Domain names registration numbers by extension ending 30 June 2022
| TLD | June 2021 | June 2022 |
| .com.au | 3,007,531 | 3,097,866 |
| .net.au | 217,508 | 218,245 |
| .au | 0 | 172,413 |
| .org.au | 74,949 | 75,068 |
| .id.au | 12,844 | 13,187 |
| .asn.au | 3,121 | 3,223 |
Total names under management 3,580,002 plus a further approx 23,300 .gov.au and edu.au domains.
Using the new .au numbers that is a 8% increase in the domains under management.
Excluding the .au names would make it a 2.8% increase in the name space.
Domains Under Management by Registrars
The above pie chart is 3 months behind as provided by Afilias but provides a clear indication of which registrars have the share of the .au domains under their registrar. Leading the way is Crazydomains (Web Address Registration), with Godaddy close and catching up every month.
Over the last year Crazydomains increased domains under managed by 25,000 while Godaddy growth for the same period was an increase of 79,500 at this rate they will take top spot soon enough.
The former power houses of Melbourne It (Webcentral) and Netregistry are losing share and their only saving grace was the launch of .au that made their numbers not look as bad. Even with the new .au numbers they both saw a small drop in domains under management from the year before.
The other notable movers in growth were Synergy which a very impressive of 80,500 and Drop of 16,100 growth in domains under management. Great to see Australian owned companies doing well and competing with the large internationals!
Domain Sales and Aftermarket Results
Q4 (Apr-Jun 2022) Sales were impressing and growing. Top sales all over AU$1,000 for the qtr using Above Marketplace, Above Brokerage, Drops and Drop Brokerage:
abarth.com.au
aerial.com.au
alchemist.com.au
alternativeinvestments.com.au
author.com.au
bigger.com.au
bootleg.com.au
boundless.com.au
brokershub.com.au
budgetfinance.com.au
businesstrends.com.au
capable.au
capable.com.au
cbc.com.au
consult.com.au
ctk.com.au
dailytimes.com.au
documentary.com.au
droid.com.au
eastern.com.au
easyrent.com.au
edu.com.au
electrode.au
elp.com.au
enduro.com.au
familylawyersmelbourne.com.au
fay.com.au
fieldservice.com.au
financialanalysis.com.au
firstday.com.au
flexible.com.au
franchiseexpo.com.au
hampstead.com.au
highgrove.com.au
iceberg.com.au
icp.com.au
increase.au
increase.com.au
intelligent.com.au
jagged.com.au
jetty.com.au
kwt.com.au
ladies.com.au
lodge.com.au
lookatwa.com.au
masterbusiness.com.au
minted.com.au
modular.com.au
monument.com.au
mug.com.au
myhealthybalance.com.au
mymarketsvic.com.au
nails.com.au
noblerewards.com.au
onestophr.com.au
onward.com.au
orangepower.com.au
pampered.com.au
participant.com.au
pfr.com.au
plp.com.au
pmpcertification.com.au
portobello.com.au
privatelending.com.au
pu.com.au
readysetgrow.com.au
reap.com.au
retailsignage.com.au
returningtowork.com.au
rodel.com.au
rsacoursemelbourne.com.au
samesame.com.au
scroll.com.au
scyon.com.au
ses.com.au
slab.com.au
smartsuite.com.au
socialmediamarketing.com.au
springwater.com.au
startupsmart.com.au
stonetech.com.au
stylish.com.au
submit.com.au
tge.com.au
tongue.com.au
toyhobbyretailer.com.au
tpn.com.au
validate.com.au
viral.com.au
virtualcare.com.au
visitsnowyvalleys.com.au
vl.com.au
vpp.com.au
vqt.com.au
You can see that there are a few direct .au names in that list and we can assume that there will be even more this qtr.
In summary:
– domain registrations are up.
– registrar marketshare seeing good trends for AU owned registrars.
– domains sales are up and do not showing any signs of dropping.
It’s great reading all the quality domain names that investors have been picking up on the drops and being able to help them sell them along the way.
I always say a strong results on the Drops lead to strong aftermarket results.