XYZ Registry Domains Report – May 2024

May 2024 Highlights

• 106 premium XYZ Registry domains were registered*
• Most popular TLDs in premium sales*: .XYZ, .Game, and .Security
• Examples: K3.xyz,  Pet.Game, and Realm.Security

• Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .XYZ, .LOL, and .Lat
• Highest premium sale(s):
  • $3,000/year MSRP
    • Her.xyz
    • MZ.xyz
    • MM.xyz
    • 21.xyz

• Highest aftermarket sale reported was Nudge.xyz, at $39,888
• 4-letter domains accounted for 15.38% of the .xyz aftermarket sales reported at NameBio, for example:
  • Aftermarket sale Kodo.xyz for $366
  • Aftermarket sale Mozo.xyz for $100
  • Aftermarket sale Geos.xyz for $100

• Various businesses and platforms launched websites on premium XYZ Registry domains
  • Paris.Tickets ($2,000 MSRP) registered by a tourism platform
  • FullService.Storage ($750 MSRP) registered by a boat and RV storage facility
  • K3.xyz** ($700 MSRP) registered by blockchain business development firm

• The top 10 most popular SLD keywords for .xyz registrations in May were:  sol, app, ai, bet, casino, cat, my, online, games, slot

• In China, 300 .xyz websites received their ICP license in the month of May, including:
  • AICOS.xyz,  an animation design company
  • JingTang.xyz, an app developer
  • ZhanMeng.xyz, an industrial solutions provider

• Notable influencers using XYZ Domains
  • DeFi platform SmartBlocks.xyz was selected as the top PropTech company¹ by startup accelerator StartupBootcamp²

• Freshly funded companies using XYZ Domains
  • Web3 social media startup Farcaster.xyz raised $150M³
  • ZK hardware acceleration company Cysic.xyz raised $12M⁴
  • L2 blockchain PlumeNetwork.xyz raised $10M⁵
  • Permissionless oracle network Switchboard.xyz raised $7.5M⁶
  • Tech company Re.xyz raised $7M⁷
  • AI gaming studio TheAnomaly.xyz raised $1.45M⁸

Words from #GenerationXYZ:

Ryan.xyz – $5,888 Aftermarket Sale

Alongside.xyz – $5,500 Aftermarket Sale

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 – May 2024

Top 20 Premium XYZ Domains Registered

(not ranked)

More Standout Premium Registrations

May .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. 

^{1. https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/715381653/smartblocks-xyz-selected-as-top-proptech-company-by-startupbootcamp}

<sup>2. https://www.startupbootcamp.org/
3. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/05/21/farcaster-blockchain-based-social-media-startup-raises-150m-led-by-paradigm/
4. https://medium.com/@hyperline/hyperline-raises-5-2-million-to-build-the-web3-data-lakehouse-00e60e78afad
5. https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/plume-network-a-rwa-layer-2-raises-10m-in-seed-funding-from-haun-ventures-galaxy-ventures-and-others/
6. https://www.cypherhunter.com/en/e/switchboard-raised-funding-2024-05-28/
7. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/14/rwa-platform-re-debuts-tokenized-reinsurance-fund-on-avalanche-with-15m-commitment-from-nexus-mutual/
8. https://venturebeat.com/games/anomaly-raises-1-45m-for-ai-driven-layer-3-gaming-platform/</sup>

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