NameSilo and Tucows lead gainers; Team Internet and GoDaddy saw steep declines. With 2025 in the books, here's a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up about 20% in 2025. NameSilo (OTC: URL.CN): ... Continue Reading3 Comments
U.S. government begins process to open bidding for .us registry
· UncategorizedNTIA issues draft RFP and outlines two-phase selection process to pick winner by April. The U.S. government will open a Request for Proposal next year to select a registry operator for the .us top level domain. The government currently contracts ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Ranking domain registrars by multi-year domain name registrations
· Domain RegistrarsWix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy lead the way for multi-year domain registrations. Domain Name Wire's monthly .com registrar charts look at the raw number of .com registrations. When reviewing the latest data, I thought it would be interesting to look ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cloudflare enters top 10 registrars for .com
· Domain RegistrarsA look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers August 2025. Here are some ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Selling domains through Afternic – DNW Podcast #561
· PodcastsLearn which landers to use and a tip to get more out of the lease-to-own. My guest this week is Wade Smith, Director of Aftermarket Sales at Afternic. Wade talks about the new DomainNames.com initiative and how it came to be. He also shares how ... Continue Reading4 Comments
October’s top domain name stories: Lambo, price increases, ChatGPT
· UncategorizedRegistry domain price increases and a domain registration binge were among last month's top stories. 1. Domain price increases - stories about GoDaddy raising prices on .xxx and Identity Digital raising prices on most of its TLDs were top stories ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain aftermarket revenue surges 28% at GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy tops guidance with massive growth in aftermarket domain revenue. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) published third-quarter earnings after the market closed this afternoon. Growth in aftermarket domain name revenue surged 28%, helping the company top ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy launches high-end domain marketplace at DomainNames.com
· Domain SalesNew marketplace focuses on one word domains. GoDaddy today launched DomainNames.com, a marketplace focusing on what it calls "ultra-premium" domain names. It's one of the few marketplaces to use that description that actively delivers: the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy needs to fix its domain search availability
· Domain RegistrarsIt's not just bad for GoDaddy. It also adds to the frontrunning narrative. Update: GoDaddy has fixed the issue. Domain investor Nikul Sanghvi recently posted a video on X showing an issue with GoDaddy's domain search. When he searched for the word ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com had a banner month
· Domain RegistrarsLatest data shows a surge in .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers May 2025. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: May was a banner month ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
