Squarespace registered fewer .com domains again, but the month-over-month drop wasn't as extreme. I've been tracking Squarespace's new .com domain registrations since it took over Google Domains in early September. Here's the data : August ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top domain news: .com prices, Ethereum Name Service, Epik
· UncategorizedThese are some of the big stories in the domain business so far this month. I send out a monthly recap newsletter highlighting the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire. (You can subscribe here.) This month I sent a mid-month report about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com rankings: Squarespace continues to fall, Gname surges
· Domain RegistrarsSquarespace registers fewer new .com domains, and Gname moves up the overall leaderboard. Last month, I wrote about how new registrations at Google Domains plummeted after Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) took over. I mentioned that a primary reason was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap sues ICANN over .org price caps
· Policy & LawRegistrar says ICANN hasn't taken action after IRP ruling. Over one year after winning a partial victory against ICANN over price caps, domain registrar Namecheap is asking a court to push ICANN into action. Namecheap filed a complaint under the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Namecheap earnings: $336M revenue, 17.7 DUMs in 2023
· Domain RegistrarsSecond-largest retail registrar continues strong growth. Namecheap, a privately held domain registrar and services business, has released its 2023 earnings results to Domain Name Wire. The company grossed $335.6 million in 2023, up 15.2% from ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New registrations plummet after Squarespace takes over Google Domains
· Domain RegistrarsUnsurprisingly, the strong brand name mattered. Squarespace acquired Google Domains on September 8, 2023, and we now have an idea of how important the Google brand name was to ginning up registrations there. ICANN has published data from .com ... Continue Reading18 Comments
The biggest 20 domain name registrars across all ICANN-TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsRanking the biggest registrars by domains under management. Each month, I publish a report of the top 10 domain name registrars in .com domain names. This report is based on data that registries submit to ICANN every month. ICANN publishes data ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com domain registrars, ranked
· Domain RegistrarsHere's how domain registrars fared with .com in the most recent public data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2023. Note that the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Namecheap institutes deposit requirement to improve auction integrity
· Expired DomainsNew users must deposit $100 in their Namecheap account before bidding on auctions. Namecheap has started requiring some users to make a deposit before bidding in auctions, with the goal of improving auction integrity. New users must deposit $100 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Top domain name registrars for .com
· Domain RegistrarsLots of shifting on the monthly chart, but total domain rankings are unchanged. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2023. Note that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment