October 19, 2005 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – GoDaddy.com announced yesterday that its three ICANN-accredited registrars have now provided more than 10 million domains, according to industry analyst Name Intelligence, Inc. No other domain provider has achieved this number of domains in its portfolio.
"Go Daddy has achieved yet another industry milestone," said Jay Westerdal, CEO of Name Intelligence. "Go Daddy attained the 9 million domain name mark in mid-July, and in a little more than 2 months since then, has grown its portfolio by an unprecedented 11% to surpass the 10 million domain mark." Westerdal went on to say, "Since bursting upon the domain name market in November 2000, Go Daddy has been a juggernaut, and doesn't appear to be slowing down."
"We were undoubtedly pleased when Go Daddy's portfolio surpassed 9 million domain names in July," said Bob Parsons, president and founder of Go Daddy. "But we weren't satisfied -- after all, it's 'the Go Daddy way' to keep moving forward. So we redoubled our efforts in order to achieve the 10 million domain name pinnacle faster than it took to grow from 8 to 9 million domains. And once again, the dedicated and relentless efforts of our employees, combined with the loyalty of millions of satisfied customers, were the decisive factors in helping us reach this milestone."
Go Daddy’s success has in part been due to its unique packaging and positioning of domain names. Go Daddy’s prices start at $1.99 per year and are some of the lowest in the industry. In addition to low prices, domain names are packaged with a range of free services including personalized email addresses and a starter web page with customizable text, colors, graphics, and links. According to its own statistics, the Go Daddy Group registers or renews a domain name every 3 seconds.
