discuss .com domain future

[huwenbin]

What's your opinion about .com domain in future? More or less valuable?

 

[cipcip]

People will forever say that .com will have value and will be the best no matter what, because people invested a lot of money in .com and do not want to lose it. It is a lottery.

The truth is that no one knows what will happen We are not God or Nostradamus or whoever someone wants to be.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

The position of .com is so dominant, I don't see that changing dramatically anytime soon. It has about half the world's web traffic, and a much higher percentage of dollar volume of aftermarket domain sales.

That is not to say that there is not room for other extensions. Some of those extensions have done well of late because of the desire for single word domains and the dwindling supply of quality single word com.

I think whether the decentralized naming system becomes mainstream is the biggest possible storm cloud on the mid to long term horizon.

Google search is so dominant, anything they decide regarding names and sites will be critical.

Bob

 

[NewDayBrand]

You don't need to be Nostradamus, God or Santa Claus. Relying on statistics of more than 25 years and on the evolution of the market is enough.
There is money in domaining. A lot of it. For big fish. It will not disappear with a snap of the finger because it would compromise their interests, plus, money moves and a lot of people and sectors are involved..
And .nonsense will never replace .com

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I see that the question was a little more specific than I offered an opinion on above, that is will .com domain names go up in value.

Here are my thoughts/opinions on that specifically:

• The most desired single words in .com will continue to increase in value, some dramatically
• I think less common single words (but not like crazy specialized medical terms, for example) will selectively increase in value - but only those where a business or organization use makes sense
• I think there will not be much motion up or down on double, triple word names, outside of some trending sectors going way up, or some sectors no longer meaningful losing most value. Prices may well keep up with inflation or investment returns in other instruments, but I don't see a doubling or tripling in the next few years.
• I think the price of brandable (by that I mean not all terms used as brands, but only the subset of made up words, creative spelling, blends, etc) will marginally increase, but just more or less at same rate as other business expenses.
• I think match type names, particularly those for narrow areas, are tough to call, and the most dependent on the details of search. I don't see a lot of growth in value, but many will hold their value, and many others will not. Match names that are also great brands will be strong, though.
• I think some longer names that define a category that is increasing in importance, even specialized, may increase. Some companies will want to have the authority to own the term for that niche.
• I see more marketing tied to users going to a campaign-specific website may drive increased demand and higher prices for common and creative phrases.
• I don't know numeric, alphanumeric, or 3L/4L markets well enough to offer an opinion. Same for place names and names in general.
• I am surprised how much names with traffic/link history are going for wholesale these days. I don't know that component of the market enough to know if those will go up or down.

These are just my opinions, in most cases subject to my own biases and not based on detailed analysis.

Thanks for the question, @huwenbin.

Bob

 

[jhm]

Less

(Only wanted to say less because 100% of people said more, and they're absolutely right ...more)

Bit of a rhetorical question

 

[bmugford]

.COM has 30+ years and trillions of dollars in marketing behind it. It is going nowhere as the dominant extension.

Brad

 

[NewDayBrand]

more

 

[johnn]

What kind of a question is this?
Some people just have so much free time.
Junk names will not worth anything regardless of the extensions.

 

[Future Sensors]

Google search is so dominant, anything they decide regarding names and sites will be critical.

I see the centralization of power because of DoH as the most important threat to the current DNS ecosystem.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/dns-over-https-causes-more-problems-than-it-solves-experts-say/
https://circleid.com/posts/20190916_doh_creates_more_problems_than_it_solves
https://english.ncsc.nl/publication...er/2/factsheet-dns-monitoring-will-get-harder

 

[Jason Baudendistel]

Here is my opinion
.com
Gap

.net
.org
.io
.ai
.com is the only extension where a non keyword domain stands a chance and it's not close.
.

 

[alcy]

.com will fall to .xyz

every newbie says tis

 

[AboGamil]

This market is volatile. There is nothing to bet on. The extension does not make a difference. You will find sales in other extensions with huge amounts of money. The buyer will determine that I believe that the extension of .company will have a big role, and do not forget that this extension is the king but Nothing stays the same, everything changes

 

[cipcip]

This market is volatile. There is nothing to bet on. The extension does not make a difference. You will find sales in other extensions with huge amounts of money. The buyer will determine that I believe that the extension of .company will have a big role, and do not forget that this extension is the king but Nothing stays the same, everything changes

This is what people do not understand, the buyer decides the price, not the domainer.

 

[Josytal]

more

 

[1Darko]

more

 

[korganian]

More

 

[Mister Funsky]

way more (for quality names)

 

[ATMDS]

US will be worth more than com because US is the Ultimate Solution !

you mean .us?

 

[meanieme]

more, it's king for a reason.........all other tlds are just noise

 

[rawapesona]

more

 

[otismo]

US will be worth more than com because US is the Ultimate Solution !

 

[satsdifference.com]

.com aftermarket prices currently still at their highest prices ever

 

[postscripter]

more

the only answer to the question, I am not saying it is the right answer, but at least other answers are complicating things, the OP asked a simple question

 

[postscripter]

People will forever say that .com will have value and will be the best no matter what, because people invested a lot of money in .com and do not want to lose it. It is a lottery.

The truth is that no one knows what will happen We are not God or Nostradamus or whoever someone wants to be.

everyone one know that:
"The truth is that no one knows what will happen"
the op is just asking your opinion, like your prediction based on history, current market and its direction...etc

 

[postscripter]

What's your opinion about .com domain in future? More or less valuable?

a little more for a few more years.