All Brexit-related domain names, which were moved to the “WITHDRAWN” status on 1 July 2021, will be revoked and released on Monday, 3 January 2022. About 48,000 domain names will become available for general registration …
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364.6 million domain registrations in Q3 2021
The third quarter of 2021 closed with 364.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 2.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.7%, compared to the second quarter of 2021. Domain name …
Read More »Record low .UK domains suspended by law enforcement
Nominet, the .UK registry, has today published its update on .UK domains suspended for criminal activity over the 12 months to 31 October 2021. Nominet suspends domains following notification from the police or other law enforcement agencies that the domain …
Read More »PIR acquires .GIVING, partners with DONUTS
Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced an expansion of its registry portfolio of top-level domains. PIR’s acquired the New gTLD extension .GIVING from Giving Limited. Once the transfer is finalized, PIR will “offer access to …
Read More »Donuts domain trend report: November 2021
This is a great report provided by Donuts to get keyword and domain ideas for you future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current …
Read More »Nominet appoints Paul Fletcher as CEO
Nominet announced that Paul Fletcher will join as CEO. Paul Fletcher is currently CEO at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, an organisation with 60,000 members. He will join Nominet in February 2022, bringing vital experience of working with a wide variety of …
Read More ».US Town Hall and the Secure WHOIS Gateway Proposal
The .US ccTLD extension had its live town hall forum with the .US Stakeholder Council. The Town Hall had a rundown of the current state of the domain industry and .US specifically plus policy considerations …
Read More »Donuts domain trend report: October 2021
This is a great report provided by Donuts to get keyword and domain ideas for you future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current …
Read More »EURid wins the European Commission call for .eu registry
EURid announced it has again been selected by the European Commission to continue as the .eu TLD`s registry manager through to October 2027. In May of 2021, EURid submitted its application to the EC call …
Read More »Donuts domain trend report: September 2021
This is a great report provided by Donuts to get keyword and domain ideas for you future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current …
Read More »Afnic renewed as registry for .fr
Afnic has been reappointed as the registry of .fr. The precise terms and conditions for implementing Afnic’s proposals for the management and development of .fr are currently being drafted as part of a new agreement …
Read More ».FR celebrates its 35th anniversary
.FR, the French top level domain operated by Afnic celebrates its 35th anniversary and continues its growth, which has allowed it to increase by 7% in 2020. The result of 35 years of technical excellence, …
Read More »Q2 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain registrations (down 2.8 million year over year)
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 …
Read More »Radix reports 43% growth in premium registrations in H1 2021
Radix reported its bi-annual premium report for the first half of 2021. This report gives a full overview of the premium domain sales across the Radix nTLD portfolio from 1st January 2020 till 30th June …
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