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  1. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How I Ranked Every Name In A 2000+ Domain Name Portfolio

    These are important questions: Is this domain name worth renewing? What are my best domain names? Which domain names have better probability of selling? Which domain names should be repriced? How can I improve the quality of my domain portfolio? Is there a quantitative way to track improvement...
  2. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How I Ranked Every Name In A 2000+ Domain Name Portfolio

    These are important questions: Is this domain name worth renewing? What are my best domain names? Which domain names have better probability of selling? Which domain names should be repriced? How can I improve the quality of my domain portfolio? Is there a quantitative way to track improvement...
  3. Unclaimed

    data NameBio Just Released a 100k+ Keyword Dataset (and an API to Query It)

    We’ve been digging into NameBio’s latest release, and it’s one of the more interesting updates we’ve seen for domain research in a while. This isn’t just another API. It’s a dataset of 100,000+ keywords backed by real retail domain sales, along with an API that lets you query that data...
  4. Unclaimed

    data NameBio Just Released a 100k+ Keyword Dataset (and an API to Query It)

    We’ve been digging into NameBio’s latest release, and it’s one of the more interesting updates we’ve seen for domain research in a while. This isn’t just another API. It’s a dataset of 100,000+ keywords backed by real retail domain sales, along with an API that lets you query that data...
  5. domainvested

    Built a comp-backed domain appraisal tool -- looking for honest feedback

    Hey everyone -- I've been lurking here for a while and finally decided to post. I built a domain appraisal tool called DomainVested and I'm looking for people to stress test it before I do anything public with it. The thing that drove me crazy about existing tools is they just spit out a number...
  6. domainvested

    Built a comp-backed domain appraisal tool -- looking for honest feedback

    Hey everyone -- I've been lurking here for a while and finally decided to post. I built a domain appraisal tool called DomainVested and I'm looking for people to stress test it before I do anything public with it. The thing that drove me crazy about existing tools is they just spit out a number...
  7. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2025 Domain Name Market Dollar Volume Trends based on NameBio Data

    Each year, I look at dollar volume trends for sales reported in NameBio. This report is based on about 190,300 domain name sales recorded for 2025 at NameBio, with a total dollar volume of more than $244 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was up...
  8. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2025 Domain Name Market Dollar Volume Trends based on NameBio Data

    Each year, I look at dollar volume trends for sales reported in NameBio. This report is based on about 190,300 domain name sales recorded for 2025 at NameBio, with a total dollar volume of more than $244 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was up...
  9. Bob Hawkes

    analysis What Is Happening At The Top? A Look at High-Value Sales Data for Different Keywords and Extensions

    While it is instructive to look at domain name sales volume data, that, by itself, does not show whether the volume is made up of a large number of modest sales, or a smaller number of high-value sales. Each month Afternic provides filtered and unfiltered lists of the top selling keywords. Most...
  10. Bob Hawkes

    analysis What Is Happening At The Top? A Look at High-Value Sales Data for Different Keywords and Extensions

    While it is instructive to look at domain name sales volume data, that, by itself, does not show whether the volume is made up of a large number of modest sales, or a smaller number of high-value sales. Each month Afternic provides filtered and unfiltered lists of the top selling keywords. Most...
  11. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How Many Businesses Have That Term In Their Name?

    Are there more companies with the term ‘capital’ in their name or ‘finance’? One of the ways to create a composite name is to make the second word descriptive of what the business does, while the first term makes the combination unique. In some cases the first term suggests how the service is...
  12. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How Many Businesses Have That Term In Their Name?

    Are there more companies with the term ‘capital’ in their name or ‘finance’? One of the ways to create a composite name is to make the second word descriptive of what the business does, while the first term makes the combination unique. In some cases the first term suggests how the service is...
  13. White Fang

    discuss Affordable Mass Development? Effective Software?

    Back in April, DNJournal's cover story was about "revolutionary" new software that finally answered the question of is there software that could in fact create/develop multiple names on a mass basis. Ron cited five different companies in that space but there weren't "many long-term records to go...
  14. White Fang

    discuss Affordable Mass Development? Effective Software?

