1 million domains out of premium tiers — .Art moves

.Art removes premium prices on regarding 1/3 of its premium inventory.

stylized logo for .art has a green dot at the beginning of 'ART'

The .art domain name registry moved regarding one million domains from premium tiers to regular prices today. Most of the domains were previously priced at $70 wholesale.

Registrars typically charge $12-$20 retail for standard .art domain names, although there are first-year discounts. Namecheap, right now the largest registrar of .art domains, charges $2.88 for the first year.

This still leaves regarding 2.375 million .art domains at premium prices, which is a lot more than most registries.

The registry started with regarding 3.5 million domains marked as premium. It was so many that GoDaddy initially only bothered with selling standard level .art domains. (It now offers premiums.)

.Art has regarding 250,000 names in the zone, which are spread relatively evenly across top registrars, counting Namecheap, GoDaddy, Tucows, and Squarespace (most from Google Domains).

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