Q2 2015 Premium TLD 50: .Global Has 38% Growth, Average TLD Price Is $71

Starting Dot published the Q2 2015 Premium TLD 50, and they are beginning to see some interesting trends in this space.

There’s stability at the top, with the 5 biggest TLDs by volume all showing stable growth and holding their relative positions compared to the Q1 Premium TLD 50.

In the Top 10, .global has the highest growth rate at 38% followed by StartingDot’s own .bio with 22%.

There are new arrivals with .porn, .adult, .sucks and .casino all having launched since the first edition. Coupled with .xxx, they show a significantly favorable trend for TLDs linked to the adult entertainment industry.

On pricing, whilst the average Premium TLD 50 price is around $71, there is a marked trend towards higher pricing with examples such as .sucks ($280) and .casino ($151).

The Premium TLD 50 measures the performance of the largest premium generic suffixes by total number of domain names registered. It tracks the performance of gTLDs with an average retail fee over US$40. Although this is an interesting tracker, the $40 mark seems a bit arbitrary.

Finally, some TLDs have shown significant drops in volume. StartingDot will continue to monitor this, and other Premium TLD trends, as they continue to update their Premium TLD 50 every quarter and add more data. For this quarter, for example, they’ve analyzed a much higher number of registrars.

Click here to download the Q2 2015 PREMIUM TLD 50

This is the Q2 2015 Top Ten

Rank	TLD	Total Sold Domains	Quarter Growth	Avg. Retail price in USD	Registry Operator
1	expert	30,784	+7%	53	Donuts
2	xxx	20,073	+7%	90	ICM Registry
3	global	14,925	+38%	75	DotGlobal
4	lawyer	12,453	+18%	45	Rightside
5	porn	11,238	N/A	100	Afilias
6	bio	10,976	+22%	67	StartingDot
7	adult	8,409	N/A	100	Afilias
8	attorney	8,256	+13%	45	Rightside
9	menu	6,857	-13%	42	Wedding TLD
10	ventures	6,666	-16%	54	Donuts