Interesting + Tip (85%+ of gTLDs redirecting to .COM)

[tomcarl]

Interesting thing I observed that I thought I would share.

In Google if you type
site:*.gtld you can see all (or most) domains indexed for that particular gTLD

Example:
site:*.xyz

I noticed the first 1 or 2 pages of nearly every extension I looked up has a handful of developed sites running on that extension. Once you go to page 2, 3, 4, 5, 6+ Any domain you see indexed that you click on gets redirected to a .COM website

This probably been talked about on one of the DN blogs but not much. If someone had the means/knowhow to do a study on how all of these registrations are being utilized I'd bet at least 85-90% of all gTLDs are either parked without development plans or redirecting to a .COM site. I think this means something and should be taken into consideration when speculating on the popularity of each extension.

I mean, you can boast about 500,000+ regs (xyz) but if 85%+ of them are redirecting to a .com or sitting idle and soon to be dropped, what is this saying?

I wonder what would be the rebuttal for that:

"Our extension is doing phenomenal, over over 100K, 200K, 300K (etc) registrations since launch"
- "We've found that 85% of the registrations are inactive or being forwarded to a .com, care to share some light?"
"erhm...."

Do your due diligence folks when investing your hard earned money.

Some solid gTLDs, others are claiming fame due to the amount of registrations, but how they are actually being utilized is what's important.

 

[The Group]

"Our extension is doing phenomenal, over over 100K, 200K, 300K (etc) registrations since launch"
- "We've found that 85% of the registrations are inactive or being forwarded to a .com, care to share some light?"
"erhm...."

The truth! I mean, that can even go for .com's....i'm sure there are hundreds of thousands of registered domains that are not being used, but I really like your point. + I had no idea site:*.TLD would show you that... so you just helped my researching out that much more! I appreciate the insight!

 

[tomcarl]

Very true, .com has millions sitting idle but that would be expected since the extension is the first choice by default, and I doubt many .coms are redirecting.

N/p, not too many people know about the site:* wildcard, I actually figured that one out on my own a short while ago.

 

[mhdoc]

I have an interest in .plumbing and the percentage seemed to be lower there. I saw a couple where there was a redirect to a less attractive dot com. For example, the dot com had llc tacked on to the end. Of the 15 or so I checked, the bulk seemed to be sites for actual plumbers.

 

[The Group]

Very true, .com has millions sitting idle but that would be expected since the extension is the first choice by default, and I doubt many .coms are redirecting.

N/p, not too many people know about the site:* wildcard, I actually figured that one out on my own a short while ago.

I agree. With all the hype behind gTLD's - why are so many redirecting or sitting idle?! There is way too much action around those extensions. There are only a select few that I believe actually hold value... then again, i'm just another opinion

 

[tomcarl]

Without a doubt there will be winners, we're seeing this with .info, .io, .tv

But I'd save my cash on .save .my .cash

 

[The Group]

Ha! I .agree with .that

 

[Wisename]

thanks for sharing @tomcarl ..