Legacy gTLDs

The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 4/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. …

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the first quarter of 2023 closed with 354.0 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to …

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that 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 …

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the December 1, 2012 .com Registry Agreement, as amended, executed between VeriSign, Inc. and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (“ICANN”), Verisign has provided effective …

Namecheap announced that the removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO was found improper in a landmark IRP decision. Here is what Namecheap posted: Back in 2019, Namecheap stood up to ICANN as it …

The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q1/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. Click here to …

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that the second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared …

This quarter, the Spamhaus researchers have observed a 12% reduction in newly observed botnet command and controllers (C&Cs), which is good news. However, it’s not good news for everyone; more than one industry-leading provider is …

The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q1/2021 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. …

Overview of global trends and an analysis of the mechanisms at work during the health crisis. The global domain name market accounted for approximately 349 million domain names at the end of December 2020, up 1.3% compared …

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021. VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $324 million for the first quarter of 2021, up 3.6 percent from …

For Q1 2021, the gTLD .com remains at the top of the Spamhaus rankings. A large majority of botnet C&C domains that Spamhaus Malware Labs identified were hosted on this TLD. However, we have seen …

According to Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief, the .com and .net registry, the fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain …

VeriSign, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2020. VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $314 million for the second quarter of 2020, up 2.6 percent from the same …