Take a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month. A potential GoDaddy takeover, layoffs, and a .com pricing lawsuit made headlines last month. 1. Norton antivirus software maker in talks to acquire GoDaddy - The Financial Times wrote ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IONOS announces layoffs
· Domain RegistrarsMajor domain and hosting company to trim workforce by over 10%. Domain name and hosting company IONOS (ETR: IOS) today announced plans to reduce its headcount. The company, one of Europe's larger domain providers with customers worldwide, said ... Continue Reading4 Comments
IONOS reports earnings, provides update on Sedo sale
· Domain RegistrarsSedo's revenue remained strong in Q4, IONOS hopes to sell unit by end of Q3. Domain registration and hosting company IONOS (Frankfurt: IOS) reported its full-year 2025 financial results today. The company, which owns 1&1, InterNetX, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How domain stocks performed in 2025: one tripled, one halved
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo 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
2025 in Review: Domain business acquisitions
· UncategorizedNamecheap among domain company acquisitions/fundings in 2025. The domain name business is a favorite among private equity companies because it's a recurring-revenue business with predictable renewal rates. So it's no surprise that private equity ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
November’s top domain news stories
· UncategorizedAn end of an era at Tucows and fallout from AdSense for Domains were top stories last month. These were the top five posts on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Slipknot.com owner shows up to defend domain against Slipknot band - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo’s revenue fell 66% in Q3 as Google changes hit
· Domain ParkingGoogle changes hit the company hard in Q3 after strong start to the year. Earlier this week, IONOS (IOS.F) announced that it plans to sell its Sedo unit. The reason was quite clear to industry observers: the traffic arbitrage business Sedo has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy falls below key number in latest .com rankings
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy had fewer than 600,000 new .com registrations in December. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers December 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com winners: Gname hops into top 10 largest by .com DUMs
· 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 November 2022. Gname ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Interesting aftermarket data from Global Domain Report
· Domain SalesIONOS companies release in-depth report on the domain name market. Sedo and InterNetX, both part of publicly-traded IONOS, released their 2023 Global Domain Report this week. It's an in-depth look at the primary and secondary markets for domain names. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
