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To complete the title: "Tuvalu Makes $4M/yr from the .tv Domain". From a December 2019 Washington Post article[1], there are ~500,000 registered .tv domains. T

by basseq 6y ago

To complete the title: "Tuvalu Makes $4M/yr from the .tv Domain". From a December 2019 Washington Post article[1], there are ~500,000 registered .tv domains. The math on that works out to license fees of ~$8/domain ($4M/500k). Considering .com is around $10/yr and .tv is around $30/yr[2], I'm interested to know where the incremental $12 goes ($30 - $8 - $10). [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/23/tuvalu-is-tiny-island-nation-people-its-cashing-thanks-twitch/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/23/tuvalu... [2] Namecheap

vmception 6y ago
> I'm interested to know where the incremental $12 goes Uh everyone thats not the passive royalties holder? What answer do you really want?
- basseq 6y ago
  Obviously. More to the point, what other incremental costs exist, if any, that would account for a $20 premium in price when cost appears to be going up by $8?
  - vmception 6y ago
    most likely all profit for incumbents supported by high barriers of entry for a small market.