Two registrars posted big gains in September. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2020. There were a couple of surprises in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2020 in Review: Consolidation
· UncategorizedTwo major registries were among the domain name businesses gobbled up in 2020. This is the second in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. If you want to make a guaranteed prediction about the future of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Top .Com domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsXin Net continues its fall, Key-Systems jumps. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2020. Xin Net continues its precipitous fall in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How domain stocks are faring in 2020
· UncategorizedEndurance leads the way after acquisition. It's been a wild ride in the stock market this year. On March 14, I wrote about how domain name stocks fared during the pandemic market crash up through the close on March 13. I wrote an update in May ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
· Domain RegistrarsClearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday's closing ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Web.com owner takes position in Endurance International Group
· Domain RegistrarsInvestment firm accumulates a small stake in Web.com competitor. Siris Capital, the private equity company that owns Web.com, has opened a position in Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI). The investment firm owned a 2.39% stake in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top ten domain name registrars, ranked by .com
· Domain RegistrarsA monthly look at the latest .com data ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2019. Wix landed in the top ten list for new .com ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Shakeup on the .com leader boards, Namecheap tops 5 million
· Domain RegistrarsLots of shifting and Namecheap hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2019. There was a lot of shakeup this ... Continue Reading3 Comments
A strong month for .Com
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2019. March was a strong month for many registrars. GoDaddy topped 1 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsThe latest data about domain name registrars and .com domain names. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February 2019. Starting this month, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
