Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (Bot, Guru, Prince, Panama)

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

“Trump” is out of the list after 2 months. “Trump” was number 1 in the February report.

“Bot” was the only keyword that was listed in March in both the .com and the .net top 10 reports. This month “bot” is number 1 in the .com list.

New keywords in the lists include Prince (after his death) and Panama that relates to the Paname Papers. Guru is the only keyword in both lists.

Top 10 Keyword Registration Trends for .COM and .NET in April 2016:These are not the top 10 keywords but rather the keywords that saw the highest increase in terms of domain name registrations. 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.