The weekly "cities" new gTLD report by Jean Guillon

Are new domain names for Cities purchased? This weekly publication reports on cities new domain name registration volumes.

2 extensions added

This week, we added two new domain name extensions to the report: .IST and .ISTANBUL now have more than 100 registrations.

1. The .NYC new gTLD: 75 188 domain name registrations
2. .LONDON : 63 875
3. .BERLIN : 59 647
4. .TOKYO : 47 281
5. .AMSTERDAM : 24 802
6. .KOELN : 24 563
7. .HAMBURG : 23 726
8. .MOSCOW : 21 467
9. .PARIS : 20 904
10. .CITY : 18 893
11. .МОСКВА (xn--80adxhks) : 18 506
12. .MIAMI : 14 260
13. .VEGAS : 13 916
14. .WIEN : 13 750
15. .QUEBEC : 8 903
16. .MELBOURNE : 8 529
17. .SYDNEY : 8 512
18. .BRUSSELS : 6 450
19. .COLOGNE : 5 299
20. .CAPETOWN : 4 350
21. .TOURS : 4 275
22. .NAGOYA : 4 108
23. .JOBURG : 3 365
24. .GENT : 3 175
25. .YOKOHAMA : 3 161
26. .TOWN : 2 577
27. .TAIPEI : 2 528
28. .OKINAWA : 2 514
29. .DURBAN : 2 473
30. .RIO : 1 224
31. .OSAKA : 491
32. .KYOTO : 331
33. .ISTANBUL : 123
34. .IST : 117
35. .BOSTON (coming)
36. .BARCELONA (coming)
37. .BCN (coming)

Source: ntldstats.com

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.

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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. This post reports on new domain name extension registration volumes related to photography.

1. The .PHOTOGRAPHY new gTLD = 52 554
2. .PICS = 32 077
3. .PHOTO = 26 101
4. .PHOTOS = 19 695
5. .VIDEO = 13 739
6. .STUDIO = 7 835
7. .PICTURES = 6 664

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.

1. The .PUB new gTLD = 44 128
2. .MENU = 6 727
3. .RESTAURANT = 5 669
4. .KITCHEN = 6 209
5. .BAR = 4 666
6. .COOKING = 3 182
7. .RECIPES = 3 543
8. .CATERING = 3 244
9. .REST = 1 408

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

Source: ntldstats.com

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The weekly French new gTLD report by Nameshield

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 ".club", ".yoga", ".auto"...

This week, Nameshield focusses on:

• The .LOL new gTLD
• .PARIS
• .VIN
• .GDN

Read the complete report @Nameshield

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The new gTLD info for Monday the 7th

The ICANN meeting in Marrakech has started and it will last until the end of the week. We can expect announcements and hopefully...decisions. I believe a major information would be to give the date for "Round2.domains"

1. The .HOMES Sunrise Period has started;
2. New report: "New gTLDs related to SPORT";
3. HOT - Delegation of .AFRICA blocked, DCA gets relief from US Court;
4. Governments split on IANA transition (example used: .AMAZON) new gTLD;
5. There is a top 10 for Worst Top Level Domains for spammers;
6. FUNNY - Poll: .XYZ or .CLUB domain names? [vote here]
7. In French, DNS NEWS (new gTLDs)
1. Remises en cause et en ordre de bataille ;
2. Des chiffres toujours florissants;
3. Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 5/03/16 (données publiées);
4. Trois clefs pour un mystère.
8. Announcement on .AFRICA new gTLD by the ICANN;
9. Music artists use .BUZZ domain names to perform in Texas!
10. Spotlight on Premium .CLUB domain names;
11. The Vistaprint Limited String Confusion Objection Expert Determination (.WEBS & .WEB new gTLDs);
12. Article: The New gTLDs: Sink or Swim?
13. A negative recap from last week (on ICANN and new gTLDs);
14. In Spanish: Nuevos dominios gTLDs: ¿qué oportunidades ofrecen a tu negocio?
15. New gTLD Reports: 
1. New gTLDs related to Photography;
2. New gTLDs related to Catering;
3. HOT: New gTLDs related to Cities.
16. ICANN new gTLD revenue: $27.3 million in 2016?

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Sunrise Period for .HOMES new gTLD starts today

WHEN:

• SUNRISE PERIOD START:
  Monday, 7 March, 2016 - 16:00;
• SUNRISE PERIOD END:
  Friday, 6 May, 2016 - 16:00.

WHAT:

"Get noticed with a unique domain that easily and quickly reveals to consumers you actively work in the real estate industry".

WHERE:

Registrants interested in participating in the .HOMES Sunrise Period can contact the Nameshield Corporate Registrar to register their domain name.

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