Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (pokemon go, lives matter)

The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of July 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry..

The common keywords in the .com and .net lists are pokemon go, poke, genes and lives matter.

Other new keywords in the .com (that is more generic from the 2 extensions) list include “aerial” and “panda”. This is the list from last month.

Top 10 Keyword Registration Trends for .COM and .NET in July 2016:

These are not the top 10 keywords overall but rather the keywords that saw the highest increase in terms of domain name registrations in the past month. Each list was developed by examining keyword registration growth relative to the preceding month, such that those keywords with the highest percentage of registration growth are being reported on. This method is used to eliminate commonly registered keywords, such as “online” and “shop,” to provide a true look at monthly trends.

If you’d like to do your own domain name keyword research, check out Verisign Domain View, a tool that allows you to enter keywords to see registration trends in .COM and .NET.