain name Palestine.com was originally registered in 1995. “We are thrilled to have successfully brokered the sa…
- 47 days ago, 8 Feb 23, 2:27am -
- Mike Mann sold HappyBirthday.com and 2 other domains in December
Mike Mann reported 3 of his domain name sales in December 2022. Mike shared prices for 2 of the 3 sales for a total of $34,800. Reported prices started at $4,800 and went up to $30,000. Mike sold 2 .com domains. The average reported domain sales pric…
- 49 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 5:53pm -
- 7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
Jordan Fried, owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com, shared 7 things he learned about domains after spending millions of dollars buying them! Jordan said that he loved domain names since he was a kid: “For me, they’re the original NFTs and part of…
- 53 days ago, 2 Feb 23, 1:14pm -
- .EU ends 2022 with 3,702,264 domains
EURid published its Q4 2022 progress report today with 186,117 new domain name registrations. Luxembourg leads the list of countries for registration growth at +15.9%, while the overall renewal rate remained at 78%. In Q4 2022, 186,117 new registrati…
- 54 days ago, 1 Feb 23, 2:27am -
- CentralNic reported record gross revenue of $728 million
CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its trading update for the full year 2022. Trading Update The Company now expects to report record gross revenue of c.USD 728 million, and net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 of at least USD 177 million and US…
- 55 days ago, 31 Jan 23, 1:03am -
- Demand for European ccTLDs increased over Q3 2022
The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 3/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. Highlights from…
- 56 days ago, 30 Jan 23, 12:19am -
- Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales
Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com published the 26th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The ob…
- 69 days ago, 17 Jan 23, 1:08am -
- Domain name trend report: December 2022
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
- 70 days ago, 16 Jan 23, 5:10pm -
- Mike Mann sells 2 domains for $15,188 in October/November
Mike Mann reported 2 of his domain name sales in October/November 2022 for a total of $15,188. Reported prices started at $188 and went up to $15,000. (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then you probably didn’t read the July report beca…
- 74 days ago, 12 Jan 23, 3:56pm -
- Domain name trend report: November 2022
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
- 75 days ago, 11 Jan 23, 2:22am -
- ICANN will most certainly ignore the Namecheap IRP decision
ICANN will most certainly ignore the Namecheap IRP decision regarding the removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO. This is very clear from their comments on the Independent Review Process (IRP) decision. ICANN has no respect for anyone, including th…
- 77 days ago, 9 Jan 23, 5:02pm -
- Braden Pollock joins the ICA Board of Directors
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced the expansion of its Board of Directors. Starting this month, Braden Pollock is taking a board seat after his nomination received overwhelming support from ICA Members. I’m looking forward to helpin…
- 77 days ago, 9 Jan 23, 4:30pm -
- Namecheap vs ICANN: removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO found improper in landmark IRP decision
Namecheap announced that the removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO was found improper in a landmark IRP decision. Here is what Namecheap posted: Back in 2019, Namecheap stood up to ICANN as it sought to remove price caps on .ORG and .INFO TLDs. It…
- 80 days ago, 6 Jan 23, 2:12am -
- GoDaddy increases commissions to 25% unless you use their nameservers
Big change in domain name sales commissions at GoDaddy, Afternic, Dan and Uniregistry. GoDaddy announced today that their are increasing domain name sales commissions to 25% unless you use their nameservers. If you do use their nameservers for your d…
- 81 days ago, 5 Jan 23, 12:34am -
- Mike Mann sells 5 domains for $126,776 in September
Mike Mann reported 5 of his domain name sales in September 2022 for a total of $126,776. Reported prices started at $14,888 and went up to $59,888. (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then you probably didn’t read the July report because…
- 94 days ago, 23 Dec 22, 2:27am -
- Göran Marby resigns from ICANN President and CEO
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the Board of Directors has accepted Göran Marby’s resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Marby’s departure is effective immediately. Göran Marby…
- 95 days ago, 22 Dec 22, 1:27am -
- .MUSIC joins Deezer, Lyricfind and 12 others to form BELEM
.MUSIC joins a consortium of major music industry players, including Deezer, LyricFind and 12 others to form BELEM. BELEM aims to build capacity and innovative services to for music publishers, songwriters, platforms, and labels to help democratize…
- 97 days ago, 19 Dec 22, 8:55pm -
- CentralNic acquires portfolio of revenue generating niche websites
CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of revenue generating niche websites (“Publishing Network”) for a consideration of USD 5.2m in cash and assumed working capital liabilit…
- 98 days ago, 19 Dec 22, 5:52pm -
- Guide: Google search ranking and domain names
Google uses automated ranking systems that look at many factors and signals about hundreds of billions of web pages and other content in our Search index to present the most relevant, useful results, all in a fraction of a second. Here is a guide of…
- 16 Dec 22, 2:46am -
- Who is “George Dikian” on the VPN.com lawsuit?
