Identity Digital Explained
Identity Digital Inc. is a company with affiliated entities that operate in the domain name industry, including a domain name registrar and registry services provider.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is owned by the private equity firm Ethos Capital. The company acquired the registry operator and back-end registry services divisions of Afilias, Inc. in 2020. Both Donuts Inc. (the parent company) and Afilias Inc. were rebranded and brought under the single company brand name Identity Digital in 2022.
Donuts Inc
See also: Donuts (company). Donuts Inc. was a parent company with affiliated entities that operated in the domain name industry, including a domain name registrar and registries, that provided paid domain names via its subsidiaries’ registry operator status (for example, managing the .social gTLD) and contracts between its subsidiaries and other registries and registrars.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Afilias
Afilias was founded in October 2000 by a group of 19 major domain name registrars.[9] [10] In November 2020, Afilias was acquired by the domain name registry operator Donuts.[11]
Managed TLDs
Identity Digital / Donuts is either the ICANN-approved sponsor organization or owns controlling interest in the ICANN-approved sponsor organization for 264 top-level domains,[12] approximately 30% of all generally-available TLDs.[13]
Business.limited | .ltd | .management | .network | .partners |
.sarl | .services | .solutions | .ventures | .support |
.associates | .business | .careers | .center | .consulting |
.company | .enterprises | .gmbh | .group | .industries |
.international | .企业 | |
Education.academy | .church | .education | .institute | .mba |
.school | .schule | .university | .degree | |
Entertainment.bingo | .bet | .casino | .dating | .dog |
.events | .games | .movie | .lotto | .show |
.singles | .theater | .actor | .band | .dance |
.live | .poker | .rocks | .studio | .video |
.游戏 (games) | .娱乐 (entertainment) | |
Financial.accountants | .capital | .cash | .claims | .credit |
.creditcard | .estate | .exchange | .finance | .financial |
.fund | .global | .holdings | .insure | .investments |
.llc | .loans | .money | .report | .tax | |
Fun Domains.cool | .exposed | .fail | .black | .red |
.gripe | .jetzt | .ninja | .blue | .pink |
.wtf | .life | .green | .pet | |
Healthcare.care | .clinic | .dental | .dentist | .doctor |
.healthcare | .hospital | .rehab | .rip | .surgery |
.vet | .vision | |
Home and Construction.plumbing | .lighting | .repair | .tools | .cleaning |
.builders | .construction | .contractors | .works | .glass |
.parts | .pro | .supplies | .supply | .tires | |
Legal.legal | .attorney | .lawyer | |
News and Information.bio | .chat | .directory | .fyi | .info |
.memorial | .tips | .reviews | .news | .media |
.today | |
Photography.camera | .equipment | .gallery | .graphics | .photography |
.photos | .pictures | |
Political and Military.democrat | .republican | .vote | .army | .airforce |
.voto | .navy | .family | |
Real Estate.apartments | .camp | .community | .condos | .farm |
.house | .immo | .land | .lease | .maison |
.properties | .rentals | .villas | .haus | .mortgage |
.immobilien | |
Sports and Fitness.bike | .coach | .football | .golf | .hockey |
.pro | .run | .soccer | .team | .tennis |
.training | .ski | .futbol | .rocks | .expert |
.guru | .fan | .fitness | |
Style and Fashion.boutique | .clothing | .diamonds | .florist | .furniture |
.gold | .jewelry | .salon | .shoes | .style |
.toys | .watch | .moda | |
Technology.codes | .computer | .domains | .systems | .technology |
.engineer | .engineering | .energy | .mobi | .solar |
.software | .网站 (web) | .移动 (mobile) | |
Travel and Geography.travel | .city | .cruises | .flights | .guide |
.holiday | .asia | .irish | .place | .reise |
.reisen | .tours | .town | .vacations | .viajes |
.voyage | .cab | .limo | .zone | .world |
.taxi | |
Shopping and Retail.bargains | .cards | .cheap | .coupons | .deals |
.delivery | .direct | .discount | .express | .gifts |
.gratis | .plus | .shopping | .tienda | .sale |
.promo | .kaufen | .market | .auction | .forsale |
.商店 (shop/store) | |
Food and Beverage.cafe | .catering | .coffee | .kitchen | .pizza |
.recipes | .restaurant | .vin | .wine | .fish |
.pub | |
Marketing and Communications.agency | .digital | .email | .marketing | .media |
.productions | .social | .studio | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Digital . Identity . Donuts Inc. and Afilias, Inc. Rebrand to Identity Digital . 2022-07-12 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
- Web site: Allemann . Andrew . 2022-06-22 . Donuts rebrands to Identity Digital . 2022-07-12 . Domain Name Wire Domain Name News . en-US.
- Web site: donuts-redesign . Home . 2022-07-12 . Donuts Inc. . en-US.
- Web site: Visit the Top Level Domain (TLD) Registry Services and DNS Solutions Experts Afilias . 2022-07-12 . afilias.info.
- Web site: Donuts Inc.'s major play for new Web domain names raises eyebrows . 24 September 2012 . washingtonpost.com.
- News: Analysis The Cybersecurity 202: Internet domain names are ripe for scam during coronavirus crisis . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-07-12 . 0190-8286.
- Web site: Domain name company Donuts Inc. is gobbled up by private equity firm . 2022-07-12 . www.bizjournals.com.
- Web site: Donuts Raises Secures Finances to Buy Rightside . 2022-07-12 . www.bizjournals.com.
- News: October 3, 2000 . GMO Internet Group History . February 4, 2016.
- News: Portal . Presse . October 3, 2000 . World's Leading Internet Domain Name Registrars Unite to Create Top Level Domain With Global Appeal . Press Relations Presse Portal . dead . January 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408231108/http://www.pressrelations.de/new/standard/result_main.cfm?pfach=1&n_firmanr_=101523&sektor=pm&detail=1&r=39108&sid=&aktion=jour_pm&quelle=0 . April 8, 2014.
- News: Neylon . Michele . November 19, 2020 . Donuts to Buy Afilias . InternetNews.me . November 19, 2020.
- Web site: domains . Our Domains . 2023-05-10 . Identity Digital . en-US.
- Web site: What Is a Top-Level Domain? TLDs Explained with Examples . 2024-01-12 . Semrush Blog . en.