Dynadot 2025 Year in Review
Summary:
2025 was an exciting year for Dynadot. We accomplished a lot along the way, including major milestones, new service launches, and steady growth across our community.
We focused on building tools that can help our customers manage their domain portfolios and solve real problems. From connecting buyers and sellers of premium domains to helping you avoid trademark conflicts, we worked on making domain management and investing more straightforward.
Thank you for being part of our 2025 journey!
8 Million Domains Under Management
Last year we hit two amazing milestones. First, we celebrated 7 million domains. Just four months later, we crossed 8 million domains under management!
Every customer, whether you've been with us for years or just joined us, has helped us grow into the world's largest privately owned registrar.
Welcome to NameClub
We launched NameClub, our premium domain marketplace designed to support businesses seeking high-quality domain names while giving sellers and investors greater visibility with new audiences.
What sets NameClub apart is its strong focus on user experience and brand presentation. Each listed domain features an automatically generated logo, helping buyers better visualize its branding potential and enabling sellers to showcase their domains in a more compelling way.
Whether you’re discovering premium domains or listing your own, NameClub offers a clean, intuitive interface that makes the process seamless from start to finish.
NameClub offers:
- A dedicated premium domain marketplace
- Transparent pricing and fast checkout
- Distinct categories for easier discovery and search
- Premium listings with standout branding
- Expert-curated inventory
- A reliable support team
High-value domain transactions can be complex, which is why we introduced our Brokerage service this year.
Our brokerage team handles the heavy lifting. If you're buying domains, we can help you negotiate with domain owners, even for domains that aren't actively listed for sale.
Our expert team will reach out on your behalf and take care of the whole process from A to Z, while we keep your identity private.
For those selling domains, our team actively markets your premium domains to potential buyers. We handle negotiations, answer buyer questions, and manage the entire sale process.
The service is designed for serious domain transactions where expert guidance makes a difference.
Free Trademark Search Tool
Domain names and trademarks can overlap in complicated ways. Before investing in a domain, it helps to know if similar trademarks already exist.
Our free USPTO Trademark Search tool lets you search the US Patent and Trademark Office database directly from our platform. You can check for existing trademarks before registering a domain.
This doesn't replace legal advice, but it's a useful first step. Knowing about potential trademark conflicts early can save you headaches down the road.
We added dozens of new TLDs to complete our portfolio this year. The additions span different industries and use cases.
Geographic and ccTLDs like .PARIS, .FR, and .TO joined our lineup. Industry-specific options like .MED, .MUSEUM, .JOBS, and .MUSIC became available. We also added modern, descriptive TLDs like .FAST, .TALK, .NEW, .FREE, .HOT, .NOW, and .DEAL.
Educational extensions .STUDY and .COURSES, along with tech-focused options like .storage and .CHANNEL, round out the new additions. We even added .YOU, .SPOT, .ID, .AD, .MW, and .CV.
We now offer over 600 TLDs. The variety means you're more likely to find an extension that fits your specific needs.
Top 5 TLDs at Dynadot in 2025
As Dynadot surpassed 8 million registered domains, our total registrations grew rapidly throughout the year. If you’re curious about which TLDs were most popular with our customers, here are the top 5 TLDs by registration volume in 2025:
- .COM
- .TOP
- .CC
- .INFO
- .XYZ
Biggest Domain Sales of 2025
Our aftermarket saw strong activity throughout the year. Different types of auctions attracted different buyers and price points.
Here are some of the standout sales across various auction types in 2025:
| Domain Name | Sold For | Auction Type | Month/Year |
|
zugu.com |
$18,200.00 |
Top Backorder Auction | December 2025 |
| bitz.com | $112,010.86 | Top Expired Auction | June 2025 |
| okp.com | $150,000.00 | Top Marketplace Sale | June 2025 |
| armwrestling.com | $10,010.86 | Top User Auction | March 2025 |
| coinbook.com | $19,077.65 | Top Last Chance Auction | November 2025 |
Monthly Aftermarket Reports
Want to see more? Check out our monthly top aftermarket sales:
Named #1 Registrar by NamePros
We're honored that NamePros community members voted Dynadot as the Best Registrar for 2025, marking our sixth consecutive year receiving this honor.
NamePros is one of the largest domain investing communities online. Their members are experienced investors who know the industry well. Earning their vote means a lot to us.
This recognition belongs to you - our customers. Your feedback, feature requests, and continued trust helped us earn this award. Thank you.
Industry Insights and Trends
Beyond our platform updates, we shared research and insights to help you navigate the domain industry.
Our Domain Industry Insights 2025 report looked at broader market trends and what they mean for investors.
Here are just some statistics from this survey:
- Most domain owners acquire names through expired auctions (41%) or by registering fresh domains based on trends (39%)
- Brandable .COM domains dominate, with expired auctions being the primary marketplace
- Most effective strategies for a domain name monetization are through marketplaces (66% responses)
We also published 2025 Domain Investing Trends closer to the end of 2025, to highlight strategies and patterns we observed throughout the year.
Here is what you can learn about our community from this survey:
- 44% of domain name buyers are tech startups and companies
- The community is split almost 50/50 on AI adoption
- Nearly half (48%) of investors hold domains for 3+ year
These resources come from our position in the market. Managing millions of domains gives us a unique view of what's happening in the industry. You can look forward to more industry insights as we move further into 2026.
What's Next for 2026
It's been quite a year, and we're just getting started.
As part of our 2026 roadmap, Dynadot is working on a standalone domain transfer service designed to make domain transactions more secure, transparent, and seamless for buyers and sellers.
The new platform will streamline the end-to-end transfer process and provide better visibility into transaction status from payment to ownership confirmation.
We're also improving existing features and introducing installment plans to give you more flexibility. You can expect announcements soon.
A Note from our CEO
We succeeded in 2025 by focusing on what customers actually care about: low prices, strong customer service, and meaningful free add-ons with every domain. In 2026, we’ll stay on the same path and keep pushing to deliver even more value.
2025 was an amazing year, and we're just getting started. Thank you for choosing Dynadot. Here's to an even better 2026!