“George Dikian” has now filed an answer to the VPN.com lawsuit. Dikian is represented by Rodenbaugh Law. In June VPN.com LLC filed a multimillion lawsuit against domain investor George Dikian, Qiang Du and “John Doe” at the US District Court…
- 13 Dec 22, 2:08pm -
- CentralNic gets a new CEO
CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced today the appointment of Michael Riedl, currently Group CFO, as Group CEO with immediate effect. Michael succeeds Ben Crawford, who retires from the board today. Read the announcement: Ben Crawford was a…
- 13 Dec 22, 3:37am -
- Domain name trend report: October 2022
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
- 13 Dec 22, 2:13am -
- Escrow.com: 2021 top 10 domain brokers
Escrow.com today announced the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of 2021 as part of its annual Master of Domains series. “We are excited to announce the winners of our annual Master of Domains series for 2022. These individuals have consi…
- 9 Dec 22, 5:43pm -
- Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter leads to surge of .social domain registrations?
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) claims that volatility in social platforms led a to surge in .social domain registrations. They claim that after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter .social registrations were up 435% in the first two weeks of Nove…
- 8 Dec 22, 5:12pm -
- Mike Mann sells 1 domain for $4,888 in August
Mike Mann reported 1 of his domain name sales in August 2022 for a total of $4,888. Reported prices started at $4,888 and went up to 4,888. Domain sales were a bit slow. Was it because of summer? (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then yo…
- 7 Dec 22, 11:37pm -
- Domain name trend report: September 2022
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
- 7 Dec 22, 11:27pm -
- NamesCon Global returns at Austin
NamesCon returns on May 31 – June 3, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Registration for NamesCon Global 2023 is officially open. The event will take place at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in the heart of Austin, Texas. All programming and social events will…
- 29 Nov 22, 12:30am -
- Greek .eu domains were phase out to avoid script mixing
The Greek domain name(s) with the Latin .eu extension were all phased-out, i.e. deleted, following a three-year phase-out period on 13 November 2022. From 14 November 2022, only Greek domain names with the Greek .ευ extension (Greek.Greek) remain r…
- 24 Nov 22, 12:07am -
- CentralNic announced financial results for Q3 2022
CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2022. The Company has achieved record revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the period, driven by sustained organic growth which has been furt…
- 23 Nov 22, 5:29am -
- .EU raises prices first time since 2006
As a not-for-profit organisation and per its contract with the European Commission, EURid, the .eu registry, sets its fees in direct relation to costs incurred. As announced during the registrar annual meeting on 17 November 2022, .EU is raising pric…
- 22 Nov 22, 12:29pm -
- What creators should know about Google’s helpful content update
Google Search is launching what they’re calling the “helpful content update” that’s part of what they call a broader effort to ensure people see more original, helpful content written by people, for people, in search results. Below is more ab…
- 22 Nov 22, 4:25am -
- Domain name trend report: August 2022
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
- 21 Nov 22, 12:37am -
- Mike Mann sells 4 domains for $159,776 in July
Mike Mann reported 4 of his domain name sales in July 2022 for a total of $159,776. Reported prices started at $19,888 and went up to $60,000. Mike sold 4 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $39,944. If you want to further under…
- 17 Nov 22, 5:11pm -
- .eu usage shows growth in tourism
In May-June, the first exercise of 2022 was carried out, to understand possible new patterns in the way people and businesses use the .eu top-level domain. The results showed clear growth in the tourism and accommodation sector. From a random sample…
- 17 Nov 22, 11:11am -
- CENTR publishes the Global TLD Report Edition 2/2022
The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 2/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. Highlights fr…
- 16 Nov 22, 6:45pm -
- CentralNic announced record revenue for the first half of 2022
CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2022: record revenue and Adjusted EBITDA achieved, driven by continued organic growth, supplemented with acquisitions. Financial summary H1 20…
- 16 Nov 22, 6:45pm -
