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XYZ Registry Domains Report - March 2023
The tech industry is experiencing a surge in interest and excitement with the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a top trend. As a result, there has been an increase in registration trends, particularly in the GPT keyword, which is driving growth in legacy TLD aftermarket sales. It’s fascinating to see the popularity of both “GPT” and “AI” keywords reflected in XYZ domains registrations, such as PioneerAI.xyz, AI-Assistant.xyz, BriefGPT.xyz, ChatAI.Monster, AI.Tickets, AI.Game, and AI.Storage. Companies may be interested to leverage cutting-edge technology to gain a competitive edge and stay ahead of the curve. As the tech landscape continues to evolve, we look forward to registration trends continuing to follow suit and align with the latest technological advancements in the future.

March 2023 Highlights

  • Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .XYZ, .LOL and .Monster
  • Highest premium sales:
    • R.xyz at $13,000/year MSRP
  • Highest aftermarket sale reported:
  • 4-letter domains accounted for 13.04% of the .xyz aftermarket sales reported at NameBio, for example:
    • Aftermarket sale Omus.xyz for $2,000
    • Aftermarket sale Rose.xyz for $1,010
    • Aftermarket sale Tara.xyz for $205
  • Worldwide companies and platforms launched their websites on premium XYZ Registry domains
    • Premium domain Huntsville.Homes** ($1,000 MSRP) registered by a Huntsville, Alabama realtor
    • Premium domain PI.Homes** ($1,000 MSRP) domain upgrade registered by a UK-based residential construction company, upgrading from PIHome.ca
    • Premium domain Bush.Baby** ($350 MSRP) registered by a soda water brand
    • Premium domain Moom.Mom  ($150 MSRP) registered by a Japan-based chiropractic salon tailored to pregnant women
    • Premium domain Gas.LOL  ($150 MSRP) registered by an NFT platform
    • Premium domain Word.LOL ($150 MSRP) AI-based word invention platform registered by Shopify design technologist Willson Smith
  • Most popular SLD keywords in March .xyz registrations: ai, app, tech, gpt, web, online, shop, vip, best, and home
  • In China, 792 .xyz websites received their ICP license in the month of March, including:
    • Tanwo.xyz, a metaverse community platform
    • Teyan.xyz, an original character creation app
    • FXCG.xyz, a video game character design company
    • YQDF.xyz, a web3 community developer
    • (source: https://icp.chinaz.com/suffix/xyz)
  • Notable influencers using XYZ Domains
    • Multi-platinum hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg launched Indo.xyz, an Indonesian coffee brand1
    • Co-founder of Ethereum-based event management service Kickback and ENS dev Makoto uses eth.xyz as a way to demonstrate how to show off your ENS avatar
    • NFT Paris, the largest annual NFT conference, uses NFTParis.xyz for its online hub2
    • Los Angeles-based artist and entrepreneur Mason Rothschild founded Gasoline.xyz, a web3 creative studio3
    • Chef Solemann Haddad of Dubai-based Middle Eastern Japanese restaurant Moon-Rise.xyz was awarded the MICHELIN Dubai Young Chef Award 20224
  • Freshly funded startups using XYZ Domains
    • Web3 startup EigenLayer.xyz raised $50 million in a Series A round led by Blockchain Capital5
    • AI-powered research assistant Heyday.xyz raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round led by Spark Capital6
    • Web3 marketing platform SesameLabs.xyz raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round co-led by early-stage venture capital firm Patron.xyz7
    • Berlin-based DeFi startup M0.xyz raised $22.5 million in a financing round led by Pantera Capital8

Words from #GenerationXYZ:

Caldera.xyz – $6,000 Aftermarket Sale

“We chose to build on .xyz because it is by far the best way for us to signal our Web3-nativeness. We’re a developer-focused company, so we need to communicate that clearly. Using a .xyz domain is our way of speaking to Web3 devs: we’re like you, we get you, and we understand the problems you’re facing.”

