discuss Apparently, .online is trending in 2020. Does it matter?

[Rhinnnn]

Several days ago, I accidentally discovered a highly searched keyword (1 word) that was available to register in the .online extension. Not as a premium name, just a regular one. So of course I registered it.

Today, out of curiosity, I checked the name's value on Estibot and saw this:

Why is Estibot saying that .online is trending?

Is it because most registrars currently offer .online domains for around $2 (so many people are hectically registering names)? Or maybe .online is genuinely becoming a respectable extension?

What do you think? Is .online significant in 2020 and beyond?

 

[wurdd]

No.

 

[ecalc]

Namebio shows the dollar volume of dot online aftermarket sales trending sharply down ...
Past 1 year: $18K
Past 5 years: $454K
18/454 = 4%

For perspective, broad domain (all tlds) aftermarket sales are trending ~ flat …
Past 1 year: $153M
Past 5 years: $642M
153/642 = 24%

Estibot may be referring to registration trends, good luck!

 

[Grego85]

It makes sense that the extension COULD perform well. A bunch of brands actually end in "online" so the value could be there one day for the extension. Every industry we now utilize/patronize online instead of in person/location could use this extension.

I don't see it trending too much right now though.

I've seen articles about .online also being popular in China, so that could contribute to be a "trending" extension.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

"Trending..." - in terms of regvolume... for regfee.
Doesn't refer to aftermarket.