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XYZ Registry Domains Report - November 2022

November 2022 Highlights

  • Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .XYZ, .LOL and .Beauty
  • Highest premium sales:
    • $3,000/year MSRP
      • Gondola.xyz**, 42.xyz, CW.xyz, Hotshot.xyz**, Outsider.xyz**, RC.xyz, SQ.xyz
  • Highest aftermarket sales reported:
  • 3 letter and 4 letter domains accounted for 35.82% of the .xyz aftermarket sales reported at NameBio
    • Aftermarket sale Lore.xyz for $40,000
    • Aftermarket sale Pes.xyz for $605
    • Aftermarket sale Gift.xyz for $575
    • Aftermarket sale ECL.xyz for $504
  • Worldwide companies and individuals launched their websites on premium XYZ Registry domains
    • Premium domain Goober.xyz** ($700 MSRP) registered by a crypto platform
    • Premium domain Icebreaker.xyz**  ($700 MSRP) registered by a marketing agency
    • Premium domain RC.xyz ($3,000 MSRP) registered by a web3 NFT platform
    • Premium domain Ina.Game ($1,500 MSRP) registered by an Indonesian game platform
    • Premium domain Cup.LOL ($150 MSRP) personal website registered by an anonymous software developer
  • Most popular SLD keywords in November .xyz registrations: art, app, web, tech, shop, bet, lab, win, online, home
  • In China, 777 .xyz websites received their ICP license in the month of November (source: https://icp.chinaz.com/suffix/xyz)
  • Notable influencers using XYZ Domains
    • Capital.xyz co-founders Sarah Chase and Jordan Hays were named in the Finance category of the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list1
    • Lead developer of ENS & Ethereum Foundation alum Nick Johnson established a Mastodon server for the crypto community on CryptoDon.LOL
    • Founder of Homebrew open source package manager Max Howell raised $8.9 million for blockchain-based open source software platform Tea.xyz2

Words from #GenerationXYZ:

Offbeat.xyz –$8,988 Aftermarket Sale

“Building on the XYZ domain was a natural choice considering the culture of innovation and internet exploration that defines the XYZ community. As curators of wholly new applications of virtual media, we feel at home using an XYZ domain to represent us. We would rather first build independent value and a name for ourselves in a culture of innovation by using an XYZ domain than to make a big, risky investment into a premium legacy TLD as an early act of business.”

– Christopher Travers, Co-founder, Offbeat.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.

*** We fixed an error in the first disclaimer (*) – .Game and .Tickets are not reported as premium namespaces, as they both have premium lists. The error is limited to the disclaimer and all reporting in the Domains Reports remains accurate.



XYZ Registry Domains Report – November 2022

Top 20 Premium XYZ Domains Registered

(not ranked)

Gondola.xyz** Mini.Game
RC.xyz SRC.Audio
Icebreaker.xyz** Sell.Tickets
Origins.xyz Fresh.Security
RA.Beauty Cork.Protection
Smart.Yachts** Hologram.Theatre
Food.Quest** HHC.Flowers
Berlin.Rent Click.Cars
TN.Homes JM.Auto
Parody.LOL SolarEnergy.Storage

More Standout Premium Registrations

Read.xyz VavaService.Cars CostaBlanca.Rent No.Makeup**
U3.xyz** Ina.Game City.Rent Beautiful.Skin
Voting.xyz W3b.Storage Galaxy.Quest** Internet.Mom
889.xyz AEA.Christmas City.Quest** 6686.Mom
Goober.xyz** A.Christmas Star.Quest** Trust.Monster**
Entrepreneurship.xyz 1337.Security Its.LOL Bank.Monster**
Dayu.xyz** Cyberone.Security Derp.LOL Pay.Monster**
Paradise.Auto Gorilla.Security Ded.LOL Living.Homes**
Trilogy.Auto Wicked.Tickets Dalton.Autos** Istanbul.Homes**
Souq.Car Cyber.College Smart.Autos** Solar.Homes

November .xyz Aftermarket Overview

(source: Namebio.com)

Total dollar value: $137,229.00
Average price: $2,048.19
Low Price: $100.00
High Price: $40,000.00
Maximum SLD characters: 17
3L – 12 (17.91%)
4L – 12 (17.91%)

Top 10 XYZ Domains

(Ranked by volume)

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

Top 10 .xyz Premium Domains Registered

(Price listed is MSRP)

