| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $288.19 | N/A |
The average price of a .商城 domain is $288.19.
The cheapest place to buy a .商城 domain is Gandi for $288.19.
.商城, also known as ".mall," is an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) that was successfully applied for and delegated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on March 31, 2014. This IDN is significant in the Chinese market as it will be used for various brands and products sales, similar to an e-commerce platform. For instance, Tmall.com, a B2C platform under Taobao.com, which is the largest e-commerce platform in China, has flagship stores of well-known brands such as P&G, Addidas, and Gap on its domain. Zodiac, the company behind this IDN, received the Registry Agreement from ICANN on November 21, 2013, after passing the Initial Evaluation.
James Seng, a renowned internet pioneer and expert in internationalized domain names (IDNs), led Zodiac in its application for the new gTLD, ".mall." Seng was instrumental in the development of IDNs during his tenure as the co-chair of the International Domain Name Working Group from 1999 to 2004. During this period, he played a crucial role in standardizing internationalized domain names. Eugene Li, a former deputy chairman of the Chinese Network Information Center (CNNIC), also joined Zodiac and brought valuable experience to the team. Together with angel investors and a risk investment company, they raised approximately $20 million for the application and management of the new gTLD. The company's goal is to operate top-level domains that hold significant meaning to Chinese culture.