XYZ Registry Domains Report – February 2024

February 2024 Highlights

• 92 premium XYZ Registry domains were registered*
• Most popular TLDs in premium sales*: .XYZ, .Game, and .Theatre
• Examples: MBP.xyz, SSS.Game, and AI.Theatre

• Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .XYZ, .LOL, and .Lat
• Highest premium sale(s): $3,000/year MSRP
  • Hotel.xyz
  • BD.xyz
  • CF.xyz
  • Net.xyz
• Highest aftermarket sale reported was Cradle.xyz, at $49,988
• 3-letter and 4-letter domains accounted for 40% of the .xyz aftermarket sales reported at NameBio, for example:
  • Aftermarket sale Hub.xyz for $31,900
  • Aftermarket sale Jog.xyz for $565
  • Aftermarket sale Fren.xyz for $160
  • Aftermarket sale Hoya.xyz for $100

• Various businesses and platforms launched websites on premium XYZ Registry domains
  • Fix.Security ($2,500 MSRP) registered by a cloud security firm
  • GM.LOL ($1,000 MSRP) registered by a crypto platform
  • MBP.xyz** ($700 MSRP) registered by a construction company
  • Guide.College ($700 MSRP) registered by a digital spend card platform
  • MBB.xyz** ($350 MSRP) registered by a Bitcoin platform (redirects to MyBitcoinBank.xyz)

• The top 10 most popular SLD keywords for .xyz registrations in February were: bet, ai, my, win, online, slot, sol, vip, app, shop
• In China, 86 .xyz websites received their ICP license in the month of February, including:
  • CBTY.xyz, a stamping technology firm
  • QiYeFuWu.xyz, an online business services provider
  • NMQFP.xyz, a digital entertainment technology company

• Notable influencers using XYZ Domains
  • Meta product growth analyst, Pentas Ventures partner, and Rose Street Capital limited partner Andrea Popova is the CEO of CPGD.xyz, a brand discovery and resource platform with a weekly newsletter for founders, investors, and creators in consumer brands.
  • Mexican photographer Alejandro Cartagena, a 2021 Deutsche Börse prize nominee, partnered with photography platform Fellowship.xyz to launch the Fellowship Trust, an NFT photography initiative.
  • Leading generative art platform Art Blocks acquired Sansa.xyz, enhancing its portfolio with Sansa’s focus on digital art discovery and creator royalties, while Sansa co-founders Jack Lalley and Matt Etre join the team to foster a future of integrated and innovative digital art experiences.¹

• Freshly funded startups using XYZ Domains
  • Web3 startup EigenLayer.xyz raised $100M²
  • DeFi services provider Arkis.xyz raised $2.25M³
  • Bitcoin project Citrea.xyz raised $2.7M⁴

Words from #GenerationXYZ:

Seve.xyz ** – $350 (MSRP) Premium Registration

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, and .Protection.***

** “BIN” (or 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 – February 2024

Top 20 Premium XYZ Domains Registered

(not ranked)

More Standout Premium Registrations

February .xyz Aftermarket Overview

(source: Namebio.com)

*** Starting March 2023, the top 10 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords are expanded to include 2-character keywords.

Starting July 2023, we have expanded from Top 10 to Top 20 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords, and added the 2-character keyword “my” in our dataset. Though we consider “my” to be a keyword modifier, this addition is intended to align with industry focal points.

<sup>1. https://raritysniper.com/news/art-blocks-acquires-nft-marketplace-sansa/
2. https://blockworks.co/news/a16z-series-b-eigenlayer-investment
3. https://thedefiant.io/arkis-raises-usd2-2-million-to-accelerate-institutional-adoption-of-defi
4. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/02/21/bitcoin-zero-knowledge-rollup-citrea-raises-27m-in-seed-funding/</sup>