– Matt Katz, CEO, Caldera.xyz

Discover a curated selection of available .xyz domains with our .xyz premiums, .xyz numbers, and CNOX search tools.

* Premium XYZ Registry domains refer to premium domains for extensions with standard and premium domains, and XYZ’s premium namespaces such as .Cars, .Car, .Auto, .Theatre, .Storage, .Security, .Protection, and .Hosting.

** High/Low priced premium domain. Domains in this tier have a premium price for the first year, but renew at standard pricing. All other premium domains have annual premium renewal fees.



XYZ Registry Domains Report – March 2023

Top 20 Premium XYZ Domains Registered

(not ranked)

Doctor.xyz GI.Beauty
R.xyz XR.Hair
CreditCard.xyz GW.Boats**
Limited.xyz Code.Baby**
CWC.xyz** AI.Game
Word.LOL Studio.Rent
Metal.Monster** Lockbox.Storage
Proud.Mom IP.Security
988.Pics VIN.Car
Domain.Homes Jobs.Auto

More Standout Premium Registrations

Laptops.xyz Tech.Homes** Calm.Mom GPS.Diet
Ski.xyz Super.Homes Moom.Mom And.Flowers
Running.xyz Noah.Homes** kip.Audio Cool.Cars
Sydney.xyz Bush.Baby** Fow.Christmas OnePro.Cars
OFM.xyz** JOA.Game DCellar.Storage Money.Car
Later.xyz BA.Beauty Bitcoin.Storage Direct.Car
Aiya.xyz** 100.Rent AI.Storage Meyersmanx.Auto
Contractors.xyz Night.LOL Hopper.Security Unlimited.Hosting
Safe.LOL Jokes.LOL Keller.Security CMO.Hosting
Semenov.Pics Gas.LOL V8.Security World.Hosting

March .xyz Aftermarket Overview

(source: Namebio.com)

Total dollar value: $49,813
Average price: $541.45
Low Price: $100
High Price: $19,888
Maximum SLD characters: 16
3L – 5 (5.43%)
4L – 12 (13.04%)

Top 10 XYZ Domains

(Ranked by volume)

  1.     .xyz
  2.     .LOL
  3.     .Monster
  4. .Mom
  5. .Pics
  6. .Autos
  7. .Homes
  8. .Skin
  9. .Quest
  10. .Beauty

Top 10 .xyz Premium Domains Registered

(Price listed is MSRP)

  1. R.xyz – $13,000
  2. AK.xyz – $3,000
  3. Doctor.xyz – $3,000
  4. QR.xyz – $3,000
  5. RI.xyz – $3,000
  6. TG.xyz – $3,000
  7. TX.xyz – $3,000
  8. VA.xyz – $3,000
  9. About.xyz – $1,300
  10. California.xyz – $1,300

Top 10 .xyz Aftermarket Sales

(source: Namebio.com)

  1. Unnamed.xyz – $19,888
  2. TwentyFourSeven.xyz – $5,127
  3. Security.xyz – $2,510
  4. Omus.xyz – $2,000
  5. Rose.xyz – $1,010
  6. 1x.xyz – $1,000
  7. Restaurant.xyz – $1,000
  8. Ltd.xyz – $700
  9. DiamondHands.xyz – $535
  10. Interlink.xyz – $451

Top 10 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords

(source: Internal Data***)

  1. ai
  2. app
  3.   tech
  4. gpt
  5. web
  6. online
  7. shop
  8. vip
  9. best
  10. home

*** Starting March 2023, the Top 10 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords are expanded to include 2-character keywords.
 