    Back in April, DNJournal's cover story was about "revolutionary" new software that finally answered the question of is there software that could in fact create/develop multiple names on a mass basis. Ron cited five different companies in that space but there weren't "many long-term records to go...
  15. LeanneMac

    analysis Breakdown of Q3 ProductHunt Domain Usage

    Hi all 👋 @MarkedMarket suggested I do a deeper dive on the domains used by ProductHunt launches now I have 3 months of data to analyse so here's a report on said data for Q3 2025. Number of domains analysed is 14,855. TLD Analysis How dominant is .com? .com = 7,557 of 14,855 total → 50.87%...
  16. LeanneMac

    analysis Breakdown of Q3 ProductHunt Domain Usage

    Hi all 👋 @MarkedMarket suggested I do a deeper dive on the domains used by ProductHunt launches now I have 3 months of data to analyse so here's a report on said data for Q3 2025. Number of domains analysed is 14,855. TLD Analysis How dominant is .com? .com = 7,557 of 14,855 total → 50.87%...
  17. DnFolk

    information When I used to sell 1 or 2 .co domains on almost daily basis

    Days when i used to sell 1 or 2 .co domains on almost daily basis via afternic and dan combine. monthly sales used to reach between 35 to 45 at peak time. all priced either for 499 or 599 with few exceptions. total .co portfolio was fluctuating between 9k to 12K purchased each for 1.99 or even...
  18. DnFolk

    information When I used to sell 1 or 2 .co domains on almost daily basis

    Days when i used to sell 1 or 2 .co domains on almost daily basis via afternic and dan combine. monthly sales used to reach between 35 to 45 at peak time. all priced either for 499 or 599 with few exceptions. total .co portfolio was fluctuating between 9k to 12K purchased each for 1.99 or even...
  19. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Common English Words As Company Brands

    What are the most common English words, and which would make effective brands? This article will look at that question, and introduce a well-established list of the most common words. That resource will tell you, for example, how frequently a word appears. A made-up name is distinctive, but it...
  20. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Common English Words As Company Brands

    What are the most common English words, and which would make effective brands? This article will look at that question, and introduce a well-established list of the most common words. That resource will tell you, for example, how frequently a word appears. A made-up name is distinctive, but it...
  21. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales Reported At NameBio During First Six Months Of 2025: Strength for Legacy Extensions, .AI, .IO, .XYZ, .CO...

    The first six months of 2025 produced 93,100 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of just over $122 million. This represents an increase of 42.7% in dollar volume compared to the same six months of 2024. It is the strongest showing from the seven analyses in this...
  22. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales Reported At NameBio During First Six Months Of 2025: Strength for Legacy Extensions, .AI, .IO, .XYZ, .CO...

    The first six months of 2025 produced 93,100 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of just over $122 million. This represents an increase of 42.7% in dollar volume compared to the same six months of 2024. It is the strongest showing from the seven analyses in this...
  23. Bob Hawkes

    information All-Time Top Domain Brokers – An Analysis of Escrow.com Masters of Domains Awards

    Starting in 2017, each year Escrow.com name the “ten highest grossing individual domain brokers of the previous year,” the Masters of Domains. The awards are based on domain name sales closed through Escrow.com. While the exact dollar value is not given, it must be substantial. Escrow.com...
  24. Bob Hawkes

    information All-Time Top Domain Brokers – An Analysis of Escrow.com Masters of Domains Awards

    Starting in 2017, each year Escrow.com name the “ten highest grossing individual domain brokers of the previous year,” the Masters of Domains. The awards are based on domain name sales closed through Escrow.com. While the exact dollar value is not given, it must be substantial. Escrow.com...
  25. Eric Lyon

    analysis Domain Investing vs Crypto Investing - And the Winner is....

