QX.com : Two letter .com changed hands in China

The premium two letter domain, QX.com, changed hands in China, and the new owners are Chinese. Domain investor and LL .com aficionado, George Kirikos, has noted that the exchange of the domain resulted in a new ownership; the buyer appears to be Shenzhen Comix Group Co Ltd. According to their Alibaba profile, the company produces […]

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Chinese domain market report : Bye bye 2016

This is the final Chinese domain market report for 2016, a year that saw “Chinese premiums” plummet in value and sales volume. A year ago, prices were more than twice as high, often surpassing $2,500 for random, “junk” QJZX letters in the .com TLD. As prices peaked, so did the white noise about lesser extensions, […]

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Editorial : China’s domain over-speculation is hurting the domain industry

‘Tis the season for December’s editorial here at DomainGang, and this time it’s about China and domains. China’s grappling with an astounding growth in construction and technology, while suffering from social pitfalls as the world’s largest nation. With a population of almost 1.4 billion people, China’s economy is fueled by a massive inventory of consumers; […]

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Chinese domain market : Your phone data gets uploaded to China

About 700 million Android devices sent private data to China, every 72 hours, since July. Shanghai based ADUPS Technology Co. collected SMS messages and call logs, according to Trustlook. ADUPS denies the allegations, scrambling to state that the data was collected “only for the purposes of its legitimate business interests and as necessary to provide […]

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Travel King : Is Rick Schwartz getting ready to conquer China?

The Domain King®, Rick Schwartz, is far from retired. Domain investing is Rick’s passion, and tapping into both established and emerging markets is part of his daily research. While 2016 has been a good year for political domains, the long term focus is technology, media and the global economy. Two years ago, Rick Schwartz acquired […]

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Chinese domain market : WeChat censoring group chats, so why do domainers trust it?

WeChat, the Chinese multi-function app by Tencent, has been censoring the private messages of its users, both in China and in other countries. Phones registered in China but used in other countries contain unique id numbers, allowing the WeChat application to enforce the censoring of words that the Chinese government imposes. Censorship is no longer […]

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Chinese domain market report : Big Brother a reality in China

The Chinese government continues to push with its plans to roll out ranking for people, based on their online activities. No longer just a measurement of credit worthiness, the social credit system is now scanning the online activities of Chinese citizens on social media and even online merchants. Big Brother is therefore one step away […]

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Chinese domain market report : QT.com changed hands again

The Chinese domain market is about to replicate its glory days of 2015; last December is when LLLL .com domains peaked. China’s domain investors might not be using the same type of rationale behind their acquisitions, but their cash is as good as anyone else’s. With that in mind, we are witnessing an uptick in […]

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Chinese domain market report : Will Donald Trump nuke China?

China is a global superpower and possesses nuclear weapons. The world’s most populous nations maintains the largest conventional army in the world, with 2.3 million active personnel. In his pre-election speeches, president-elect Donald Trump assaulted China’s invasion of American commerce. Would he engage in war games with China, that’s a decision left to the circumstances. […]

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Chinese domain market report : China will rate its citizens, domainers included

China is the world’s most populous nation, with 1.384 billion people. As the world’s second largest economy, it’s also a test-bed for massive scale social experiments, the latest of which sounds rather ominous. The Communist party that rules China, is planning to give its citizens a rating, assigning a score will decide basic freedoms, such […]

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Chinese domain thief : “USA is a bandit country”

A domain thief from China turned all political, making accusatory statements against the United States. Responding to the domain owner’s email about the stolen domains, the Chinese thief sent out a response full of anti-US sentiment (translated:) “The United States is a bandit country, the invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, itself is […]

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Chinese domain market report : Chaomi is crap, Benmi is better

The Chinese domain market has been burning rubber for months now – and by that, we mean that it’s been hitting the pits. The peak of China’s domain sales for LLLL .com domains was reached just before the Chinese New Year sent the market to an unforeseen break. That’s when many random QJXZ domains maxed […]

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