Feb 4, 2025 · Your Domain Industry News Creator & Aggregator! About Domainers Magazine. Domainers Magazine is a website that covers the domain name industry, including news, analysis, and advice on domain name investing, sales, and development.

3 days ago · Verisign is predicting more shrinkage at .com and .net in 2025, despite a few notes of optimism from its CEO. The company said last night that its two flagship gTLDs shrunk by a combined 3.7 million domains in 2024, a 2.1% decrease, as I flagged up a couple weeks ago, and that its growth this

15 hours ago · In the ever-evolving digital landscape, securing the right domain name can be just as critical as casting the right lead in a blockbuster film. Back in December 2005, Lionsgate.com sold for $88,000 in a deal facilitated by Moniker/DomainSystems, as reported by DNJournal. Looking back nearly two decades later, that purchase appears to have been a

3 days ago · Registry expects the overall base of .com and .net domains to fall this year. .Com and .net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday. Revenue increased 4.3% to $1.56 billion in 2024, and operating income increased 6% to $1.06 billion. The financial numbers increased while the base of registered .com

4 days ago · Latest numbers for the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers October 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Hostinger, GMO and Realtime Register showed huge gains in new registrations in October compared to a year ago Gname

3 days ago · Cybersquatting cases, Whois, and .AI were top stories in January. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Noon.com let a domain expire, failed to win it back in cybersquatting case – A popular ecommerce site in UAE forgot to renew its local country code domain. It tried

Feb 1, 2025 · The $250,000 sale of Dominio.com (Spanish for “Domain”) was a key transaction in the domain investment space. While some details remain unclear, historical records indicate that Marchex LLC sold the domain between 2009 and 2012, with Dotster Inc. as the buyer. Dotster, a domain registrar, was later acquired by Endurance International Group (EIG), marking an

6 days ago · In 2005, the $964,500 purchase of Bills.com was a landmark moment for Andrew Housser and Brad Stroh, setting the foundation for what would later become Achieve (formerly Freedom Financial Network). While the sale was documented by DNJournal.com, its true impact went far beyond domain industry headlines. This acquisition positioned the duo to build one of

Jan 10, 2025 · Here’s what made news in December. 1. Stuart Lawley, who fought for .xxx, has died – Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, died at 61. 2. Companies refile expired domain clawback lawsuit against GoDaddy – Two buyers of expired domains have refiled a lawsuit alleging GoDaddy improperly took the domains back. 3. Namecheap reveals 2024

Dec 31, 2024 · The domain market is flat. What does this mean for the industry at large? What does the domain name industry look like without growth? In 2024, we found out. According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, there were 362.3 million registered domain names at the end of last quarter. This represents a decline of