BuyDomains now has 800,000 domain names for sale.
In the arms race of acquiring domain names, BuyDomains might be at the top of the pack. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has added 200,000 domains to its portfolio over the past year. According to a recent marketing push by the company, BuyDomains has 800,000 domains for sale. Although its not clear if they own all of these (or are just selling them), I believe this to be the case.
That makes NameMedia the largest domain name portfolio owner that I’m aware of. There might be some private groups flying under the radar, however. David Kesmodel, who’s writing a book about the domain name industry, blogged in October about the number of domains each of the big players owns:
Dark Blue Sea Ltd. (Fabulous) 545,000
Oversee.net, 500,000
Internet REIT, more than 400,000
Name Administration Inc. BVI, 350,000
Marchex Inc., more than 200,000
These numbers have likely grown since then.
I’ve seen a number of advertisements for BuyDomains lately and many of these are targeted at end users (which is the company’s sweet spot). These ads have been in webmaster newsletters and on various web sites. The company is currently offerin 15% off any domain purchase. Just call and use promotion code BDcus1jan07 for the discount.
Is the million mark far behind for NameMedia?
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