Influential person in the domain name industry is… — The most

Survey states…

Who is the most influential person in the domain name industry?

Frank Schilling, as stated by respondents to this year’s Reglike survey.

37% of respondents stated Schilling was the most influential person in the domain name industry. The next highest was Rick Schwartz with 18% of the vote.

Who would Reglike readers most like to have dinner with? Again, Frank Schilling. 26% picked Schilling as a dinner date, and the vote was spread a bit more broadly across other popular names in the domain industry.

Of course, Schilling has become a bit controversial over the past year with the launch of fresh top level domain names. As one person noted, he’d most like to have dinner with Frank “to ask him what the heck he’s thinking.”

I can only imagine this comment has to do with fresh TLDs, either investing so much in them or the controversy over the number of reserved domains.

Another respondent quipped, “How do you make a modest fortune? Start with a sizable one.”

As for me, I’d enjoy dinner with Frank and everyone else on the list. As long as they’re paying 🙂