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Hi guys,

This should be interesting to see how people rank the various domain extensions. Put these in order of value (most valuable at the top).

Listed alphabetically below

.biz
.cc
.cn
.com
.eu
.in
.info
.mobi
.net
.org
.sc
.tv
.us

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lambda

.com
.tv
.info
.mobi
.org
.net
.eu
.biz
.us
.in
.cc
.sc
.cn

rosh86

com
.net
.biz / .org
.tv / .us / .cc
.mobi / .eu
.info / .in /.cn


That would be my view of ranking looking at popularity and amount of domain name registrations in every TLD.


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Rosh

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Here's my list:

.com
.net
.org
.tv
.info
.us
.mobi
.biz
.cc
.eu
.sc
.in
.cn

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-Ehsan-

.com
.net
.org / .info
.mobi
.tv / .us
.cc
.eu
.in
.biz
.sc
.cn

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*bump*

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Spade

This is a fantastic question - how do you gage what the more valuable TLD is? Well, I decided to take a look at namebio.com 's database to see which TLD had the most recorded sales. Here is that ranking for you.

.com = 8675
.net = 965
.org = 515
.us = 273
.info = 212
.mobi = 154
.biz = 107
.eu = 103
.cc = 79
.tv = 50
.in = 18
.cn = 7
.sc = 4

Now - these are only recorded sales, this represents only a fraction of total domain sales, however if these numbers are indicative of the overall market. You can see the most interesting thing is that .mobi is creaping up the sales chart - Now one reason for this is because so many of the .mobis were bought by speculators for a quick flip, so the initial market I believe is just starting to balance out a little. I expect sales will continue to rise, but eventually will come back to to "normal" levels - right around the .info and .us range.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/281927-put-these-domain-extensions-order-value.html

But, here is my ranking - and there is my logic.

Justin

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cybertonic

The best way to find the global interest for a specific extension is simply to count the number of web sites already created on that specific extension, which is easy to apprehend from search engines.
Parked domains are rarely indexed by search engines, so domain names in use should be listed: web sites.
(parked domains, domains not online, ... will pollute the results)

Below you will find the distribution of english indexed pages by Yahoo for each TLDs:


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Spade

Global Interest is not what was asked for. This question is pertaining to value of a TLD - although their is a correlation between value and actual use - Value must be determined (in my opinion) from sales trends, not use by webmasters.

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fonzie_007

.com
.net
.org
.eu
.us
.info
.biz
.mobi
.tv
.in
.cc
.sc
.cn

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.com
.net
.eu
.org
.us
.info
.cc
.mobi
.biz
.tv
.in
.sc
.cn

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Assuming English names, this is how I see it now:

.com
.net
.mobi (believe it or not, there's a good argument for putting this ABOVE .net at the moment...it's the Pokemon of domain extensions)
.org
.eu (close but no cigar yet IMO)
.info
.us (I see this moving past .info...more and more companies are going for .us, and .info was never a good business extension)
.tv
.biz (3 letters for this extension...UGH)
.in (if only in amount of sales...this is really close with .biz)
.cc
.cn
.sc (still a low-end ccTLD as viewed by the general public)

The way I'd like to see it all settle:

.com
.net
.org
.tv (probably will never be this high thanks to Verisign, and I don't think Enom will handle premiums any better, but TV channels, shows, and commercials have started to realize the appeal of these names, so there's a high upside IMO)
.eu
.us (one would hope this passes .eu eventually, but it's hard to argue against a common abbreviation of a currency, despite .us offering many domain hacks)
.info (will still hang around, dictated by the already strong LLL.info and NNN.info markets, plus Germans love it for some reason, and we've seen what happens when Germans love an extension!)
.mobi (the inevitable fallout as more and more mobile devices display the already existing internet just fine vs. still having value due to being a gTLD and rarity of names. It's anyone's guess where this extension will end up.)
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=281927
.in (this is already close with .biz and has had higher top sales, plus India is booming, so it's only a matter of time)
.biz (lame gTLD is in limbo)
.sc (all of us domainers see "source"...regular people still only see "South Carolina" at best. Hopefully that can change...)
.cn (will have the .de effect going over time, where more and more English names will be taken due to the overall popularity of the extension)
.cc (ccTLD in limbo, and why? I personally think it should have taken off by now, but since it hasn't yet, it never will and will see more and more exts pass it by. The only long-time ccTLD that's more pathetic is .ws, though still not as pathetic as the gTLD .name)

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These would be my current predictions and thoughts:

.com
Will always remain the very best.

.net
Will continue to do well for community/networking/education websites.

.org and .info
Feel we (as domainers) should stay away from .org completely and leave that name space to non-profit organizations for ethical reasons. Wish we would also be careful with registering .info's for the same reason.

.us, .in, .cn ('real' ccTLDs)
Major country code extensions like .us and .in will do well in the years to come. I actually feel that these country codes should also be left to the citizens of the respective countries, although I have sinned with a few premium .in names myself

.cc, .tv, .sc ('generic' ccTLDs)
.cc will continue to do well for premium names as a catchy and memorable alternative to .com.
.tv will do well for premium names that are suitable as television brands.
I don't see any future worthy of mention for .sc except for premium single word domains.

.eu
Will do ok with things 'European' like politics and travel, but the extension will never enjoy the advantages of a real country code or a generic TLD.