1. https://www.foodandwine.com/snoop-dogg-new-coffee-line-indoxyz-7369080
2. https://nftevening.com/nft-paris-2023-france-at-the-forefront-of-the-web3-revolution/
3. https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/31/metabirkins-artist-mason-rothschilds-latest-nft-project-ignites-market/
4. https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/michelin-star-revelation/michelin-guide-dubai-2022-revealed
5. https://blockworks.co/news/eigenlayer-lines-up-50m-in-bear-market-fundraise
6. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220628005293/en/Heyday-Raises-6.5M-for-AI-Powered-Research-Assistant-that-Makes-Knowledge-Workers-Smarter
7. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sesame-labs-launches-marketing-platform-180000180.html
8. https://cointelegraph.com/news/pantera-capital-leads-22-5m-investment-in-m-zero-labs-for-decentralized-infrastructure

Alongside.xyzNamecheap customer – (United States)

The .xyz community is home to financial services and developers launching innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms and cryptocurrency tools. Investment management company Destiny.xyz is aimed at helping investors gain access to the private tech industry. San Francisco-based payments processing platform Paper.xyz aims to help creators accept payment for NFTs using credit cards and cross-chain cryptocurrency. Investment platform Launchpool.xyz aims to connect investment funds and communities to work together towards the same goals. In this week’s #BlockchainThursday, we’ll introduce you to a crypto-focused company aimed at helping investors diversify their portfolios: Alongside.xyz.

Alongside.xyz

Introducing Alongside.xyz, a company dedicated to helping investors diversify into the crypto market

Alongside.xyz is the online home of Alongside, a crypto index-focused startup that aims to make it easier for investors to gain exposure to the entire crypto asset market. The startup strives to be a bridge for a broader audience to access this space, and to create products for investors to diversify through passive indices. Indices are a way to measure how well a group of stocks is doing. They help you see how the whole market is performing, instead of just looking at one company. These are also known as stock indices, share indices, or simply “the stock market.” In February 2023, Alongside closed an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, in addition to investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, and Village Global.1

$AMKT, a crypto token aimed at helping you invest 

The startup’s first product, the Alongside Crypto Market Index ($AMKT), is a crypto token that is designed to help you invest in the whole crypto market. The token is based on the top 25 crypto assets, which are chosen based on how much they’re worth, and it doesn’t include some crypto assets that might be risky because of rules from the government. All the assets are kept safe by crypto exchange platform Coinbase, and the token is available on different platforms that let you buy and sell crypto. As co-founder and CEO Austin Diamond shared in the press, “At a high level, we’re building what I describe as an on-chain Vanguard. The goal is low-fee index products designed to enable total market exposure to crypto as a whole.”

Building a community for mutual investment in crypto

The company’s name Alongside is a reference to the world of mutual funds where everyone invests alongside each other. In August 2022, we had the opportunity to speak with Alongside’s Head of Community about the company’s choice to build on .xyz. As he told us, “We love the .xyz domain cause it’s become more or less the norm in the crypto/web3 space but also because it complements our brand’s name the best!” We are inspired by Alongside’s mission to help more people gain access to the world of crypto. You can learn more by following Alongside on Twitter and LinkedIn, joining the Discord, and visiting Alongside.xyz.

1. https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/crypto-index-platform-alongside-raises-11m-led-by-a16z/

LisaWhite.xyzSquarespace customer – (Australia)

The .xyz community is home to skilled creatives using .xyz domains to develop their online presence and showcase their talents. Accomplished writer and book editor Jackson Howard uses JacksonHoward.xyz to display his writing samples. Independent and commercial artist AdamLatham.xyz showcases his artwork and business projects. Entertainer Ace Anderson uses AceofAllTrades.xyz to showcase his accomplishments. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to a freelance book designer who shares her work using a “FirstNameLastName.xyz” domain: LisaWhite.xyz.

LisaWhite.xyz

Introducing Lisa White, Australia-based book designer

LisaWhite.xyz is the personal website of Australia-based book designer Lisa White. Lisa worked for several prominent publishers before becoming a freelance Book Designer. She spent time in-house at Scholastic, worked for a decade at Allen & Unwin, and most recently held the position of Head of Design for HarperCollins Australia and their imprint, ABC Books.1 Throughout her career, Lisa has worked on a diverse range of projects including commercial and literary fiction, non-fiction, children’s, young adult, and illustrated titles. As a freelance book designer, Lisa continues to work with authors and publishers to create high-quality book covers and interior layouts.

