Peter Dengate Thrush has recently told a reported that the current domain name market is worth about $12 billion dollars .
Moreover,he added that the domain name market will probably expand by some $3 or $4 billion with the introduction of the new gTLDs ."The current domain name market is worth about $12bn. We think it will expand by some $3-4bn with the new gTLDs," said Peter Dengate Thrush to cityam.com .
While many think this is a reasonable valuation,many don't agree with Peter Dengate Thrush .
However,in order to establish the value of the domain name market,you should first define what the domain name market means .Does the domain name market include renewals,new registrations,aftermarket sales and others ?
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