Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586
From Domain Name Wire Podcast by Andrew Allemann
May 11, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how ShortDot became a significant TLD operator despite not applying for any domains in the last round.
How ShortDot, which didn’t apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot didn’t apply for any top level domains in the 2012 round, but it later acquired TLDs and has grown its portfolio to millions of second level registrations. On today’s show, ShortDot CEO […] Post link: Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Allemann
Guest: CEO
Topics covered
- TLD acquisition
- domain names
- ShortDot
- domain portfolio
- top level domains
Keywords
- ShortDot
- TLDs
- domain acquisition
- domain registrations
- top level domains
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ShortDot
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