Top four registrars had month-over-month declines in .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com rankings: GMO surges in a banner month for .com
· Domain RegistrarsGMO nearly tripled its monthly registrations, and it was a good month for .com overall. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The top 10 .com registrars aren’t growing, but their challengers are
· Domain RegistrarsSix of the 11th-20th largest .com registrars grew their DUMs year over year. Earlier this week, I provided the latest official numbers for the top ten domain name registrars, ranked by total .com domains under management. I noted that just one of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com rankings: Hostinger and GMO have a big month
· Domain RegistrarsLatest numbers for the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers October 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top 25 domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsAn expanded list of the top domain name registrars, ranked by .com domains under management. Each month, I analyze the top domain name registrars with regard to .com domain names under management. I'm frequently asked which domain name registrars ... Continue Reading4 Comments
The top 11-25 registrars for .com domains
· Domain RegistrarsHere's who is knocking on the door of the top 10. Every month I publish a list of the top 10 domain registrars for .com, ranked both for that month's new registrations and total .com domains under management. Last year, a reader asked if I would ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com leaderboard: Gname and GMO make moves
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing 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 2022. Gname ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GMO offers blockchain domains to Japanese market
· Domain RegistrarsCompany creates standalone site to sell Unstoppable Domains blockchain domains. GMO Internet Group, a large domain name company in Japan, has created a new site to promote blockchain domain names to its customers in Japan. CryptoName by GMO is a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
December’s top DNW Stories
· UncategorizedHappy New Year! December was a slow month in the domain name business but there was still a bit of news. Here are the top five stories on DNW last month. 1. NBC registers domain names for sports betting - is NBC getting ready for sports betting or ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
#6 in 2016: GMO goes shopping for .Shop
· UncategorizedA story about GMO's $41.5 million auction win for .shop was the sixth-most read story on Domain Name Wire this year. An ICANN auction of last resort for the .Shop top level domain name took place in January. It closed at a then-record $41.5 ... Continue Reading3 Comments
