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, or 2.6%, year over year. From the … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Elek.com
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 shows Domain For Sale - DA … [Read more...]
NameJet/SnapNames February 2023 Sales Report
NameJet/SnapNames released their February 2023 domain name sales. NCHC.org was the top close at $106,000. NameJet DOMAINNAME BRAND PRODUCT SALES … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Domain Investment Index Q4 2022
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 name transactions, which decreased by 20% from US$514M in FY21, to $411M … [Read more...]
InternetX/Sedo Global Domain Report 2023
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 industry as a whole, then taking specific deep dives into the registrar, registry and … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Giveaway.com
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 … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Launches Payable Domains
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 as Domain Privacy and … [Read more...]