Put these domain extensions in order of value

[IconPacks]

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

 

[lambda]

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

:imho:

 

[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.


Regards,

Rosh

 

[IconPacks]

Here's my list:

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

 

[-Ehsan-]

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

 

[IconPacks]

*bump*

 

[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.

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

Justin

 

[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:


DomainExtensions.com

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[Spade]

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:


DomainExtensions.com

...

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.

 

[fonzie_007]

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

 

[yandig]

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

 

[Domainate.com]

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.)
.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)

 

[Dutch]

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):

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

 

[000]

.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.)

 

[Jeff]

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

:imho:

 

[Alex]

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 :

.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-discussion/277083-top-10-lists-over-domain-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..

.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)

 

[Sam]

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