Global Domain Names Strategic Business Report 2017-2024 - New Benchmark Set in Top-Level Domain Pricing With .web Acquisition

DUBLIN, August 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The "Domain Names - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Domain Names in Thousands by the following Segments:

• Country Code TLDs
• Generic TLDs

The report profiles 228 companies including many key and niche players such as:

• 1&1 Internet AG (Germany)
• 123 Reg, Ltd. (UK)
• Afilias Limited (Ireland)
• ARI Registry Services (Australia)
• Domain.com, LLC. (USA)
• Donuts, Inc. (USA)
• GMO Internet, Inc. (Japan)
• GoDaddy, Inc. (USA)
• Key-Systems GmbH (Germany)
• Melbourne IT Group (Australia)
• Minds + Machines Group Limited (British Virgin Islands)
• Moniker Online Services, LLC. (USA)
• Namecheap, Inc. (USA)
• NeuStar, Inc. (USA)
• Nominet UK (UK)
• Register.com (USA)
• Rightside Group, Ltd. (USA)
• Shopify, Inc. (Canada)
• Tucows, Inc. (Canada)
• Enom, Inc. (USA)
• United Domains AG (Germany)
• VeriSign, Inc. (USA)
• Web.com Group, Inc. (USA)
• Wix.com, Inc. (Israel)
• Znet Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (India)

Key Topics Covered: 

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Domain Names: Rapid Internet Penetration in Developing Regions Spurring Industry Growth
Key Indicators Impacting Domain Name Industry Growth
Improving Economy Buoys General Market Optimism
Urbanization: A Major Growth Driver
Expanding Middle Class Population: Harbinger of Good Times for Domain Industry
Mobile Workforce Provides Fertile Ground for Domain Industry Growth
Smartphone Adoption, High-Speed Internet Penetration and Bandwidth Expansion Provide the Foundation for Growth
Mass Adoption of Cloud Based Apps among the Growing Base of SMBs Worldwide Emerges as a Powerful Driver of Growth
Market Outlook

2. MAJOR INDUSTRY TRENDS AND ISSUES
New gTLDS Bump up Registrations
Increased Registrations from China Pushing Market Growth Globally
New Domain Name Extensions Emerging As Relatively Inexpensive Option
com Still Market Leader, But New gTLDs Fast Catching Up
Introduction of New gTLDs could Potentially Tilt Balance towards Registrars
Exclusive Registry Rights Stifling Competition
Despite Hype, Pace of International Domain Names Registrations Yet to Pick Up
Emoji Domain Name: A Long Road Lies Ahead
Lack of Browser Support
Need to Enter Domain Name in Browser
Unavailability in Majority of Well-Known Domain Extensions
Domain Hijacking
A Real Threat to Domain Name Industry
Domain Name Hijacking
Measures for Preventing Domain Name Hijacks

3. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
New Benchmark Set in Top-Level Domain Pricing With .web Acquisition

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Domain Name
Country Code TLDs (ccTLD)
Generic TLDs (gTLD)
SLDs
A Brief History of Domain Names
Timeline for gTLD: Major Events from 2000 through 2015
Major Stakeholder in Domain Name Industry
ICANN
DNS
DNSSEC
Registry Services
Registrars
Leading Registrars in Global Domain Industry (2017)
Internationalized Domain Name
Drop Catcher
Domain Name Transfer Process
DNS hosting
DNSSEC support
Authorization Support

5. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/LAUNCHES
Name.com Launches Personal Branding Suite
Prologue
Ganjapreneur.com Launches New Domain Name Market
Rightside Launches .GAMES Domain Extension
GMO Registry Unveils .shop top level domain
Donuts Inc. Unveils .WINE and .VIN gTLDs
GoDaddy Re-launch .cn Domain Name
Rightside Launches .LIVE and .STUDIO Domain Extensions
Domain.com Unveils .TECH and .ONLINE Domain Extensions
Rightside Unveils .BAND Domain Extension for Music Industry
Rightside Launches .FORSALE Domain Extension for Retail and Real Estate Industry
Rightside Unveils .GIVES and .DEGREE Domain Extensions

6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Rightside and Donuts Enter into Merger Agreement
Radix Sells casino.online
1&1 and Sedo Collaborate to Offer Domain Names To Sedo's Customers
Rightside and Donuts Extend Agreement for New gTLD Registry Services Agreement
GoDaddy Completes Acquisition of Host Europe Group
Key-Systems Buys European Domain Centre ApS
Rightside Sells Enom to Tucows
Sedo Partners With Boston Ivy Registry for Premium Domain Name Auction
Tucows Buys Melbourne IT's International Wholesale Domain Reseller Channel
Sedo and Enom Inks Partnership Agreement for Premium Domain Name Distribution
Rightside Secures .NEWS Domain Extension

7. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Total Companies Profiled: 228 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries 242)

• The United States (68)
• Canada (13)
• Japan (7)
• Europe (88)
• France (6)
• Germany (17)
• The United Kingdom (20)
• Italy (7)
• Spain (9)
• Rest of Europe (29)
• Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (50)
• Middle East (8)
• Latin America (6)
• Africa (2)

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