    There's lots of chatter about both, domain investing and crypto investing all over the internet, but which one do you think is the most reliable investment decision? I think a lot of us ask that same question, so I decided to do a quick analysis to compare the two, just to see which one would...
  26. Eric Lyon

    analysis Domain Investing vs Crypto Investing - And the Winner is....

    There's lots of chatter about both, domain investing and crypto investing all over the internet, but which one do you think is the most reliable investment decision? I think a lot of us ask that same question, so I decided to do a quick analysis to compare the two, just to see which one would...
  27. NewDayBrand

    analysis GoDaddy vs Namecheap - Let's bring real numbers, not opinions

    Let's do something very helpful for the community, guys: WHOIS all your domains sold through Afternic over the past year, and publicly share here the percentage sold via GoDaddy as the registrar, Namecheap as the registrar, and others. Most likely the registrar didn't change. Why? Because...
  28. NewDayBrand

    analysis GoDaddy vs Namecheap - Let's bring real numbers, not opinions

    Let's do something very helpful for the community, guys: WHOIS all your domains sold through Afternic over the past year, and publicly share here the percentage sold via GoDaddy as the registrar, Namecheap as the registrar, and others. Most likely the registrar didn't change. Why? Because...
  29. Bob Hawkes

    information Recent Data on Top Selling Domain Root Words

    Two-word domain names form the basis for many domain investor portfolios. By combining two words effectively, the name can form a distinctive brand for a company. Sometimes the names are simply two terms, like HomeDepot, and other times they are merged, as in Microsoft that originally...
  30. Bob Hawkes

    information Recent Data on Top Selling Domain Root Words

    Two-word domain names form the basis for many domain investor portfolios. By combining two words effectively, the name can form a distinctive brand for a company. Sometimes the names are simply two terms, like HomeDepot, and other times they are merged, as in Microsoft that originally...
  31. News

    data Domainers Say an Oddly Spelled Domain Name Gives Them the Ick

    In honor of the humble domain name turning 40 this month, a new survey by GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) asked consumers to spill the tea on what they consider red and green flags when it comes to a business’s domain name. Although different generations had varying opinions, they all agreed on two things...
  32. News

    data Domainers Say an Oddly Spelled Domain Name Gives Them the Ick

    In honor of the humble domain name turning 40 this month, a new survey by GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) asked consumers to spill the tea on what they consider red and green flags when it comes to a business’s domain name. Although different generations had varying opinions, they all agreed on two things...
  33. NameGroove

    analysis 17 Proven Tips for Better Domain Sell-Through Rates

    Many members in the Atom thread are discussing their dashboard stats that have yet to be shown by Atom to correlate to a higher sell-through rate ("STR"). Thus, I thought it helpful to compile the data shared by Atom that does correlate to STR. This adds to a helpful article written by another...
  34. NameGroove

    analysis 17 Proven Tips for Better Domain Sell-Through Rates

    Many members in the Atom thread are discussing their dashboard stats that have yet to be shown by Atom to correlate to a higher sell-through rate ("STR"). Thus, I thought it helpful to compile the data shared by Atom that does correlate to STR. This adds to a helpful article written by another...
  35. Bob Hawkes

    analysis From Nano to Mega, Quecto to Quetta: A Look At Unit Prefixes As Company Names

    There are standard prefixes for units in the SI international system of units. Some of these, such as micro, nano or giga are relatively common in everyday language, whereas others are only known to scientists and engineers. I wondered how frequently the different prefixes appear in company...
  36. Bob Hawkes

    analysis From Nano to Mega, Quecto to Quetta: A Look At Unit Prefixes As Company Names

    There are standard prefixes for units in the SI international system of units. Some of these, such as micro, nano or giga are relatively common in everyday language, whereas others are only known to scientists and engineers. I wondered how frequently the different prefixes appear in company...
  37. Bob Hawkes

    analysis A Simple Way to Explore the Types of Names That Sell in an Extension

    Once one ventures outside of .com, the type of name that sells varies with the extension. While the best way to see what sells is to perform a detailed sales analysis over the past few years, a look at the top sales in the last year can provide a fast and useful indication. Three Lists Before...
  38. Bob Hawkes

    analysis A Simple Way to Explore the Types of Names That Sell in an Extension

    Once one ventures outside of .com, the type of name that sells varies with the extension. While the best way to see what sells is to perform a detailed sales analysis over the past few years, a look at the top sales in the last year can provide a fast and useful indication. Three Lists Before...
  39. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2024 Domain Name Market Dollar Volume Trends

