Namecheap 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
Newfold Digital raises $100 million from existing investors
· Domain RegistrarsExisting investors add to balance sheet. Newfold Digital, a rollup of domain name and web hosting companies, announced today that it has raised an additional $100 million of funding. Its existing owners, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., and Siris ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Markmonitor sold AGAIN
· Domain RegistrarsCom Laude buys MarkMonitor, marking its fifth owner in less than 15 years. Corporate domain name registrar Markmonitor has been sold once again, marking at least its fifth owner in less than 15 years. This time, it was domain and hosting rollup ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Expired domain bonanza: what sold in July
· Expired DomainsTake a look at the top expired domain sales on NameJet and SnapNames last month. Newfold Digital's domain auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 96 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These sales totaled $518,000. These ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Web.com is now officially part of Network Solutions, Newfold divides into two divisions
· Domain RegistrarsNewfold Digital is divided into two divisions. Web.com is now officially part of Network Solutions. Starting this week, visitors to Web.com see a splash page that points them to the login page for Network Solutions, marking the brand’s formal ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Newfold is killing the Web.com brand, accounts will migrate to Network Solutions
· Domain RegistrarsA big domain company is merging two of its brands. Domain name and hosting rollup Newfold Digital is killing the iconic Web.com brand. The company announced today that it is sunsetting the brand and will transfer all Web.com accounts to Network ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Senator threatens domain registrars to clean up abusive registrations
· Policy & LawChairman of Intelligence Committee cites Russian influence efforts in threat to domain registrars. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent letters to five domain name registrars and Verisign today ... Continue Reading2 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 Reading2 Comments
Newfold Digital wins reverse domain name hijacking charge
· Policy & LawParent company of Network Solutions defends valuable watchdog.com domain name. Newfold Digital, parent company of Network Solutions and other domain registrars, has successfully defended its domain watchdog.com in a UDRP. The panel found the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top .com registrars, ranked
· 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 March 2023. It's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
