| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25.98 | $54.99 | $21.07 | N/A | $38.34 | $23.59 |
The average price of a .cricket domain is $32.79.
The cheapest place to buy a .cricket domain is Porkbun for $21.07.
.cricket is a generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) that was successfully delegated to the Root Zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) on November 17, 2014. The domain was proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program and went through various stages of application and evaluation before being awarded to Famous Four Media (dot Cricket Limited). This company, represented by contact person Geir Rasmussen, emerged as the sole applicant after a private auction against Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and Donuts (Little Cover LLC) in May 2014. The domain falls under the sport category and is managed by Global Registry Services Limited with GoDaddy as the registry backend.
The acquisition of the .cricket domain by Famous Four Media was the result of a private auction conducted by Applicant Auction in May 2014. The financial details of this transaction remain undisclosed. Prior to this, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million for an unnamed TLD, with the investor set to receive a share of future revenues instead of ownership. However, this TLD was not identified and it is unknown if it was the same domain that Famous Four Media eventually acquired. There are currently 1,472 registrations for .cricket domains, with 4,069 parked domains accounting for 100% of the total. The registration process and other important dates include delegation on November 17, 2014, and general availability starting on February 17, 2015.