Afnic, the association responsible for managing the .fr Internet Top Level Domain and several French overseas and other generic TLDs, today announced the renewal of its partnership with Paris City Council. The .paris Top Level …
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Identity Digital domain name trend report Q1 2025
Identity Digital releases its domain name trend report from Q1 2025:
Read More »Internet has 368.4 million domains at the end of Q1 2025
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the first quarter of …
Read More »VeriSign reports internet has 364.3 million domains at the end of Q4 2024
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 …
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 »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 ».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 »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 …
Read More »Shufti Pro and .MUSIC partner to authenticate music identities
In the new age of AI-powered musical impersonation, deepfakes and bots, an artist’s greatest asset in the digital world is their Name, Image, Likeness, and Voice (NILV). Today, identity verification is essential to ensure trust, …
Read More ».ART moves over 1 million premium domains to standard
On February 21st, .ART transitioned over 1 million domain names from the premium tiers to the standard tier. This strategic move is designed to further democratize access to .ART domains, making it easier for artists, …
Read More »Q4 2023 report: .com and .net lose 1.2 million domains
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the fourth quarter of 2023 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), …
Read More »Internet has 359.3 million domains at the end of Q3 2023
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the third quarter of 2023 closed with 359.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), …
Read More »Domain name trend report: April 2023
This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better …
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