    Each year I look at trends in dollar volume for sales reported in NameBio. This report is based on about 144,700 domain name sales recorded for 2024 at NameBio, with a total dollar volume of just over $185 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was up...
  40. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2024 Domain Name Market Dollar Volume Trends

    Each year I look at trends in dollar volume for sales reported in NameBio. This report is based on about 144,700 domain name sales recorded for 2024 at NameBio, with a total dollar volume of just over $185 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was up...
  41. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Request The Domain Name You Want

    The Domain Buyer Requests section has been a feature of NamePros for many years. That section of the site provides an opportunity for investors looking to increase their holdings in a certain niche to see what is available from other NamePros members, or to try to find inventory for a particular...
  42. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Request The Domain Name You Want

    The Domain Buyer Requests section has been a feature of NamePros for many years. That section of the site provides an opportunity for investors looking to increase their holdings in a certain niche to see what is available from other NamePros members, or to try to find inventory for a particular...
  43. Bob Hawkes

    analysis NamePros Blog Analysis Articles: What’s Been Published, What Do You Want To See?

    When considering investing in a new niche or sector, or a new extension, it is important to look at sales, adoptions, the type and length of domain names that typically sell, etc. The NamePros Blog has a wealth of articles that can help, but even with advanced search, it can be difficult to find...
  44. Bob Hawkes

    analysis NamePros Blog Analysis Articles: What’s Been Published, What Do You Want To See?

    When considering investing in a new niche or sector, or a new extension, it is important to look at sales, adoptions, the type and length of domain names that typically sell, etc. The NamePros Blog has a wealth of articles that can help, but even with advanced search, it can be difficult to find...
  45. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Life In The .INFO Extension?

    A couple of weeks ago HackerNoon published an analysis of the extension choice by about 30,000 startups: Dot COM Remain Top Domain for Startups, But Usage Declines. The study showed that .com had declined from 66.5% (2021 data) to 57.3% (2023 data). The most surprising finding for 2023, though...
  46. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Life In The .INFO Extension?

    A couple of weeks ago HackerNoon published an analysis of the extension choice by about 30,000 startups: Dot COM Remain Top Domain for Startups, But Usage Declines. The study showed that .com had declined from 66.5% (2021 data) to 57.3% (2023 data). The most surprising finding for 2023, though...
  47. Future Sensors

    analysis Understanding DNS Query Composition at B-Root

    Understanding DNS Query Composition at B-Root Jacob Ginesin, Northeastern University, Jelena Mirkovic, USC/ISI August 2023 Abstract The Domain Name System (DNS) is part of critical internet infrastructure, as DNS is invoked whenever a remote server is accessed (an URL is visited, an API...
  48. Future Sensors

    analysis Understanding DNS Query Composition at B-Root

    Understanding DNS Query Composition at B-Root Jacob Ginesin, Northeastern University, Jelena Mirkovic, USC/ISI August 2023 Abstract The Domain Name System (DNS) is part of critical internet infrastructure, as DNS is invoked whenever a remote server is accessed (an URL is visited, an API...
  49. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales First Six Months Of 2024: Comparisons With Previous Years

    The first six months of 2024 resulted in just over 69,600 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of about $85.5 million. Of course many sales are not reported in NameBio, so this is by no means the entire domain name market. That is a increase of 29.6% in sales dollar...
  50. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales First Six Months Of 2024: Comparisons With Previous Years

    The first six months of 2024 resulted in just over 69,600 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of about $85.5 million. Of course many sales are not reported in NameBio, so this is by no means the entire domain name market. That is a increase of 29.6% in sales dollar...
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