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Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer

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Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration.

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Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo.

Namecheap already listed Sedo domains for sale, but customers had to go to Sedo.com to complete a purchase. Now, they can purchase domains through the standard checkout process at Namecheap and have the domains transferred into their Namecheap account.

This is a boon for domain name sellers that use Sedo MLS. Namecheap is the seventh-largest registration company in terms of .com domains registered. The integration should boost sales of Sedo MLS inventory.

Sedo has 19 million domains listed for sale and over five million of these are opted-in to the fast transfer system.

This is a one-way deal, though. Domain investors who are Namecheap customers cannot opt-in to have their domains in the Sedo MLS fast transfer system as of right now.

Companies help people stop wasting money on COVID-19 domain names

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Companies are making it harder to register and sell crisis-related domains. You should thank them.

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Domain name registrar Namecheap has stopped allowing domain names including the words coronavirus, covid, and vaccine from being registered through its service.

Domain name marketplace DAN.com is removing all coronavirus domain names from its service.

These two developments might irk people trying to profit from tragedy, but these people should thank the companies instead. Why? They’re saving them from registering worthless domain names. And looking like a schmuck.

Namecheap’s move will also help stem the tide of people registering coronavirus domains to peddle fake remedies and undertake other scams. Of course, it’s easy to just switch to a registrar that will look the other way. But kudos to Namecheap for not wanting to have any part in it.

There are legitimate reasons to register domains related to the pandemic. Just ask Oracle.

But for the bulk of people out there: just stop.

.Com rankings: Google tops 3 million .com domains

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Google hits a milestone.

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ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2019.

Google’s domain name registrar hit the 3 million .com domain milestone. It continues to add over 100,000 domains a month with few outbound transfers, so this number will continue to climb.

As has been the case in recent months, there was a lot of shakeup on the monthly leaderboard. I believe this is due to promotions that Verisign offers that are, in turn, sometimes passed on to registrar consumers.

Website builder Wix managed to make the top 10 list this month. Not because its registrations increased, but because the bar to be in the top 10 dropped. Dynadot and Web.com, which had a surge in registrations the prior month, reverted and Wix took their spot.

When the report for March 2020 comes out, expect a surge at Dynadot. It’s offering $5.99 domains this month with a coupon.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations:

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 946,270 (867,828 in October)
2. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 182,250 (189,005)
3. Alibaba (HiChina) 163,419 (121,623)
4. Namecheap Inc. 163,141 (170,249)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 136,518 (146,747)
6. Endurance+ (NASDAQ: EIGI) 127,219 (130,428)
7. GMO 86,969
8. Xin Net 72,991 (128,049)
9. NameSilo 69,171 (76,139)
10. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 62,712

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations as of the end of November 2019.

1. GoDaddy* 51,629,563 (51,365,334 in October)
2. Tucows** 12,910,915 (12,969,022)
3. Web.com++ 7,096,388 (7,101,250)
4. Endurance+ 6,817,113 (6,863,214)
5. Alibaba 6,013,715 (6,032,936)
6. United Internet^ 5,526,648 (5,547,495)
7. Namecheap 5,182,418 (5,125,801)
8. Xin Net Technology Corporation 4,433,678 (4,508,653)
9. Google 3,032,888 (2,939,902)
10. GMO 2,253,907 (2,209,814)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain and Bigrock. There are other Endurance registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes Network Solutions, Register.com, and Crazy Domains
^ Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you

Namecheap posts $149 million revenue in 2019

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Topline grew 18.7% in 2019.

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Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $149 million in revenue in 2019, up 18.7% from its 2018 total.

The company focused on higher-quality domain names in 2019, eschewing the sub-dollar domains it pushed in prior years. As a result, its domains under management remained fairly steady at 10.5 million. It added 1.24 million registrations during the year.

In September, the company hit 5 million .com domains under management.

In a statement, the company said:

During the year, Namecheap welcomed over 675,000 new customers onto our platform, and continued to see our product mix expand with the addition of our Logo Maker, Business Card Maker, Validation and CDN products launching into market. Our other product verticals, such as Hosting and Private Email continue to outpace our strong domain business trajectory, contributing more and more to our overall financial performance.

Namecheap is privately held.

Latest .com rankings

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Here’s how registrars performed in the latest monthly report.

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ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2019.

There was a bit of shakeup in the top 10 list as has become common. Web.com was helped by nearly 78,000 registrations at Crazy Domains.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations:

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 867,828 (855,287 in September)
2. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 189,005 (180,825)
3. Namecheap Inc. 170,249 (163,226)
4. Dynadot 146,771 (n/a)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 146,747 (138,929)
6. Endurance+ (NASDAQ: EIGI) 130,428 (124,810)
7. Xin Net 128,049 (n/a)
8. Alibaba (HiChina) 121,623 (105,294)
9. Web.com++ 112,619 (71,894)
10. NameSilo 76,139

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations as of the end of October 2019.

1. GoDaddy* 51,365,334 (51,253,800 in September)
2. Tucows** 12,969,022 (13,047,695)
3. Web.com++ 7,101,250 (7,031,650)
4. Endurance+ 6,863,214 (6,873,843)
5. Alibaba 6,032,936 (6,118,945)
6. United Internet^ 5,547,495 (5,549,036)
7. Namecheap 5,125,801 (5,051,943)
8. Xin Net Technology Corporation 4,508,653 (4,518,714)
9. Google 2,939,902 (2,845,811)
10. GMO 2,209,814 (2,183,060)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain and Bigrock. There are other Endurance registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes Network Solutions, Register.com, and Crazy Domains
^ Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you

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