Had done a post about this a few years back – thought I’d do a 2022 update. Total Domains Registered: 355,600,736 [311,065,716] +12.5% gTLDs: 60.12% [59.98%] ccTLDs: 39.47% [39.40%] IDNs: 0.41% [0.62%] 9 gTLDs have more than 1m regs 32 ccTLDs have more than 1m regs Top 20 gTLDs account for 94.88% of all registered …
Morgan says we’re “An industry divided” and to be fair, newgTLDs have really raised the verbal spats to a level never before seen in this industry. But I don’t agree that it is divided, it’s not that simple. I’d prefer a premium domain in any extension than an also ran keyword set in .com But …
There’s an excellent conversation on newgtlds I read on TheDomains. Here’s the headline by Michael Berkens – “Shocker: Rick Schwartz Now Owns More New gTLD’s Domains Than I Do” Michael owns something like 450 newgtlds, Rick owns around 500. Rick Schwartz replied in the comments: “This is no endoresement of any gTLD. My views have …
It’s virtually impossible to get a great keyword in a relevant newgTLD at general availability. And by great I only mean a keyword+newgtld combo that has a real world business use. The sheer number of ‘filters’ that the keyword has to go through to get there is mind boggling. First – There’s the ICANN Block …
Most people will tell you a short domain is better, and usually more valuable than a longer one. And there are usage parameters to back up this fact – Shorter brands are easier to remember Shorter words are used more often Shorter URLs are more effective in SMO And with the world going increasingly mobile, …
1. A registrant with a .com will not give up that .com and move to a new TLD 2. ccTLDs perform well in non-US locations inspite of .com mindshare 3. newgTLDs will expand the market – Paul Stahura I’m cautiously optimistic about newgTLDs, not surprisingly, since I’m also extremely positive about existing alternative TLDs and …
