These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2021. A ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2021. On ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
BNPL vs. payment plans for buying domain names
· ServicesOver the weekend, Elliot Silver wrote about plans for domain payment plans at GoDaddy. GoDaddy recently began offering Klarna, a so-called Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, as a payment option for some services. Paul Nicks, President of Domains at the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy gets two more patents
· Domain RegistrarsPatents cover a social network and domain suggestions. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two more patents to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) yesterday. Patent number 11,244,331 (pdf) is for System and method for domain name community network. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The latest .com leaderboard
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2021. Here's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy promotes Roger Chen to COO
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy goes with an internal hire for Chief Operating Officer. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has named Roger Chen its new Chief Operating Officer. He will replace Andrew Low Ah Kee, who left GoDaddy in November to become President of Opendoor. Chen came to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Starboard takes big stake in GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsActivist investor takes 6.5% stake in GoDaddy. Investment company Starboard has made a significant investment in shares of GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Today, the group filed a 13D with the SEC, disclosing its ownership stake. Shares of GoDaddy are ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy wins contract to run .TV, Verisign didn’t bid for renewal
· ServicesGoDaddy Registry will now operate and market the .tv domain. GoDaddy Registry (NYSE: GDDY) has won the contract to operate Tuvalu's .tv country code domain name. Tuvalu is a small island nation of about 10,000 people. It struck internet gold ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2021. There ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
