The weekly French new gTLD report by Nameshield

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What are the registration volumes of TLDs (new domain name extensions) with a French meaning?

This weekly publication reports on new domain name registration volumes for domain names such as:

1. .XYZ
2. .TOP
3. .CLUB
4. .SEXY
5. .AUDIO
6. .OOO
7. .IMMO
8. .HIPHOP
9. .RESTAURANT
10. .COLLEGE
11. .VIN
12. .KRED
13. .SARL
14. .HIV
15. AUTO

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The new gTLD info of Monday (TGIM)

I am impressed by the few number of Registries who promote their TLD so...I agree easily that we often talk about the same Top-Level Domains. Today, I found info about Verisign, the dotGay new gTLD, some articles about new gTLDs and their benefit, the GReat Newlsetter from "Loic", dotBuzz and again... the .SHOP auction.

• Priority Access Program for the First IDN New gTLD, .コム;
• Major group to support community .GAY new gTLD application;
• New domain names: do I need one?
• Rightside - What are you doing?
• New gTLD development;
• Movies and New gTLDs: Trends and the Future of Film Online;
• Several examples of .BUZZ websites;
• Famous musician promotes the .MUSIC new gTLD;
• A Corporate Registrar's thought about the .SHOP auction;
• Registry adds two millionth domain;
• Loïc's Newsletter about new gTLDs.

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The weekly "cities" new gTLD report by Jean Guillon

This week, the .PARIS new gTLD is in the red and .VEGAS dives into the abyss. Surprisingly, the .NYC domain name extension remains in the red. Some dotCities from past week get back to normal.

In blue: city extensions with a notable domain name registration increase; in pink we added ".city" and ".town" new gTLDs; in red, city extensions facing a registration decrease from one week to the other. Please note that ".tours" (a French city) was added to the list.

1. The .NYC new gTLD: 75 810 domain name registrations
2. .LONDON : 62 620
3. .BERLIN : 59 174
4. .TOKYO : 47 193
5. .MOSCOW : 26 211
6. .AMSTERDAM : 24 275
7. .KOELN : 24 260
8. .МОСКВА (xn--80adxhks) : 23 495
9. .HAMBURG : 23 466
10. .PARIS : 22 503
11. .CITY : 17 933
12. .MIAMI : 13 763
13. .WIEN : 13 627
14. .VEGAS : 13 620
15. .QUEBEC : 10 955
16. .MELBOURNE : 8 444
17. .SYDNEY : 8 133
18. .BRUSSELS : 6 441
19. .COLOGNE : 5 239
20. .CAPETOWN : 4 441
21. .NAGOYA : 4 050
22. .TOURS : 4 025
23. .JOBURG : 3 397
24. .GENT : 3 118
25. .YOKOHAMA : 3 101
26. .DURBAN : 2 497
27. .TOWN : 2 472
28. .TAIPEI : 2 469
29. .OKINAWA : 2 444
30. .RIO : 1 176
31. .OSAKA : 475
32. .BOSTON (coming)
33. .BARCELONA (coming)
34. .BCN (coming)

Source: ntldstats.com

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New gTLDs related to Photography

We strongly believe that the .PHOTO new gTLD will be a commercial success in the long term. Unfortunately, this week (and it is rareà registration volumes for .PHOTO new domain names are in the red. This post reports on new domain name extension registration volumes related to photography.

1. The .PHOTOGRAPHY new gTLD = 52 000
2. .PICS = 31 725
3. .PHOTO = 25 062
4. .PHOTOS: 19 385
5. .VIDEO: 12 852
6. .PICTURES = 6 486

In blue: noticeable domain name registrations increase, in red, they decrease from one week to the other.

Source: ntldstats.com

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New gTLDs related to Catering

We strongly believe that the .RESTAURANT new gTLD will be a commercial success in the long term. This post reports on new domain name extension registration volumes related to catering.

It is rare but it happens: this week, the .RESTAURANT new gTLD is in the red.

1. The .PUB new gTLD = 43 249
2. .MENU = 6 699
3. .RESTAURANT = 5 711
4. .KITCHEN = 6 079
5. .BAR = 4 576
6. .COOKING = 3 877
7. .RECIPES = 3 493
8. .CATERING = 3 139 
9. .REST = 1 383

In blue: noticeable domain name registrations increase, in red, they decrease from one week to the other.

Source: ntldstats.com

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