.biz
Can't think of .biz as a good investment, but the extension will probably still be around for a while.

.mobi
I don't see much future for this extension beyond a two year horizon at all, despite what many other people (including major investors) are apparently thinking. To me the extension sounds/looks extremely awkward, and not cool at all! Besides, everything will be mobile within the next few years anyway, so I'm not sure who would want to refer to the concept of mobility with their domains in 2 or 3 years time?!

After processing all of this, and working with a 3 to 5 year horizon, I'd put them in the following order (while leaving out .org):
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=281927

1. com
2. net
3. cc, tv
4. info, us, in
5. eu, cn
6. biz, mobi
7. sc

YesBrilliant

.com
.CA
.TV
.info
.mobi
.net
.org
.eu
.cc
.biz
.sc

dubstep

.com (will always be king)
.net (generally the best alternative to .com)
.mobi (solid future potential if developers get working on some good sites)
.tv (lots of potential if it gets more widespread use)
.us (I could see US businesses adopt .us)
.info (never was a fan of .info, except in a handful of cases)
.biz (this will always rest towards the bottom)
.cn (I could see this gaining value)
.in (I could see this gaining value)
.sc (will never go anywhere)
.eu (had potential imho, but it's not getting much help)

Excluded from my list: .org (because I think it's only good for organizations, don't see much point beyond that.)

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.com
.org / .net
.info / .us
.eu
.biz
.cn / .in
.mobi / .tv / .cc / .sc / .ws

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Here is my rank:
.COM
.NET -still has a solid history and many registrations
.ORG
.TV - has a lot of potential, in 2 years we will see if the TV industry will embrace this domain name
.US/.EU, both have the same potential,
.INFO
.MOBI
The others are not valuable. Even the .co.uk is worth more than .sc, .in or .cn

Mark

"Values" can Vary soooo much without an actual Domain Attached to the Extension IMO So -- Using my Current *ahem* Theory :
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=281927

.com
.org
.net

.de
(Not on the list - but too high up there to not be mentioned)

.us
.cn
.info
.eu
.biz
.cc

.tv
(Not on the list - but too high up there to not be mentioned)

.in
.ws
.mobi
.sc

Not A list based on any sales .... Just based on my thoughts and feelings

Redleg

Average prices of the top ten (published) sales of 2006, from my lists here:
http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-...ain-sales.html
The lists are in no way complete, but the numbers should at least give you a hint on how the prices was in 2006..
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=281927

.com - $1,423,500
.net - $97,083
.org - $63,257.8
.mobi - $44,710
.info - $24,014.5
.us - $14,146
.eu - $11,515.8
.cn - $10,321.2 (only 5 reported sales)
.tv - $5,629
.cc - $5,450
.biz - $4,555.8
.in - $2,247 (9 sales)

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Where is .DE?!! That is a top 5 extention for sure.

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I didn't want to list .de, .co.uk and the other main country domains - just .in and .cn because they are emerging names. The point was to list the names mentioned, not add extra ones and not to group them together... that's too easy - list each one out on it’s own separate line

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Plus, if you're looking at just English names for example, it's tough to really evaluate where .de stands because most sales are German names and not English, whereas most sales in other top extensions are English and not foreign language. Kinda like comparing an apple to an orange with .de at least... .co.uk could probably be included though. I figured since it wasn't listed, I wouldn't list it in my assessment.

The undisputed king.

Solid for sure.

I actually thought most people in this thread would have .org below some extensions like .info or .us, but they had it in it's more or less rightful spot.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=281927

The reason why I have .mobi 3 is because it's had only 1 quarter of a year to work with thus far, and that period has firmly placed it past .org for the time being. (name).mobi would fetch a higher price than (name).org in most cases at the moment.

Still growing nicely.

I think it will do better this year as the LLL.us market got hot midway through last year and more people in the US are looking at it as an alternative to .com, expecially if they're only doing intranational business.

There's few sales of them and hardly any of the truly top .eu's are being sold. The scheming registrars that got them are waiting until a safe time when most people will have forgotten what they've done, and start unloading big time.

The lack of sales brings this extension lower in the standings.

Keep in mind that several premium names were regged out at rates above that, and those aren't counted. I say again, Verisign's crappy premium name policy on this extension has severely stunted its growth.

With the aid of the LL.cc and NN.cc names being snagged up earlier in the year while previously being unavailable.

The top recorded .biz sale ever is Meningitis.biz. In other words, this is not indicative at all of the upper echelon of values, and .biz while losing the battle with .info and .us, is still a gTLD and worth more than .cc and most ccTLDs.

When Mails.in is one of the 2 top sales of the extension, you know that there's going to be more to come, and with India's economy booming, this extension will continue to grow and is better than what this may show. Unfortunately, the hijacking of top generics by WebIndia.org and Enom is not helping the .in aftermarket one bit either.

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.com
.net
.us
.tv
.mobi
.info
.biz
.cc
.cn
.eu
.in
.org
.sc

IMHO

Wesley

.com
.net
.tv
.us
.org
.info
.biz
.cn
.eu
.in
.mobi
.sc
.cc

Laughs Galore

.com
.net
.org
.tv
.info
.us
.mobi
.cc
.cn
.eu
.in
.sc

I really wasn't sure about the domains after .mobi.

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