LisaWhite.xyz

Explore Lisa’s book cover designs on LisaWhite.xyz

Lisa’s collection of book designs are easy to explore with a simple and straightforward website design. By clicking on the Work link, visitors are directed to the homepage, where Lisa’s book designs are neatly organized. Each book is accompanied by a cover image, and visitors can click on each image to view more details about the book. For instance, the cover image for Ben Folds’ memoir, “A Dream About Lightning Bugs,” leads to a page with a larger version of the book cover, and includes details such as the publisher (Simon & Schuster Australia) and Lisa’s design and illustration credits. Lisa’s cover design features a bright blue and red color pencil illustration of Ben Folds carrying a small piano, with the title of the book overlaying most of the cover. Similarly, the cover image for Jodi Picoult’s international best-seller, “A Spark of Light,” leads to a page with a larger version of the book cover, which features a lit sparkler against a vibrant night sky, with the author’s name in a bold, gold font in the center. To the right of the image, Lisa shares details such as the publisher (Allen & Unwin) and her design credit. Lisa’s inclusion of her design work can help visitors gain a full understanding of her talent and experience, which can help them make the choice to work with her. 

The benefits of a branded email address 

On Lisa’s About page, she provides her branded email address [email protected] and welcomes visitors to reach out with any projects you would like to discuss. There are benefits to a branded email address like [email protected]. Using a custom email address can help to establish professionalism and trust. When you have an email address directly associated with your domain name, customers can use that email address to find your website and have confidence that they’re reaching out to the appropriate person. You can learn more about Lisa and review more of her designs by following her on Instagram @lisawhite_xyz and by visiting LisaWhite.xyz.

1. https://abda.com.au/member/lisa-white/

LayerX.xyzNamecheap customer – (Portugal)

Innovative blockchain businesses are embracing .xyz domains and upgrading to domain names that signal growth and diversification. Investment firm Dragonfly upgraded to Dragonfly.xyz to signal a global presence and deep technical expertise.  Fintech company Party Round rebranded to Capital.xyz with a goal of continuing to help startups raise money with new, additional features that allow those startups to use their capital immediately. Collectible trading card platform Alt upgraded to Alt.xyz as they expanded their alternative assets platform to include options for buying, selling, storing, and borrowing against valuable trading cards. In this week’s #BlockchainThursday, we’ll introduce you to a newly rebranded blockchain-focused company with a focus on connecting web3 developers and organizations to create innovative solutions: LayerX.xyz.

LayerX.xyz

TAIKAI Labs rebrands as LayerX.xyz

LayerX.xyz is the online home of newly named web3 company LayerX (previously TAIKAI Labs). Before their exciting rebrand, TAIKAI Labs primarily operated the TAIKAI platform, a web3 platform designed specifically for hosting hackathons. TAIKAI platform aims to facilitate collaboration between companies and skilled developers to develop innovative solutions. It provides an environment to help participants to acquire new skills, create projects, and receive incentives. In 2022, LayerX.xyz acquired Bepro Network Labs and its products, including:

  • Bepro Network – a web3 network platform. Bepro Network is aimed at helping organizations to manage their decentralized development. The network strives to simplify the process of launching multiple development bounties, managing disputes and reward collaboration using smart contracts to handle payments. Web3 bounties are often used to encourage developers to contribute to open-source projects, find and report security vulnerabilities, or build specific features.
  • dappKit –  a decentralized app builder. This free web3 software development kit (SDK) aims to help developers to create web3 products and features, in as little as three lines of code.

LayerX.xyz is designed to embrace this diversification and allow each product to stand on its own. 

LayerX.xyz

LayerX.xyz’s Approach to Product Diversification

TAIKAI platform and LayerX.xyz shared a series of tweets announcing the news of the company’s name change, and included the goal of the rebrand: “This rebrand aims to provide clarity and simplicity for our clients and stakeholders and maintain our focus on delivering specific added value for each of our targets.”

