See the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Five percent domain commissions aren’t sustainable
· ServicesNamecheap's Spaceship raised its fees. It won't be the last company to do so. Last week, Spaceship changed its commission for domain sales from 5% to 10%. The change came after a very brief test of charging the buyer a 5% commission on top of the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Spaceship increasing SellerHub commission to 10%
· ServicesBuyers and sellers will be able to negotiate who pays commissions. The Spaceship SellerHub domain sales platform is changing its commissions. Yesterday, the platform tested charging buyers a 5% commission on top of the 5% sellers pay. Today, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Top domain registrars: NameSilo hits milestone, Unstoppable Domains surges
· Domain RegistrarsA look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers September 2025. Here are ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New rivals emerge in the race for low-fee domain payments
· ServicesEfty Pay is now open to all, adding to the plethora of domain payment and transfer options. Efty has opened its Efty Pay solution, which handles the payment and transfer of domains negotiated anywhere, to all domain sellers. When it launched last ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Is it worth listing on Sedo and Spaceship if you don’t park there?
· ServicesMore exposure is better, but it's a question of whether it's worth your time. Any domain sales platform can sell your domains if you point your domains to their for-sale landers. But can they deliver sales even if you don't? The answer is yes. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Com had a banner month
· Domain RegistrarsLatest data shows a surge in .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers May 2025. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: May was a banner month ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top domain name stories from June: .Co, Tesla, Spaceship and more
· UncategorizedA change for .co domains, a surging domain registrar, and more top stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. Here's what happened in the domain business last month: 1. GoDaddy loses .co contract to TIG partnership - The "original" winners of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Spaceship SellerHub domains now showing in Namecheap registration path
· Domain RegistrarsSoon, it will be the exclusive way to reach the registration path at the world's second-largest domain registrar. Namecheap is removing Afternic and Sedo domains from its registration path, but is offering an alternative way for domain sellers to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Spaceship offers $4.99 new .com domain registrations and cheap transfers
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar offers big discount with no limits. I do not often write about a domain name registrar's sale prices, but a new deal starting today warrants its own story. Domain name registrar Spaceship began offering new .com registrations today for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
