VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the fourth quarter of 2024 closed with 364.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase …
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Verisign reports Q4 and full year 2024 results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $395 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, …
Read More ».EU Q4 2024 report
In the last quarter of 2024, EURid, the .eu registry, engaged in several initiatives aimed at promoting online safety, digital literacy, and enhancing domain management. Cybersecurity Month (October 2024) To support the Cybersecurity awareness month, EURid focused …
Read More »Sunsetting WHOIS, launching RDAP
As of 28 January 2025, the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) is the definitive source for delivering generic top-level domain name (gTLD) registration information in place of sunsetted WHOIS services. RDAP offers several advantages over …
Read More ».AI completes migration to the Identity Digital platform
The Government of Anguilla (GOA) has officially migrated the .ai domain name over to Identity Digital since the two bodies partnered last year October. Here are a few highlights from the press release: With the …
Read More »Namecheap reports 2024 domain insights and trends
Namecheap today released its 2024 Domain Insights & Trends Report. The report highlights key developments in the domain industry, showing emerging trends, top-performing TLDs, and key shifts in domain registration and renewal behaviors. The 2024 …
Read More »2024 study: factors that drive domain renewals
The Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR) announced the release of the public version of its comprehensive 2024 Renewal Study, providing insights into the factors that drive domain retention across country code top-level …
Read More »Government of Anguilla (.ai) partners with Identity Digital
The Government of Anguilla (GOA) and Identity Digital announced a new partnership to enhance the sustainability, resilience and security of .AI. “The partnership will increase the revenue the Government of Anguilla receives from .AI while …
Read More ».MUSIC domain and MusicID launch globally
The .MUSIC registry announces the global launch of the community-based .MUSIC top-level domain name extension and its verified MusicID. “Today, the global music industry and community takes a transformative step forward with the official launch …
Read More »Nominet is introducing an ID verification service
Nominet, the .uk registry, is introducing an ID verification service. Nominet is not introducing additional checks. They are changing the way they verify ID with a new provider. These checks are important to ensure appropriate …
Read More »CENTR study about domain renewals
A recent CENTR (the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries) study by CENTR’s Data Analyst, Patrick Myles, is examining how renewals are influenced by domain usage and age. The research assesses the relationship …
Read More »Verisign Q2 2024 report: $387 million revenue
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024. VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $387 million for the second quarter of 2024, up 4.1 percent from the …
Read More ».EU annual domain name report
EuRid, the registry manager for the .eu, .ею, and .ευ domain names, published its 2023 Annual Report. Key Highlights Annual Growth in 2022/2023 was -0.47% ↓ (-17444 DOMAIN NAMES) Current portfolio size: 3684820 domain names …
Read More »Identity Digital to release over 20,000 premium domains
Identity Digital announced the release of more than 20,000 short premium domains. Available for the first time, this includes over a thousand one and two-character .info domains and hundreds of previously-reserved .vote domains. The Early …
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