Escrow.com released their Domain Index Report for Q1 2022. The company puts out a solid report, breaking things down from sales by region, median return on investment and a whole host of other things. Even, Total transaction value of all domain names containing a hyphen ‘-’, by quarter. You can access it here Executive Summary Escrow.com continued a strong volume of domain name … [Read more...]
Radix reports over 60% growth in profit for 2021, revenue grows by over 35%
Radix reported the details on 2021 finances. $38M in total revenue for 2021, 35% growth over 2020 (revenue is net of all discounts and rebates)60% growth in Net Profit over 2020Revenue Split - 15% standard registrations | 72% standard renewals12.5% share in premiums revenue (both regs + renewals)Top country - United States - 47%Online - top nTLD by Renewal Revenue in 2021 (as per internal … [Read more...]
The Global Domain Report 2022
InternetX and Sedo have released their Global Domains Report for 2022. The report is a detailed analysis of the entire industry. A look at the latest developments, tendencies and trends and offering a view on potential market and business opportunities. Focus topics include: NFT, crypto and blockchain If there is one undeniable constant in the market, it is that everything is … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports Q4 and full year 2021 results, stock up close to 6% in after hours trading
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings today. 2021 Full Year Revenue Growth of 15%, Bookings Growth of 12%They announced a multi-year $3 billion share repurchase plan starting with intent to launch a $750 million accelerated share repurchase in the first quarter of 2022. The stock was up 78.50 +4.29 (5.78%) in after hours trading. Business Outlook For the first quarter ending … [Read more...]
Verisign Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported fourth quarter and full year 2021 results. They reported revenue of $340 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, up 6.3 percent from the same quarter in 2020. Verisign reported net income of $330 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $2.97 for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $157 million and diluted EPS of $1.38 … [Read more...]
2021 was a Record-Setting Year for Domain Name Disputes
Doug Isenberg at Giga.Law posted a video and post on a record year for domain name disputes. From the article: One more reason that could be contributing to the rise in domain name disputes is a little bit of additional interest in some of the new top-level domains. In the second quarter of 2021, the .shop TLD appeared in the most number of disputes behind .com across all of the UDRP dispute … [Read more...]
Verisign DNIB Q3 2021 (.Com and .net 172.1 million domain name registrations at the end of the third quarter of 2021)
Verisign (VRSN:NASDAQ) released their Q3 2021, Domain Name Industry Brief EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The third quarter of 2021 closed with 364.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 2.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.7%, compared to the second quarter of 2021.1,2 Domain name registrations have decreased by 6.1 million, or 1.6%, year over … [Read more...]