Verisign ( Nasdaq: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief, for Q4 2022. The fourth quarter of 2022 closed with 350.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.5 million domain name registrations, or 0.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2022. Domain name registrations have increased by 8.7 mil...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Elek.com led the way at $40,000. Petfoodie.com was second at $17,500 and GrandeBet.com third at $14,995. 46 .com sales 24 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Hi-Pi.com nice price for a hyphenated domain name. Hipi.com parked and for sale. Hi-pi.com...

NameJet/SnapNames released their February 2023 domain name sales. NCHC.org was the top close at $106,000. NameJet DOMAINNAME BRAND PRODUCT SALES AMT nchc.org Namejet Expiring $106,000 southwestjournal.com Namejet Expiring $42,001 dmer.org Namejet Expiring $25,600 iwish.com Namejet Deleting $16,020 digitalenterprise.org Namejet Expiring $8...

Escrow.com published their Domain Investment Index for Q4 2022. You can view the full report here. Year-on-year, Escrow has seen a 49.26% decrease in the total value of domain name transactions from $158M in 4Q21 to $80M in 4Q22. Over 75% of the fall in 4Q22 is attributable to the decrease in the volume of domain […] The post Escrow.com ...

InternetX and Sedo (advertisers here) released their Global Domain Report for 2023. This really is the most thorough deep dive into the industry that any company publishes all year, that is not said because they are an advertiser but because it is a fact. The report has many sections that take a look at the […] The post InternetX/Sedo Global ...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Giveaway.com led the way at $400,000. PFP.com was second at $353,000. Kulta.com was third at $75,000. 56 .com sales 34 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Domain name Date Price Currency .COM […] The post Sedo weekly domain nma esles...

GoDaddy announced the launch of Payable Domains. Geared toward small business owners, this will allow a domain registrant to start accepting payments immediately. GoDaddy describes it as a seamless bundle of payment technology with the brand power of a professional domain. Paul Nicks quote: "While there's been innovation around add-on products for ...

The .Me registry released their H2 2022 .ME Premium Domain Report. 2 character domain names according to the report are the most popular. The report took a look at a few of the developed domain names. Some of the premium domains are already up and running such as Zk.ME, an identity service provider that verifies […] The post H2 2022 .ME Premi...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Socrates.xyz led the way at $74,888. This was sold by Swetha. Sunhome.com was second at $49,491. QM.de was third at 25,000 Euro, ($26,682). 41 .com sales 36 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Domain name Date Price Currency […] The post Se...

BleepingComputer.com published a piece on the GoDaddy hacking incident. This was a multi year hacking campaign. The company says that previous breaches disclosed in November 2021 and March 2020 are also linked to this latest incident. Web hosting giant GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed m...

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their fourth quarter and full year ended December31, 2022 earnings today. After hours79.531.51 (1.86%) 2022 Revenue up 7%; Cash Provided by Operating Activities up 18%; Free Cash Flow up 13%; Announced Partnership Agreement with FIS Worldpay Full Year 2022 Business Highlights Fourth Quarter 2022 Business Highlight...

Flippa published a lengthy report on the state of digital business owners. From their outlooks on recession, growth plans and kinds of assets owned, over 1,200 respondents were surveyed. Millennials: The Force Behind Digital Businesses Millennials, born 1981-1996, are dominating the digital world as our survey reveals 55% of digital business owners...

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results. Verisign ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 173.8 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 0.2 percent increase from the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, and a net decrease of 0.4 million registrations during […] The post V...

IONOS, Inc was spun off from United Internet and went public in Germany on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The first day of trading had the shares slip below their IPO price. For domain investors the companies under the IONOS umbrella include InternetX and Sedo. MarketWatch wrote: Ionos shareholders United Internet AG and a Warburg Pincus […] T...

Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and Payments.co led the way at 45,000 Euro, ($48,060). Pornos.de was second at 35,000 Euro, ($37,380) and Direct-Flights.com was third at $35,000. 43 .com sales 22 cctld sales 11 other tld sales .Com Sales direct-flights.com 35000 USDbeeglobal.com 19500 USDprizeplay.com 15000 USDflirty.com 14000 EURsomet...