  1. Gondola.xyz** – $3,000
  2. 42.xyz – $3,000
  3. CW.xyz – $3,000
  4. Hotshot.xyz** – $3,000
  5. Outsider.xyz** – $3,000
  6. RC.xyz – $3,000
  7. SQ.xyz – $3,000
  8. AJ.xyz- $1,300
  9. EI.xyz – $1,300
  10. XA.xyz – $1,300

Top 10 .xyz Aftermarket Sales

(source: Namebio.com)

  1. Lore.xyz – $40,000
  2. Chroma.xyz – $40,000
  3. Mantle.xyz – $23,420
  4. Recursive.xyz – $8,000
  5. Homage.xyz – $7,888
  6. Rabbitdao.xyz – $4,000
  7. Web3xp.xyz – $1,000
  8. Paste.xyz – $636
  9. Pes.xyz – $605
  10. Gift.xyz – $575

Top 10 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords

(source: Internal Data)

  1.     art
  2.     app
  3. web
  4. tech
  5. shop
  6. bet
  7. lab
  8. win
  9.     online
  10. home

1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/capital/?sh=77b1169d32b5
2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005170/en/Tea-Reaches-Over-16000-Developers-As-It-Raises-8.9M-in-Seed-Funding

#BlockchainThursday
The .xyz blockchain community has continued to grow since the XYZ Registry first worked with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to enable ETH wallet pairing with .xyz domains in 2018. TechCrunch writer Anita Ramaswamy noticed that .xyz had become the go-to URL ending for many web3 companies and published an article titled “WTF is .xyz?” XYZ continued innovating with the blockchain community in 2021, when we offered eth.xyz, a service aimed to help ENS users share what they want with the world. With eth.xyz, we enabled all .eth name holders to display their ENS profiles in all web browsers with .xyz. The ENS profiles serve as a hub for all the important public information connected to an .eth name, such as NFTs and wallet addresses. To use it, just add “.xyz” to the end of any .eth name in any web browser and the corresponding ENS profile will display (i.e. Nick.eth = Nick.eth.xyz).

As .xyz’s popularity among web3 developers continues to grow, we have launched a new blog series titled #BlockchainThursday to complement our long-running #WebsiteWednesday series. Every Thursday we now share a #BlockchainThursday feature about an innovative and forward-thinking member of .xyz’s blockchain community. Here’s a look at the websites we’ve featured so far:

Crypto influencer Cooper Turley’s incubator, venture capital firm and record label CoopRecords.xyz aims to unite music and web3

CoopRecords.xyzGoogle Domains customer – (United States)

CoopRecords.xyz

CoopRecords.xyz is the online home of Coop Records LP, a $10 million early-stage venture fund aimed at investing in the next generation of music. The Los Angeles-based company strives to invest in platforms, protocols, artists, and tokens enabled by web3 and will work directly with founders and artists to build products that can generate new revenue streams. You can learn more by following the company on Twitter, and by visiting CoopRecords.xyz.

Investment-backed blockchain data startup N.xyz built by former Google Search developers aims to provide web3 developers with a fast and simple method for indexing data

N.xyzGoDaddy customer – (United States)

N.xyz

N.xyz is the online home of nxyz, a new data infrastructure firm developed by former Google advertising executive Sridhar Ramaswamy. The firm’s application programming interface (API) is designed to quickly scan blockchains and their associated applications for data pertaining to NFTs, crypto wallets, and more, and then stream that data to developers in real-time. N.xyz comes from the same team behind the private, ad-free search engine Neeva, which Sridhar co-founded in 2019. You can learn more by following the platform on Twitter, joining the Discord, and by visiting N.xyz.

Investment-backed publishing and newsletter platform Paragraph.xyz aims to help creators increase their earning potential

Paragraph.xyzGoDaddy customer – (United States)

Paragraph.xyz

Paragraph.xyz is a web3-native publishing platform that helps creators publish blogs and newsletters for virtual communities. The platform aims to help creators reach their audiences on web2 while using web3 tools to create, distribute, and monetize their content. With Paragraph.xyz, you can develop a community around your newsletter by selling NFT memberships, a feature which is designed to give ownership to your readers. You can also mint special edition NFTs that grant additional features to your readers, like special content, comment privileges,and Discord access. Paragraph.xyz’s current focus is on web3-native writers, DAOs, and NFT communities, with plans to expand to traditional media in the future. You can learn more by joining the Discord, following the platform on Twitter @paragraph_xyz, and by visiting Paragraph.xyz.

In addition to our partnership with Ethereum and our eth.xyz service, there are many more valuable reasons to choose .xyz when developing your web3 project.

  • Using .xyz demonstrates your commitment to the latest technology and helps you to connect with a growing global audience.
  • Catchy and memorable .xyz domains can help to make your website stick in the mind of your customers.
  • The .xyz namespace is filled with short, descriptive, and keyword-rich domains that are perfect for your innovative brands and pioneering ideas.
  • Built-in security and stability through the internet’s root DNS all come standard with .xyz domains.
  • .XYZ is truly generic and open to every industry, interest, and niche. It’s globally recognized by community members that span across ages, interests, industries, cultures, and languages.

#BlockchainThursday, eth.xyz and our longstanding partnership with Ethereum continues to enhance our mission of supporting the next generation of internet users. We are inspired by the many forward-thinking web3 developers launching their projects in the .xyz blockchain community, and look forward to sharing them with you.

Contact.xyzGoogle Domains customer – (United Kingdom)

The .xyz community is home to innovative startups that have developed new services to meet the changing needs of our society. Digital talent measurement solution Questy.xyz aims to automate recruitment workflow, assess candidates’ skills, and map a complete employee development lifecycle. Learning tool Fingerspelling.xyz leverages hand recognition technology paired with machine learning to help teach American Sign Language. Brooklyn-based events startup PizzaTime.xyz helps facilitate catering and virtual experiences for remote teams. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to a London-based startup designed to empower and support entertainment industry creatives to make a living: Contact.xyz.

Contact.xyz

Contact.xyz is the online home of Contact, a platform designed to help models, photographers, hair and makeup artists, and more, showcase their talents and connect with brands to book work. The London-based platform works to help furnish over 900 creatives with the tools and resources they need to thrive in the entertainment industry. Contact.xyz has helped creatives connect with major brands including Nike, Vivienne Westwood, Vogue, Balenciaga, and Burberry. Contact.xyz is backed by venture capital firms like Founders Fund and Rhino Ventures, and actress Maisie Williams. Their latest funding was raised on May 16, 2022. Reuben and his team applied the funding to expanding the platform to all of Europe.1

Contact.xyz

The innovative platform helps creatives promote their talents and helps brands find the right artists to hire. Creatives can join Contact.xyz to begin showcasing their portfolio across different creative services. On the Creatives page, applicants can join the creative community that “celebrates the oddballs, outcasts and underdogs.” You can choose your creative discipline from four options: Model, Photographer, Hair/Makeup Artist, or Other. Next, you can create your profile. Provide your name, date of birth, pronouns, your social media handles, a short bio, and more to begin promoting yourself. Businesses and brands can visit the Book Creatives page to browse and discover creative talent using filters. They can shortlist creative talent, provide details about the job they’re hiring for, and book creatives directly. Creatives can accept or reject jobs via Contact.xyz. Once the job has been completed, the creative is paid directly by Contact.xyz. This feature helps creatives avoid the occupational challenges of chasing down a payment. The artist-focused platform is free to use for creatives seeking work, and is designed to allow the talent to brand itself independently across different verticals. Contact.xyz charges bookers a 20% booking fee, which is designed to help them save money by booking talent through the platform, rather than through an agent. Since launching in 2020, Contact.xyz boasts upwards of 2,000 projects that brands, casting directors, and world-leading photographers, have booked through the innovative platform. 

CEO and co-founder Reuben Selby is also the creative director of his own eponymous fashion label. On Contact.xyz, Reuben shares his inspiration: “I deeply care about creating a safe, and inclusive space that empowers people to express themselves and their unique personalities and talents. I’m driven to help people get fairly paid for their talents, find balance and live more free and expressive lives.” We are inspired by Reuben’s forward-thinking to help creatives find work in a challenging industry. His passion and innovation make Contact.xyz a great fit in the .xyz community. You can learn more by following the platform on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and by visiting Contact.xyz.

1. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/the-contact-agency

Paragraph.xyzGoDaddy customer – (United States)

Creator-focused web3 platforms are building their online homes on .xyz domains. Publishing platform Mirror.xyz helps writers distribute and monetize their minted work. DAO-governed Universe.xyz helps artists mint NFTs and launch community-driven NFT universes. In this week’s #BlockchainThursday, we’ll introduce you to a publishing platform aimed at helping creators publish content, grow audiences, and foster communities: Paragraph.xyz.

Paragraph.xyz

Paragraph.xyz is a web3-native publishing platform that helps creators publish blogs and newsletters for virtual communities. The platform aims to help creators reach their audiences on web2 while using web3 tools to create, distribute, and monetize their content. With Paragraph.xyz, you can develop a community around your newsletter by selling NFT memberships, a feature which is designed to give ownership to your readers. You can also mint special edition NFTs that grant additional features to your readers, like special content, comment privileges,and Discord access. Paragraph.xyz’s current focus is on web3-native writers, DAOs, and NFT communities, with plans to expand to traditional media in the future. On October 24, 2022, Paragraph.xyz announced that they closed a $1.7 million pre-seed funding round led by investment firm Lemniscap. The platform will use the proceeds to expedite product development and user acquisition.1

The platform’s website offers resources to demonstrate what sets the platform apart from other publishing platforms like Substack or Mirror.xyz. Web3 and web2 functionalities are listed for review and comparison. Web3 functionalities of Paragraph.xyz include gasless NFT minting and optional permanent storage on Decentralized Storage Network (DSN) Arweave. Web3 creators who move over to Paragraph.xyz can bring their own NFTs or ERC20 tokens for gating content or they can mint directly on the platform. Paragraph.xyz now integrates with web3 social networks like Farcaster.xyz, which helps discussions from those platforms to be displayed on your posts automatically. Web2 functionalities include the ability to see the email addresses of your subscribers, which can help you to keep track of your subscribers. You can also connect your Paragraph.xyz publication to Google Analytics to track audience, conversion rates, and more. 

Founder Colin Armstrong is a former Engineering Manager at Google and Software Engineer at Coinbase. He originally developed the platform under the name Papyrus, then rebranded and upgraded the domain from Papyrus.dev to the more apt and topical Paragraph.xyz. As Colin explained to us,

“For web3 startups, xyz is an obvious TLD domain name choice. It’s forward-thinking, it symbolizes decentralization, and it’s easily recognizable as web3 by a growing global audience.”

We are proud to have creator-focused platforms like Paragraph.xyz defining the .xyz community. You can learn more by joining the Discord, following the platform on Twitter @paragraph_xyz, and by visiting Paragraph.xyz.

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paragraph-raises-1-7m-pre-seed-funding-to-take-on-legacy-online-publishing-giants-301657341.html

Capital.xyzNamecheap customer – (United States)

Forward-thinking businesses have been embracing .xyz domains and upgrading to domain names that signal innovation and expansion. The parent company of popular services such as Cash App and Square credit card reader rebranded to Block.xyz to indicate their growth. Investment firm Dragonfly upgraded to Dragonfly.xyz to signal a global presence and deep technical expertise. 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 #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to a newly rebranded financial technology company with a focus on expanded banking services: Capital.xyz.

Capital.xyz

Capital.xyz is the online home of newly named fintech company Capital (previously Party Round). Before rebranding to the more memorable Capital.xyz, Party Round provided solutions for founders, with a focus on an automated fundraising tool. CEO Jordi Hays explained in the press that their rebrand was tied to the company’s expanding vision to support other startups. Party Round reflected a product for fundraising and bringing together investors, but it limited the vision he and co-founder Sarah Chase had for the company. Capital.xyz’s expanded platform will still help startups raise money, but will offer additional features that allow those startups to use their capital immediately.1 As stated simply on their Twitter bio, Capital.xyz aims to help you “raise, hold, spend, and send funds – all in one place.”

The new platform offers benefits for startups as well as investors. Companies can sign up for an account on Capital.xyz to begin fundraising. Capital.xyz can issue a virtual Visa debit card once the companies begin raising capital so they can start using the funds they just received. Startups can also connect the Capital.xyz app to other fintech services like HR platform Gusto. This can help companies to raise money directly through Capital.xyz and then hold, spend, and send cash through it. Potential investors are able to do some angel investing in early-stage companies within Capital.xyz’s network and track that investment. The platform also added an NFT associated with the funding round. Investors can choose whether they wish to display the NFT on Twitter as evidence of their investment. Capital.xyz provides a full set of resources for founders and investors on their Support page, including how to start a fundraising round and how to invest using wire transfer.

We are always happy to have growing, innovative businesses like Capital.xyz in the .xyz community of forward-thinkers, and we look forward to seeing their continued growth. You can learn more by following them on Twitter and LinkedIn, and by visiting Capital.xyz.

1. https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/04/party-rounds-rebrand-is-banking-on-founder-bank-accounts/