.Web domain sets a record.
The auction to determine who gets to run the .web top level domain name has concluded with a $135 million price.
This is by far the most paid to run a top level domain name. Prior to this auction, the highest public price for a new top level domain was $41.5 million, which GMO Registry paid for .shop.
Afilias, Google, Nu Dot Co, Radix, Donuts, Schlund, and Web.com participated in the auction for .web. I don’t know who won, but ICANN should publish details later today.
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The auction to determine who gets to run the .web top level domain name has concluded with a $135 million price.
This is by far the most paid to run a top level domain name. Prior to this auction, the highest public price for a new top level domain was $41.5 million, which GMO Registry paid for .shop.
Afilias, Google, Nu Dot Co, Radix, Donuts, Schlund, and Web.com participated in the auction for .web. I don’t know who won, but ICANN should publish details later today.
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