Which New Top Level Domain Is Most Popular – So Far
The big question, since the new domain extensions were announced, how popular will they new Top Level Domains (TLDs) be?
Let’s start by putting domain registrations into perspective. As of yesterday here are the statistics on the most commonly considered domain extensions:
TLD Net Gain / Loss Total
COM -17,688 112,952,656
NET -4,287 15,117, 042
ORG -1,488 10,417,368
INFO -2,102 5,680,276
BIZ -262 2,659,713
US 334 1,824,310
MOBI -794 1,042,404
Interestingly 5 of the 6 TLDs with over a million registrations all had a net loss. Could that be indicative of a move toward the new TLDs? Only time will tell.
So which of the new TLDs is performing best? Keep in mind with these figures that new TLDs are being released weekly with HOLDINGS, VENTURES, SINGLES, CLOTHING, GURU and BIKE having had the most time on the market.
Thus far the best performers are:
TLD Total Registrations To Date
GURU 45,320
BERLIN 40,573
PHOTOGRAPHY 28,998
TRAVEL 18,845
TIPS 16,432
TODAY 16,253
TECHNOLOGY 11,580
DIRECTORY 10,569
COMPANY 9,862
CLOTHING 9,319
LAND 9,207
BIKE 9,094
GALLERY 8,746
ESTATE 7,888
CENTER 7,712
Some of these were not domains we expected to be at the top. For instance as .BERLIN is a Geo Specific domain and you had to show residency to purchase it, the success of this domain is surprising, although that does bode well for .KIWI coming out soon.
.COMPANY is another one that’s a bit of a surprise, as .BIZ and .CO are already available along with the standard .COM and .NET this one was not seen as a likely choice.
.GURU came out in the first release although it is surprising that it has been so popular. Apparently a lot of people / companies are using this to show they are a mentor or leader in their field.
The popularity of industry specific .PHOTOGRAPHY is not surprising, that’s a great way to brand yourself. .TRAVEL and .TIPS were also not surprising as many people would clearly lean towards those for blogs. .DIRECTORY was another one expected to be popular with directories being such an integral part of the the Internet.
At the very bottom of the list of domains that have been released to general sales – .TATTOO, .LIMO, and .CAB – these 3 were all part of recent releases and are very industry specific, so their current sales will be a combination of those factors.
As more domains are released we’ll keep you up-to-date on releases and statistics on sales.
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Great article.