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Just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July — Moniker lost

Just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July — Moniker lost

Client losses still fairly low following switch to fresh system.

MonikerLast month I noted that Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domain names to transfers in June following its disastrous switch to a fresh registrar platform. I predicted that the number would shoot up in July, since it was easier to transfer domains out at that point. (Official .com registry notes are published three months following the end of the month).

The July note is out, and Moniker’s losses in July were essentially the same as June. The register lost just 18,057 domains to transfers.

This is certainly more than ahead of the Moniker system change, but not substantially. In January-May this year, it lost regarding 6,000-14,000 domains to transfers each month.

Following you consider fresh registrations, transfers-in and deletions, Moniker’s .com based dropped by regarding 24,000 to 1.035 million domain names.

I suspect a higher number of domains were transferred out in August, but I suppose I shouldn’t bet on it at this point. It seems that many clients are willing to stick with the registrar, at least until their domains come up for renewal.

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