Words from the CEO of LayerX.xyz

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Mário Alves about LayerX.xyz, and he explained the company’s inspiration to rebrand on .xyz. “At LayerX, we’re building web3 solutions for organizations and developers. As part of our rebranding, we wanted to host our new website where it would reflect our mission and vision. The .xyz domain is the perfect fit for us. It is a modern, innovative, and versatile domain that is a natural choice for companies operating in the Web3 space. By choosing .xyz, we are not only showing our commitment to the Web3 community, but also embracing it.” We are inspired by innovative businesses like LayerX.xyz and we look forward to seeing their continued growth. You can learn more by following them on Twitter and LinkedIn, joining the Discord, and visiting LayerX.xyz.

ChrisMaher.xyzPorkbun customer – (United States)

The .xyz community is home to many skilled artists and visual creatives sharing their artistic talent on .xyz domains. Multidisciplinary artist Nina Fraser displays her creative work on NinaFraser.xyz. Independent and commercial artist AdamLatham.xyz showcases his artwork and business projects. Abstract artist Octavious Jones shares his digital paintings on JonestheArtist.xyz In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to a skilled creative who displays his design, illustration, and animation using a “FirstNameLastName.xyz” domain: ChrisMaher.xyz.

ChrisMaher.xyz

Introducing Chris Maher: Boston-based multimedia designer, illustrator, and animator

ChrisMaher.xyz is the personal website of Boston-based multimedia designer, illustrator, and animator Chris Maher. Chris specializes in illustration, cel animation, graphic design, motion design, and more, all with a handcrafted approach and feel. His love for cartoons, music, games, and pop culture is evident in his bold and colorful work. Chris is an active community member and event organizer for Bay State Design Shop, a community for New England-based designers. As he shares on his About page, Chris enjoys curating multi-hour-long playlists on Spotify, biking, and enjoying PC gaming. Chris is occasionally available for freelance and collaboration opportunities, and has worked with notable clients such as Hoodzpah Design, Adobe, Facebook Gaming, CyberArk, and Hero4Hire Creative. 

ChrisMaher.xyz

Exploring ChrisMaher.xyz: From animating album covers to branding breweries

Chris has organized his animation and design work in a user-friendly manner, making it easy for visitors to navigate and potentially attract collaborators and clients. The homepage showcases Chris’s artwork in a grid formation that is colorful and easy to view. Hovering over each eye-catching image displays the animation in action, and clicking on an image provides further details about the project. Chris’s personal project, animating the Run the Jewels‘ album cover, caught the attention of the hip hop duo who reposted it on their social media accounts in May 2020.1 Chris also worked on branding for Flying Dreams Brewing Company, creating label designs that tell the story of the Flying Dreams dragon in various settings. By displaying his projects together on ChrisMaher.xyz, visitors can gain a broad understanding of Chris’s skills and consider him for future collaborations.

The advantages of using a FirstNameLastName.xyz domain for personal websites like ChrisMaher.xyz

Chris’s choice of a FirstNameLastName.xyz domain like ChrisMaher.xyz for his personal website can be beneficial, because he is not limited by any third-party platform constraints. He can use his website as the hub of his design and illustration services, and maintain complete control over how he presents his work. Additionally, there is a great benefit to a branded email address like [email protected]. Much of his communication regarding collaborations and freelance work will likely be email-based, so it’s a great idea to use a custom email address in order to appear professional and generate trust. When you have an email address directly associated with your domain name, customers can use that email address to find your website and feel confident that they’re reaching out to the appropriate person.

We are proud to have Chris among the thriving .xyz community of artists, creators, and makers. As he explained to us, ”.XYZ has such a unique and cool handle. I feel like it gives me a nice, modern edge that enhances my site and it’s look and feel.” You can learn more about Chris by following him on Twitter and Instagram, and by visiting ChrisMaher.xyz.

1. https://twitter.com/runjewels/status/1258432178947588098