Above.com posted on their blog today that they successfully brokered the sale of the domain name Palestine.com for $194,400. Above.com, a leading provider of domain brokerage services, announces the successful sale of Palestine.com for USD$194,400.00. The buyer and seller have elected to remain anonymous. This marks Above.coms second top 5 domain s...

The Swedish Internet Foundation, which manages Swedens .se has deactivated the domain name Sci-Hub.se which has been known as the PirateBay of Science, according to TorrentFreak.com. TorrentFreak.com published an article on the takedown. From the article: Major academic publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society are not happy...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and ThisAV.com led the way at $99,000. More background on this name here. Juv.com was second at $29,500 and puppytoys.com third at $20,000. 43 .com sales 30 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Domain name Date Price Currency […] The post Sedo...

CentralNic Group PLC (LON: CNIC) posted earnings on Monday, and 2022 was a very good year. With gross revenue up 77% compared to 2021. The stock closed up on Monday. Last Price145.50 Day Change2.50|1.75% CentralNic Group PLC on Monday said it booked record revenue in 2022, owing to its "outstanding business portfolio". The London-based domain ...

Could WWE wrestler and box office superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson be gearing up for a political run? According to a post at SFStandard.com two domain names were registered on January 27 indicating such a possibility. The domain names are under privacy so it's not known if Johnson registered them himself. From the article: On […] The post ...

ChatGPT has been around for just a few months but it's caused quite a stir. On Twitter I see people I follow showing their activity with the OpenAI chatbot. Forbes actually published an article tonight, focusing on the "Dark Side" of ChatGPT. From the article: The chat bot has a plethora of possibilities: it can […] The post ChatGPT.net sells...

I am sure just about everyone is familiar with the sales commission changes coming across all GoDaddy properties, (GoDaddy.com, Afternic, DAN.com and Uniregistry). For those not familiar, To simplify commissions, effective Feb. 1, 2023, each marketplace is moving to a 15% commission rate for domain names pointed to Afternic, Dan, or Uniregistry nam...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Normal.es led the way at $65,000. Ameriabank.com was second at $35,000 and CoinStation.com was third at $29,330. You look at the list and you see some great prices for names that most would consider a handreg. Congrats to the sellers. 38 .com sales 33 cctld sales 7 […] The post Sedo weekly doma...

I have written about Roman before, the digital health clinic for men. For years they have been advertising on television using GetRoman.com, they do own Roman.co but it forwarded to GetRoman.com. Roman.com is a developed website with the company running it in business since 1963. As far back as 2018 they rebranded as Ro. But […] The post GetR...

americanpainsociety.org Namejet Expiring $12,701 psy.co Namejet Expiry $9,090 delio.com Namejet Expiry $8,020 wizard.org Namejet Expiring $6,138 nanosecond.com Namejet Expiring $6,123 aboutdarwin.com Namejet Expiring $5,850 oakinv.com Namejet Expiring $5,200 managementtraining.com Namejet Deleting $5,000 waleed.com Namejet Expiring $4,431 ...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SkyWin.com led the way at $275,000. Nevis.com was second at $100,000. Star247.com third at $18,000 tied with Dominari.com. Sex.xyz has a high premium renewal so looks like someone just wanted out of the renewal. 34 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public […] The post Se...

Giuseppe Graziano released his liquid domains report for Q4 2022. – Q4 2022 saw a significant decline in sales volume: Escrow.com sales went down by 51%, while public sales as reported by ShortNames.com went down by 85%. – The number of publicly transacted domains went up by 21%, possibly a sign of a higher number […] The post Q4 ...

According to a report by The New York Times it looks like Elon Musk shares an opinion that myself and some others in domaining have held on Twitter handles. The good ones are worth money. Mike first wrote back in 2009 about a TechCrunch story that said, Twitter handles are quickly becoming as desirable as […] The post Twitter may finally be r...

Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their December domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. Apparently someone likes .creditcard. Gold.Creditcard for some reason shows a Sedo lander saying it's expired. In the month of December 2022, SLDs registered on Iden...

Blake Hutchison CEO of Flippa, published the 2022 Flippa Insights Report. It's a long and detailed look at all things Flippa in 2022. From the top search terms, to which sectors were hot, to the number of new registered buyers there is a lot to decipher. 170,000 net new buyers joined the Flippa platform with […] The post Flippa 2022 Insights ...

Braden Pollock is one of the more well known and one of the most successful domain investors in the business. He is now joining the board of directors at the ICA. From the release: The ICA is proud to announce the expansion of our Board of Directors. Starting this month, Braden Pollock is taking a […] The post Braden Pollock joins Board of Di...

FrozenYogurt.com a domain name registered in 1995. Nestl is the Swiss multinational let it drop. We had a little contest here, guess the closing price and win $20. Alex guessed $8,500 and just missed being exactly right. Alex says January 3, 2023 at 4:17 am Somewhere near $8500. I registered a domain that was dropped […] The post FrozenYogurt...

Nestl is the world's largest food & beverage company, the Swiss multinational let one slip through the cracks on the domain name side. Registered in 1995, FrozenYogurt.com was left to drop and was caught by DropCatch. DotDB.com shows that Frozen Yogurt is registered in 42 extensions. There are over 400 more registrations with a keyword […...

First and foremost a Happy and Healthy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and partners. Looking back at 2022 it was quite the interesting year. From NFTs, Crypto, .xyz and DAN being acquired, there was a lot going on. One theme that has been developing for awhile really took hold in 2022. The decentralization […] The post A look back at...

TorrentFreak.com published an article where there was an attempt to hijack a domain name seizure order. MindGeek who runs many popular online adult video websites won millions of dollars and the right to take over domain names won in a lawsuit. A lot of times when a company loses a copyright infringement case in the […] The post An attempt to...

Over the years both here and other place have debated the Greatest domain investor of all time. Some people keep a low profile and are hardly known to even those in the industry for years. The debate also delves into areas like Do you mean greatest in terms of? Michael Gilmour contributed those questions last […] The post Who is the G.A.T.T. ...

It's the holiday season and most everyone can use a little extra cash at this time of the year. This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. You are allowed to list 5 .coms you are looking […] The post Make a little holiday cash list up to 5 .coms for sale $...

NameJet/SnapNames released their November 2022 domain name sales report. PutLocker.com was the high sale at $102,499. qatar.net Namejet Expiring $26,101 findingdulcinea.com Namejet Expiring $21,500 vnaa.org Namejet Expiring $16,500 pdhre.org Namejet Expiring $15,500 octavo.com Namejet Expiring $11,100 investorscircle.net Namejet Expiring $10,0...

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EV.FR led the way at 120,000 Euro, ($127,598). Scalar.de was second at 25,000 Euro, ($26,596). Basebank.com was third at 20,000 Euro, ($21,270). 30 .com sales 20 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Domain name Date Price Currency […] The p...

InterNetX took a look back at the extensions that hit general availability in 2022. .Kids is the one where I wonder if it will get traction with so many focused on a safe space for children online. I guess we will see in the months to come. The post also mentioned what's coming in 2023. […] The post InterNetX takes a look at the extensions th...

Escrow.com released their Master of Domains, the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of the year. All familiar and well deserved names on the list. Andrew Rosener took the top spot, congrats to him and everyone else on the list. Check out the Master of Domains series. Escrow.com announcement: The 2022 winners have proven themselves […...

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Q3 2022 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). As of Sept. 30, 2022, the 10 largest TLDs by number of reported domain names were .com, .cn, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .nl, .ru, .br and .xyz From the report: The third quarter of 2022 closed with 349.9 million domain name registrations across […] The post Verisign ...

Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of November 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digital TLDs were 26% shorter than .com domain registrations. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered ...