Top 10 registrars juggle places in latest monthly report. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com registry. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2018. Note that HiChina is now listed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy posts 17% revenue growth in Q3
· Domain RegistrarsGrowth across the board plus a stock buyback. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) released Q3 2018 earnings after the market closed today. Revenue hit $680 million, up 17% year-over-year. Bookings were up 11% to $742 million. Domain revenue was $310 million, up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy tells Gab.com to find a different domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar tells the controversial social network to take a hike. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has informed Gab.com that it needs to move its domain name to a different company. This is according to a tweet from the controversial social ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain stocks hit hard in market
· UncategorizedDomain name stocks haven't been immune to the market rout. It's been a rough week in the stock market, especially yesterday and today. The NASDAQ shed 4.7% in the past two days. There aren't that many publicly traded domain companies anymore on the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Bob Parsons resigns from GoDaddy’s board
· Domain RegistrarsParson's long exit from GoDaddy oversight is complete. Bob Parsons has resigned from the board of GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY), the company he founded in 1997 that made him a billionaire. In a press release, GoDaddy said that Parsons will spend more time ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Quantifying GoDaddy’s aftermarket
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy's aftermarket business continues to grow, and analysts need to understand how it works. An analyst asked GoDaddy about its domain name aftermarket business on this week's GoDaddy earnings conference call. GoDaddy credits increased aftermarket ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy reports earnings, Domain revenue tops $300 million
· Domain RegistrarsDomain revenue hits a milestone. Godaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q2 2018 earnings this afternoon. The company's revenue was $651.6 million, up from $557.8 in the same quarter last year. Unlevered free cash flow was $154.7 million. GoDaddy also ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy will continue publishing most domain owner data
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar is more selective about which Whois records will be redacted in wake of GDPR. With the GDPR deadline quickly approaching, the world's largest domain name registrar has been mostly silent on its plans. Over the past week, I connected with ... Continue Reading8 Comments
GoDaddy stock up after earnings
· Domain RegistrarsInvestors cheer GoDaddy's start to 2018. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the bell yesterday and investors were happy with the results. Shares are up 4% as of 11 EDT today. Revenue was up 29% in Q1 2018 compared to the first quarter of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy adding more expired domain registrars, increasing European aftermarket presence
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy's aftermarket business continues to grow. Get ready for more expired domain name inventory at GoDaddy. The company is adding inventory from a couple of new registrars this summer, GoDaddy VP Paul Nicks told DNW yesterday. While he didn't ... Continue Reading2 Comments