Top 50 Domain Registrars - May 2008
There’s been a lot of movement in the world of domains over the past few
months. Thirty-three million new domain names were registered in 2007 according
to VeriSign’s March 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief. This brings the number of
top-level domain names (TLDs: .com, .net and .org) to 153 million worldwide — a
27% increase over Q4 2007.
Along with this growth has come a virtual explosion of services to help
professional domainers maximize their portfolios. February saw the official
launch of Fusu, the world’s first domain stock exchange. The online service uses
the concept of a traditional stock exchange and applies it to the Domain Names
industry by providing a trading platform for owners, shareholders and
investors. It’s not all rainbows and unicorns in the domain business though. The
Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse released a study on drop catching — when
expired domains are released into the pool of available names and are instantly
re-registered by another party. Historically, drop-catching is the first step to
more serious abuses such as domain tasting, domain kiting and typo-squatting.
But one thing hasn’t changed. In the competitive world of the Web, you need a
domain and a good one at that. That’s why Website Magazine is proud to present
its Third Annual Ranking of Domain Registrars, featuring 50 of the top providers
online. While you may or may not see the registrar that you used to purchase or
manage your domain, keep in mind that the following is a sample of one portion
of the Web’s traffic and does not represent how successful, ethical or
economical one solution is compared to another.
Research for this report comes courtesy of Ranking.com, the Web’s largest
provider of website popularity metrics and detailed website information for more
than one million online destinations. To suggest a Top50 category for
consideration in upcoming issues of Website Magazine, please visit our online
forum or send an email to
[email protected].
Bonus Article Available Only to
Website Magazine Digital Subscribers
Buying and Selling Domains on eBay: These registrars and resources may be the 50
most active, but many Web professionals are turning to eBay to buy and sell
domains. Website Magazine’s digital edition features the first in a three part
series on Buying and Selling Domains the eBay Way. Visit www.WebsiteMagazine.com
to see this valuable step-by-step guide outlining how any Web professional can
leverage the world’s largest auction marketplace for domain profits.


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