Above.com, your trusted domain registrar and monetization platform, is excited to share some fantastic news with you! We have expanded our domain space portfolio, offering you even more options to elevate your online brand. Now available for sale, transfer, renewal, … Read More
Category Archives: TLDs, ccTLDs, gTLDs
Update on Top 5 new gTLDs
| Registrations as of 30-Aug-16 | Growth since 27-Jun-16 | Growth since 16-Feb-16 |
| 1 XYZ @ 6,485,796 2 TOP @ 3,553,591 3 WANG @ 1,061,245 4 WIN @ 1,013,822 5 CLUB @ 801,761 |
1 XYZ @ +2.0% 2 TOP @ +31.7% 3 WANG @ -0.8% 4 WIN @ +5.5% 5 CLUB @ -0.9% |
1 XYZ @ +176.3% 2 TOP @ +159.6% 3 WANG @ +67.2% 4 WIN @ +63.5% 5 CLUB @ +12.7% |
Geographic New gTLD Registration Trends
Verisign released registration numbers for geo-oriented new gTLDs in their December 2015 Domain Industry Brief. Below are the top 5 new gTLDs with a geographic focus. NYC @ 84k BERLIN @ 68k LONDON @ 65k TOKYO @ 39k BAYERN @ … Read More
Above.com adds .WEBSITE, .HOST, and .PRESS to its list of supported Top Level Domains
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Above.com to add three new Top Level Domain to the Above.com Domain Investor Platform on September 18, 2014, marking the start of the General Availability phase for these domains. Clients will be able to register .WEBSITE, .HOST, and .PRESS domains … Read More
New gTLD Panel Summary from Domainfest – “When Will They Pay Off”
I had the privilege of moderating a panel at DomainFest on the topic of new gTLDs called “When Will They Pay Off”. I was fascinated by the topic of this session, and when asked to help assemble panel, I was … Read More
.Co Domain Launch
With the Local Sunrise phase of the .Co ccTLD launch closed and roughly two weeks until the end of the Global Sunrise, Landrush (public availability at a price of around USD $300 per year) is not far away. The Landrush … Read More
25 Years & Over 80 Million Dot Com’s Registered
According to The VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief, February 2010, the number of .com domains registered has grown to over 80 million over the last 25 years. At the same time, the average daily DNS query volume is now more than 52 … Read More
The .xxx Extension
The ICM registry has won an appeal for an independent review of the .xxx extension. The proposed TLD .xxx is suggested as an option for sexually explicit Internet websites. .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for … Read More
Stricter .CN Regulations Lead to Registration Drop
CNINIC (.CN Registry) has recently introduced stricter regulations for registering .CN domains. As a results, some Chinese businesses and website owners are looking elsewhere when registering domain names. The new regulations require that .CN domains be registered with the Chinese … Read More
.CN domain names available to individuals
According to CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center), individuals will soon be able to register domain names under the .cn extension. At the moment .cn names are restricted to companies. CNNIC explains their move by saying that individuals either fake … Read More
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