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Internet top-level domain
July 2020
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.online is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) of the Domain Name System (DNS) used in the Internet."Time for new, daring domain names is now, here's why..." ITWeb. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
History
In 2012, ICANN announced it would be expanding the range of domain extensions to further organize the Internet with new TLD's being requested by multiple parties.https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/google-wants-lol-and-other-stories-from-the-internet-land-rush-of-12/258462/ Google Wants '.LOL' and Other Stories From the Internet Land Rush of '12 Garber Megan 2012-06-13 The Atlantic en-US 2019-10-23 Six companies including Radix, Tucows, Namecheap, I-Registry Ltd., WhatBox?, and Donuts (Bitter Frostbite, LLC) filed applications for this TLD.
The .online TLD was launched in August 2015. It is currently owned and operated by Radix, founded by Bhavin Turakhia.https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/332209 4 Lessons From an Entrepreneur Who Became a Self-Made Billionaire Before Turning 40 Priestley Daniel 2019-04-16 Entrepreneur en 2019-10-23http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2017/dailyposts/20171120.htm Radix Excited About Attention New Companies Built on Their TLDs Received at Web Summit 2017 www.dnjournal.com 2019-10-23http://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2018/turakhia-brothers-getting-it-right-time-after-time/51701/1 Turakhia brothers: Getting it right, time after time Forbes India en 2019-10-23 Initially, it was a joint venture between Radix, Tucows, and Namecheap after they won the rights to .online in a private auction in 2014."Another 11 new gTLDs won at auction" Domain Incite. Retrieved 2020-05-15. Radix bought out full rights from Namecheap and Tucows to become the exclusive owner of the TLD in 2015.
The TLD was the first to register over 38,000 domains in the first 24 hours, making it the largest new gTLD launch of its time. In November 2015, .online became the fastest new gTLD to exceed 100,000 registrations and, as of 2018, surpassed one million registrations from over 230 countries, making it the fifth largest nTLD by zone size.".ONLINE surpasses 1 million domains" OnlineDomain.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15. Based on an internal analysis by Radix, 65% of developed .online domains are in use by SMBs, while the company had generated over $13M in total revenue from the gTLD y May 2020.".ONLINE Becomes 5th New gTLD To Pass 1 Million Registrations, and Radix's First" https://web.archive.org/web/20181123054421/http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/11/11/online-5th-new-gtld-1-million-registrations/ 2018-11-23 DomainPulse. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
Usage
This gTLD is used by an array of websites. In 2017, Casino.online sold for $201,250 to become the largest new gTLD sale of its time."Radix scores with Casino.online selling for $201,250" The Domains. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
References
External links
.online Domains Official site
.online on Radix
.online on ICANNWiki
Category:Internet properties established in 2015
Category:Generic top-level domains