All publicly traded domain companies are down this year. Asset markets have been hammered this year, and most domain name companies aren't bucking the trend. From the close of markets on December 31 until the close yesterday, the tech-heavy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Latest .com rankings: the slowdown has begun
· 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 January ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New .com rankings: a surprise entry to the top 10
· 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 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