Per Verisign, global domain registrations reached 378.5M by late 2025. .com is still #1, but newer gTLDs are rising — and .ai is now mainstream.

That shift is changing how people pick names in 2026. Read 7 practical trends worth knowing ⬅️

Generic or branded in 2026, you're usually optimising for 1 of 2 outcomes: quicker discovery or stronger brand equity.

AI search makes that trade-off clearer. Read the guide ↩️

Our CSO Joe Alagna joins Divya Parekh on “Beyond Confidence” podcast to break down what TLDs are, when the next application window opens, and why it matters for companies and their leaders.

Watch here ↩️

There're many types of DNS abuse, but doxxing is definitely the worst: it's when someone stitches together public data “breadcrumbs” to identify the domain owner.

Spam, threats, even takeover attempts follow. How to stay safe ↩️

New Domain Digest is out.

➡️Here are 4 updates worth tracking — typosquatting, aftermarket keywords, Gemini’s user growth, and Google’s sitemap reality.

If your website won’t load or your emails stop working, the issue is often a DNS record.

➡️Here’s a simple guide to DNS records (A, CNAME, MX, TXT) and what they control.

Our Founder & CEO Andrey Insarov contributed to TechBullion’s roundup “25 Ways Startups Stay Ahead”.

A practical collection of strategies to spot trends early and turn signals into advantage — including our Founder’s take on translating cross-category patterns into business value. Read the full piece ↩️

Hans Niemann vs. You, a record-breaking project by it.cоm Domains created in collaboration with Web Summit, World Chess, Hans Niemann, and James Canty III, has been nominated in two Webby Awards categories: AI — Arts, Culture & Events and AI — Entertainment & Media.

This means we’re already in the top 11% of 13,000+ entries. Grateful to everyone who helped bring this project to life!

Vote for us in AI — Entertainment & Media 🌟

Vote for us in AI — Arts, Culture & Events 💫

March 2026 brought several signals worth watching: ICANN confirmed dates for the next gTLD round, Meta removed 20M accounts tied to unoriginal and AI-generated content, and AI platforms kept reshaping ads and copyright debates.

Catch the full digest here ↩️

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is what helps protect the connection between a website and its visitors.

We explained why browsers show a “Not Secure” warning, what usually causes it, and how businesses can fix common SSL issues fast ↩️

In case you missed what Hans Niemann vs. You was: our record-breaking AI chess experience where a global audience of 106,638 participants from 132 countries played against grandmaster Hans Niemann at Web Summit in collaboration with World Chess. More here ↩️

Vote for us in this year’s Webby Awards 💫

A startup name can shape discoverability, flexibility, and future growth.

In his latest Forbes Business Council article, our Founder and CEO Andrey Insarov looks at why founders should treat naming as a strategy decision — especially in the AI era. Read more ↩️

Landing pages dedicated to one goal give each campaign a clearer path to conversion and make results easier to measure and improve.

This article explains what strong landing pages usually include. Read more ↩️