Verisign Announces Last Year's Earnings, $1.49 Billion in Domain Name Revenue!

Industry Information 20 Feb 2024 11:02:05 AM By:DN editor
Abstract:

Verisign (NASDAQ stock code: VRSN) released its fourth-quarter financial report for 2023 yesterday, showing a significant decrease in domain registrations. The company's new registrations for .com and .net domains this quarter were 9 millio

The Chinese domain market plays a significant role globally. However, in recent years, there has been a slight decline in the Chinese domain market, leading to a sharp contraction in Verisign's domain market. Although changes in the Chinese market have impacted the domain market, the decline in domain registrations cannot be solely attributed to China.

Verisign (NASDAQ stock code: VRSN) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023 yesterday, revealing a significant decrease in domain registrations. The company's new registrations for .com and .net domains this quarter were 9 million, lower than the 9.7 million in the same period last year and the 9.9 million in the third quarter of 2023.

The total number of .com and .net domains decreased by 1.2 million this quarter, falling to 172.7 million. This is also lower than the 173.8 million domains at the end of 2023.

The primary reason for the decline is the substantial decrease in China. In 2023, the company lost 2.2 million domains managed there. Therefore, without this sharp decline, Verisign's domain base would have grown last year.

Looking ahead to 2024, the company expects the domain base to decrease by up to 1 million domains or increase by as much as 1 million.

However, Verisign's revenue has not declined, reaching $1.49 billion, with company operating income hitting $1 billion, surpassing $1 million per employee.

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