One of the most discussed and traded categories in domaining is the 4L.com space. Providing access to a wider number of investors as opposed to 2L.com and 3L.com which many don't have the budget for. In 2018 there were 7,862 reported 4L.com sales on Namebio. 2019 saw a drop to 5,514 reported names. Now if you look at 2018, Andrew Rosener successfully sold Zoom.com for $2million. If we remove … [Read more...]
Radix $21m in total revenue for 2019
Radix (an advertiser here on TheDomains) reported 2019 results. The company showed over 54% growth in profit for 2019, revenue grows by over 26%. Highlights of the report include: $21M in total revenue for 2019, 26% growth over 2018 (revenue is net of all discounts and rebates)54% growth in Net Profit in 2019 over 2018Revenue Split - 25% standard registrations | 64% standard renewals$2M in … [Read more...]
Radix finished 2019 with $3M in premium revenue
Radix an advertiser here released sales data for the second half of 2019. $1.67M in revenue; 22% growth over H1 2019 which was at $1.36M Closed 2019 at $3M in Premium Revenue, our best year so far.online, .tech and .store were the highest-grossing TLDs with respect to premium sales 220+ names sold with a price tag of $1,000 or more82% of premium domains registered in of before 2018 were … [Read more...]
Trends of future passed
Looking back of past "future" trends Many domain investors stake their claim in the areas of future trends and technologies. Whether it be vr, ar, ai, autonomous vehicles, defi, crypto, etc.. The debates then rage on domain forums about what will succeed and what will fail? Rebecca Sentance wrote an article on econsultancy.com that looks back at the past decades hype and failures. The … [Read more...]
Blockchain skills are the right skills to have for 2020
The NextWeb published a LinkedIn report on the top skills to have for 2020. Blockchain topped the list. Other tech skills such as cloud computing, ai and UX design also made the list. For those of you not possessing those skills, sales and affiliate marketing also made the top 10. Use the list to review domains you own and see if you have some names that match up well with the skills on the … [Read more...]
By the numbers – 3L.com sales down over $5m in 2019
Three letter .coms had a down year in 2019 vs 2018. Dollar volumes were down over $5 million in reported sales. 2018 had ICE.com at $3.5 million and DXL.com at $1,150,000. 2019 only brought about 1 seven figure sale with EKO.com at $1.5 million. Three letter .com reported total sales have been fewer over the last couple years. 836 total reported sales over the last 5 years (167 a year on … [Read more...]
Verisign: third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations
Verisign Q3 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 359.8 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2019 Data shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 5.1 million domain name registrations, or 1.4 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2019.1,2 Domain name … [Read more...]