nTLDStats says it has a new leader for results out of the gate.
.VIP has set new records for a top level domain name launch under the new TLD program, according to stacks tracker nTLDStats.
The group tweeted that the domain is the new record holder for registrations 1 hour, 12 hours and 24 hours after general availability began:
.vip new #1 for regs after GA: 1hr (56.886) (old: .online), 12hrs (115.334) (old: .online), 24hrs (115.511+) (old: .xn--ses554g) #ntldstats
— nTLDStats (@ntldstats) May 18, 2016
Note that the tweet was posted before 24 hours, so the number at 24 hours will be higher.
It has China to thank for the results. The top five registrars are all Chinese and account for about 95,000 registrations.
GoDaddy was the top non-Chinese registrar.
The domain was probably assisted by relatively low premium prices on a number of its better domains, and because premiums are only charged the first year of registration.
John says
Insane. I wouldn’t register one for free. Totally useless
Pete says
Well, you’re obviously in a minority there
John says
Free, yes, but for $1, no.
John says
Sorry, I’m a different John from the original poster.
JZ says
china likes to throw their money away apparently.
John says
Right on. They have tons of US dollars to burn so they buy whatever they can just to get rid of once mighty buck
gene says
There is no one who (was) more of a naysayer about the gTLDs than I…but .VIP is the first one that I’ve actually offered value to end-users – which is my litmus test.
I was very pleased with the names that I secured through GoDaddy – for ~ $10, apiece, and the incredibly smooth process they set-up to register these names.
If you’re not understanding the importance of ‘exclusivity’ – and how the wealthy (and wannabes) think about it -, you naturally won’t get how important .VIP is.
Andrew Allemann says
Gene, mind sharing what domains you acquired?
JZ says
that explains the success of .ceo!
Mason says
Have we not learned about the Chinese and there hype machines, and methods.
Burn baby burn
A few months ago people were selling 5l.com for $60 what they called triple premium, now they sell for $5
gene says
Sure, Andrew:
Conference.VIP
Nanny.VIP
FoodTruck.VIP
Andrew Allemann says
I like Conference.VIP
Kellie says
Gene, I had a pre-order on conference.vip as well. I only pre-ordered three. Happily I got the other two.
Andrew, before you ask: dining and winery
John says
Conference.vip is okay for an end user, but the others are AreYouKidding.vip in the worst way. Wouldn’t even take them for free.
David Yang (@davidnyang) says
Fortunately, I got Automation.VIP, Perth.VIP, Domaining.VIP, Mails.VIP and Anything.VIP.
.VIP is worth of acquisition. 🙂
John says
Perth is good. The rest are AreYouOutOfYourMind.vip.
John says
You guys should register Toilet.vip
Pete says
You sound very bitter John………….
John says
Not at all, just realistic because this is where your money is going
John says
He’s right for most of them, no question about it. Might as well flush the money down this: http://abcnews.go.com/US/solid-gold-toilet-installed-guggenheim-bathroom/story
Joseph Peterson says
Impressive.
These nTLD openings function almost as if lottery tickets had weighted odds, with the earliest purchases having the best chances of a jackpot. Overall the chance of profit may be very low, but it’s easy to see how the risk of losing opportunity by waiting can result in mass hysteria. Especially in China.
John says
Despite thinking the TLD is worthless for most keywords, though great for some, I did try for some .vip’s and every single one said not available or taken, with no whois info or whois info saying domain not registered. Needless to say I gave up soon.