Happy New Year! Latest new gTLD reports are dated 30 December 2018!

We are happy to announce the last new gTLD reports from the year 2018. A happy New Year to all! We'll return with the next update of these reports on January the 30th, 2019.

1. NEW - New gTLDs related to POLITICS (.gop - .vote - .republican - .democrat - etc...);
2. New gTLDs related to LUXURY (.rich - .yachts - .chanel - etc...);
3. New gTLDs related to the MUSIC community (.music - .band - .hiphop - etc...);
4. Multiple Registries : Registries operating five and more domain name extensions;
5. Singular VS Plural versions of a new gTLD : these are domain name extensions which exist in their singular and plural version (ie: .gift and .gifts);
6. New gTLDs related to CATERING (.restaurant - .kitchen - .bar - etc...);
7. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY (.photo - .film - .gallery - etc...);
8. New gTLDs related to CITIES : these are city names only (.london - .tokyo - etc...);
9. New gTLDs related to COMPANIES : new domain name extensions that we believe a company should keep its eyes on;
10. New gTLDs related to the LAW and LEGAL matters (.legal - .attorney - .lawyer - etc...);
11. New gTLDs related to FINANCE (.credit - .capital - .finance - etc...);
12. New gTLDs related to a COLOR (.orange - .pink - .green - etc...);
13. New gTLDs related to SPORTS (.hockey - .basketball - .ski - etc...);
14. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL (.beer - .wine - .vodka - etc...);
15. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE (.realestate - .realtor - .villas - etc...);
16. FRENCH new gTLD applications : applications submitted by French companies only;
17. New gTLDs related to RELIGION (.catholic - .bible - .church - etc...);
18. New gTLDs related to CARS (.taxi - .auto - .car - etc...);
19. New gTLDs related to HEALTH (.health - .doctor - .hospital - etc...);
20. New gTLDs related to ADULTS (no comment).

Merry Christmas !

2 new Sunrise Periods: .DEV and .INC

The Trademark Clearinghouse just announced two new Sunrise Periods:

1. The .DEV new gTLD, a secure domain (by Google) for developers and technology:
1. Sunrise Period START: Wednesday, 16 January, 2019 - 16:00
2. Sunrise Period END: Tuesday, 19 February, 2019 - 16:00
2. The .INC new gTLD, for businesses:
1. Sunrise Period START: Wednesday, 16 January, 2019 - 16:00
2. Sunrise Period END: Tuesday, 20 February, 2019 - 16:00

Check the Trademark Clearinghouse calendar for more.

NB: the .FAN new gTLD opens to all today.

New gTLDs: the Newsletter

New gTLDs "only": the "new gTLDs Newsletter" informs on Important ICANN announcements related to new generic Top-Level Domains; reports on registries' domain name registration volumes; collects and points to articles of interest about new gTLDs, lists new gTLD conferences and other meetings; alerts about Sunrise Periods and other Trademark Clearinghouse announcements and events; explains major players' moves; points to upcoming new gTLD projects and updates on Round 2 of the ICANN new gTLD program; updates on domain name registration volumes in which companies should secure their names (newsletter only), and more.

Follow www.newsletter.domains (a redirection to the new gTLD Club) and subscribe.

New gTLD registrations: a 7.5 % increase

According to the Verisign report, total new gTLD (ngTLD) domain name registrations were approximately 23.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2018, an increase of approximately 1.6 million domain name registrations, or 7.5 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2018. ngTLDs increased by approximately 2.3 million
domain name registrations, or 10.9 percent, year over year.

I strongly recommend to read the 2 sections after in the report:

1. NEW gTLDs AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TLDs;
2. GEOGRAPHICAL NEW gTLDs AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CORRESPONDING GEOGRAPHICAL TLDs.

Thank you so much Verisign for demonstrating that the use of new domain names is increasing ;-)

Download the Verisign report (PDF download).

New gTLD registration volumes on the rise?

New gTLD reports are monthly captures of domain name registration volumes according to specific groups, businesses or industries. On the last day of each month, we capture these registration numbers so our readers can see if these increase or decrease. This method is a good way to see if these domain names meet adoption by consumers or not.these are the figures from November the 30th:

1. New gTLDs related to POLITICS (.gop - .vote - .republican - .democrat - etc...);
2. Multiple Registries : registries operating five and more domain name extensions;
3. New gTLDs related to the MUSIC community (.music - .band - .hiphop - etc...);
4. New gTLDs related to LUXURY (.rich - .yachts - .chanel - etc...);
5. New gTLDs related to CATERING (.restaurant - .kitchen - .bar - etc...);
6. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY (.photo - .film - .gallery - etc...);
7. New gTLDs related to CITIES : these are city names only (.paris - .tokyo - etc...);
8. New gTLDs related to COMPANIES : new domain name extensions that we believe a company should keep its eyes on;
9. New gTLDs related to the LAW and LEGAL matters (.legal - .attorney - .lawyer - etc...);
10. New gTLDs related to FINANCE (.credit - .capital - .finance - etc...);
11. New gTLDs related to a COLOR (.orange - .pink - .green - etc...);
12. New gTLDs related to SPORT (.hockey - .basketball - .ski - etc...);
13. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL (.beer - .wine - .vodka - etc...);
14. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE (.realestate - .realtor - .villas - etc...);
15. Singular VS Plural versions of a new gTLD : these are domain name extensions which exist in their singular and plural version (ie: .gift and .gifts);
16. FRENCH new gTLD applications : applications submitted by French companies only;
17. New gTLDs related to RELIGION (.catholic - .bible - .church - etc...);
18. New gTLDs related to CARS (.taxi - .auto - .car - etc...);
19. New gTLDs related to HEALTH (.health - .doctor - .hospital - etc...);
20. New gTLDs related to ADULTS (no comment).

New gTLDs: IDN Homographic Attacks

I already wrote about the increasing problem of IDN homograph attacks and made a parallel with .BRAND new gTLDs; but this is a "must watch" interview with ICANN’s Andrew McConachie, Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Chair and Rod Rasmussen discussing the use of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) homographic attacks.

This problem is not a new one, but the number of these attacks...is increasing with new gTLDs. Banks and other sensitive businesses can considerably reduce the risk of these attacks when operating their own domain name extension: not because they will be able to better control the Top-Level Domain, but just because they will be able to control who registers domain names.