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 million, [...] Continue reading →

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 [...] Continue reading →

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 $8,099     tentrental.com Namejet [...] Continue reading →

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 [...] Continue reading →

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 [...] Continue reading →

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     [...] Continue reading →

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 domain names, such [...] Continue reading →