Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Update: 4 new gTLDs were delegated

Four new generic Top-Level Domains were delegated. It means that they will soon start to spread on Internet and you will see websites with domain names ending in:
  1. .FUN (there were 3 applicants for this application);
  2. .PHONE (there were 2 applicants for this application and a similar TLD already exists: the .TEL domain name extension which has more than 100,000 registrations);
  3. .DATA (there were 3 applicants for this application);
  4. .MOBILE (there were 3 applicants for this extension and a similar TLD already exists: the .MOBI new gTLD).
The dates for Sunrise Periods should be announced soon at the Trademark Clearinghouse.

What you missed in our previous Newsletters:
  1. 3 new gTLDs coming? (.PHONE / .DATA / .MOBILE);
  2. Are ".com" domain names dying?
  3. Not-Coms See Major Growth in Web Traffic Rankings;
  4. New Afnic issue paper "Brands and the new Corp TLDs";
  5. Perfect Usage of a .Christmas Domain;
  6. Update - In which extension(s) should companies secure their domains?
  7. Will 2017 finally be the year of the new gTLD?
  8. The .CHARITY Independent Review Process;
  9. What is a .BRAND;
  10. NewG talk #17;
  11. Declaration on .AFRICA new gTLD;
  12. .Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million.
Domain name registration volumes: 
  • New gTLDs related to COMPANIES; 
  • New gTLDs related to the LAW (the .LAW is in the blue); 
  • New gTLDs related to FINANCE;
  • New gTLDs related to COLORS;
  • New gTLDs related to SPORT;
  • New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL;
  • New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE (many are in the red: end of the year?
Our reports are available here.

Since most new gTLDs have launched, reports will be updated on a monthly basis starting January 2017.

Note to our readers: starting January 2017, the content of our Newsletter will be sent by email only. It will not be made available online anymore on www.newsletter.domains.

.BRAND new gTLD Reports are updated once a month: CLICK HERE !