More site builders are using real domains, and LLM traffic is still minor. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) released its first-ever State of Websites Report today. With over 300 million users in 2026, Wix has a trove of data about how ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Which domain registrars are biggest in Europe
· Domain RegistrarsHere's who dominates the domain market for European ccTLDs. This is the second in a series of posts about the European domain market, contributed by domain and hosting analytics firm ShareShift. View the previous story here. As a reminder, this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo makes cuts and Wix lays off 20% of staff
· UncategorizedMany talented people in the web presence industry are looking for work. Two companies in the domain and web presence space have made layoffs. First, Sedo recently made significant cuts to its staff. I'm told it could impact more than 50% of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Ranking domain registrars by multi-year domain name registrations
· Domain RegistrarsWix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy lead the way for multi-year domain registrations. Domain Name Wire's monthly .com registrar charts look at the raw number of .com registrations. When reviewing the latest data, I thought it would be interesting to look ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wix co-founder starts new AI-based app builder
· UncategorizedWix funds co-founder as he peels off with 30 employees to build a new development platform. Website building tools like Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) and Squarespace are facing a challenge. Even as they work to integrate AI for better site-building ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Squarespace and Wix start sending expired domains to GoDaddy Auctions
· Expired DomainsTwo large site builder platforms are now auctioning their expired domain inventory at GoDaddy. GoDaddy Auctions recently picked up expired domain inventory from two large website builder companies, Squarespace and Wix (NASDAQ: WIX). Squarespace ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wix shares plummet after Q1 earnings
· ServicesShares drop after Q1 results and outlook disappoint analysts. Website builder and domain name registrar Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced its first quarter earnings today. Shares are down 13% as of 11 am ET. Total revenue in Q1 was $473.7 million, up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The top 10 .com registrars aren’t growing, but their challengers are
· Domain RegistrarsSix of the 11th-20th largest .com registrars grew their DUMs year over year. Earlier this week, I provided the latest official numbers for the top ten domain name registrars, ranked by total .com domains under management. I noted that just one of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top 25 domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsAn expanded list of the top domain name registrars, ranked by .com domains under management. Each month, I analyze the top domain name registrars with regard to .com domain names under management. I'm frequently asked which domain name registrars ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Which domains phishers use – DNW Podcast #495
· PodcastsA new report sheds light on which domains phishers use to steal information. These days, it seems like a never goes by without someone trying to phish me, either via an email saying a bank account is about to be suspended or a text message trying ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
