History
2022: Acquisition by GoDaddy
The company GoDaddy announced the acquisition domain trade of the site Dan.com. This was announced on June 29, 2022. National Internet Domain Coordination Center (CC) The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the event has already caused a very violent reaction among domain business professionals.
And this reaction is for the most part negative. First of all, experts note that the current deal is another step towards the consolidation and monopolization of the market. And monopolization, by definition, is disastrous for competition. Domain investors also have a more specific reason for dissatisfaction: the Dan.com site attracted them with a low commission - about 9% of the transaction amount. At GoDaddy sites, the commission is about 20%, and there is no reason to think that an exception will be made for Dan.com, says Domain Gang, reporting this news. In addition, earlier the Dan.com management announced plans to create its own registration service - also with very favorable conditions for registrants. Now these plans will almost certainly have to be forgotten.