Here's how domain name registrars peformed in January. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2021. Here's how registrars did in terms ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Namecheap reports 36% revenue growth in Q1
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar and hosting firm reports continued strong growth in the first quarter of 2021. Privately held domain name registrar Namecheap revealed its Q1 results to Domain Name Wire today. The company generated over $62 million in revenue ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
· Policy & LawTucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet's board members. Nominet is a non-profit that runs ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com leaderboard gets a shakeup
· Domain RegistrarsThe Endurance-Web merger changes the look of the charts. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2020. Last month, Endurance ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top .com domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsWelcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I'm aggregating ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Namecheap tops $200 million revenue in 2020
· Domain RegistrarsCompany hits big revenue milestone during its 20th year in business. Privately held domain name registrar and hosting company Namecheap has revealed to Domain Name Wire that it topped $200 million in revenue last year. The milestone comes during ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Latest .com ranking has some surprises
· Domain RegistrarsTwo registrars posted big gains in September. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2020. There were a couple of surprises in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Understanding Namecheap’s domain registration data report
· Domain RegistrarsDig deeper and the data are very interesting. Domain name registrar Namecheap published its 2020 Domain Insights & Trends Report today (pdf). With over 12 million domains under management, Namecheap has significant data to show registration ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Top .Com domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsXin Net continues its fall, Key-Systems jumps. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2020. Xin Net continues its precipitous fall in ... Continue Reading1 Comment