NameSilo jumps on monthly list. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2018. The only notable movement was NameSilo, which jumped ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Namecheap hits 200,000 domain milestone in Namecheap University program
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar gives free .me domain name and online tools to students. Domain name registrar Namecheap has hit a big milestone in its Namecheap University program: 200,000 free .Me domain names. The program offers students and educators a free ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google Domains tops 2 million .com domains
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle's registrar now the ninth biggest for .com domain names. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2018. As forecasted, Google ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Namecheap and Tucows settle legal dispute
· Domain RegistrarsTransfer dispute was resolved in a legal settlement. Namecheap and Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve a transfer dispute. Namecheap, a former Enom reseller, sued Tucows (which now owns Enom) because it said ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap releases interesting data about domain registrations
· Domain RegistrarsReport looks and recent and historical data on domain registrations at the registrar. Namecheap released a report today with data about its customers and their choice of top level domain names. The report includes data from the past ten years as well ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Latest .Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsHow domain name registrars fared with .com in June. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) about the .com registry. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2018. There was shifting among the top ten ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Namecheap hits 10 million domains under management, Q&A with CEO Richard Kirkendall
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall answers questions about Namecheap as it hits a big milestone. Domain name registrar Namecheap announced that it has eclipsed the 10 million domains under management milestone. This comes after being named to the Inc ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain name registrars and .Com, by the numbers
· Domain RegistrarsICANN publishes latest .com data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) about the .com registry. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2018. There was little change on the charts. For new registrations, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap hits $109.1 million revenue in 2017
· Domain RegistrarsOne of the largest domain name registrars crossed the 9 figure mark in 2017. Domain name registrar Namecheap has been a big domain name registrar for a long time but didn't always show up on top registrar lists because it was an Enom reseller. Now ... Continue Reading1 Comment
June’s top DNW stories
· UncategorizedHere's a rundown of the top stories and podcasts on DNW from last month: 1. Timing is everything: why .XXX dwarfs other adult top level domain names - The .XXX namespace and others recently sold by ICM Registry paint a picture of how difficult it is to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment