China and Domain Names: My Prediction for 2016

[STUART MALOFF]

My prediction for 2016 in the Chinese market.

Savvy investors will realize the rarity of N-N-N-L and L-N-N-N domains and they will steadily increase in value. Remember there are 26 letters and only 10 digits. Remove the vowels, the letter V, and the #4 and there are only about 18,000 of each type. That's rarer than a 5 number domain and almost as rare as a 3 letter domain. I'm not saying there are worth as much as those 2, but they should be worth much more than what they are currently selling for and are one of the few Chinese interest domains that are undervalued in my opinion. Time will tell. Any thoughts?

 

[STUART MALOFF]

I have actually found hundreds of these types of domains that developed in China. It is not pure speculation.

 

[thetruman]

my thought is that is pure speculation at the moment however NNLL and LLNN are doing well

 

[Tytus]

Just read some chinese investor dropped $2.8mil worth of chip 4 L .coms

 

[Hugo_Strange]

Just read some chinese investor dropped $2.8mil worth of chip 4 L .coms

Do you have a link to this?

 

[Raindrops]

Just read some chinese investor dropped $2.8mil worth of chip 4 L .coms

I agree with Hugo_strange - is there a link to this info to put it in perspective? "Dropped" is an odd term, do you mean a Chinese investor "sold" 2.8 mil in chips to another Chinese investor?

 

[Tytus]

http://domaingang.com/domain-news/s...domains-dropped-en-masse-by-chinese-investor/

Nah, he literally dropped them. Weird as hell but w/e

 

[domainventure]

It is not a "true" story. If it is a true story, you will see 100% at the bottom of the article. DG is good source of entertainment as well as real news.

 

[Tytus]

It is not a "true" story. If it is a true story, you will see 100% at the bottom of the article. DG is good source of entertainment as well as real news.

It's like the Onion for domains?

 

[domainventure]

Yes.

 

[Raindrops]

It is not a "true" story. If it is a true story, you will see 100% at the bottom of the article. DG is good source of entertainment as well as real news.

Ah, I use to read that blog on occasion sometime back, and I didn't know that tidbit about a "news" story requiring an icon at the bottom claiming to be true for it to be legit.

Just got reminded why I stopped reading it......

 

[hugegrowth]

What happened in 2015 with domains and China was so big that no one really understands why or how. We can all guess and predict but no one knows for sure. My guess is 2016 will stay ok for domains and China.

 

[Rollingstoned]

This is mostly speculation but I THINK a big factor in the Chinese preferring NNLL & LLNN compared to the LNNN OR NLLL is pronunciation. Which would mean trying to guess patterns without speaking the native language is sorta like looking for a black cat in coal cellar." The Mandarin word for nine is an exact homonym with the word jiǔ (久), which means forever. Very positive, very valuable…" I think a persons best chance of predicting the next big thing in the chinese market is to start looking over that Rosetta stone. If you dont know what NLLL sounds like you're black cat hunting. "Generally, there is a lower value for numbers beginning in 0’s or containing 4’s (but not 4 of the same number like 8888 because that’s double double which is joy). " I wonder if the double double rule could contribute/apply to the NNLL success/popularity.?

 

[STUART MALOFF]

I can find thousands of sites that are developed in China using a letter followed by 3 numbers or 3 numbers followed by a letter. Just type in random ones and you will see what I am talking about. That is enough data for me to see the upside in these type of domains. That fact that there are less than 15,000 of each of these types adds to the upside.
Now take 2 numbers with 2 letters or 2 letters with 2 numbers. You can also also find thousands of examples that are developed in China, which is great too. The difference is there are 32,400 of each, which are twice as plentiful as the variety with 3 numbers and just 1 letter.
I believe these are both on the rise, but in the long term I would think the one which are rarer/harder to acquire would be more valuable.
Time will tell, but all of these are undervalued in the current market in my opinion.

 

[Rollingstoned]

Where can I find a list of developed NLLL and LLLNs? Or just list of owned NLLL and LLLNs i can check to see if they are developed

 

[jideofor]

Ah, I use to read that blog on occasion sometime back, and I didn't know that tidbit about a "news" story requiring an icon at the bottom claiming to be true for it to be legit.

Just got reminded why I stopped reading it......

lol

 

[STUART MALOFF]

I am not sure if there is a list, but when I hand registered the ones I get in the spring/summer of 2015 I typed in the same numbers with different letters and for every number some of the letters before or after the number were developed. Many point to casinos or adult domains.

 

[campout]

Many point to casinos or adult domains.

Does that mean I have to sell 759H.com in the Adult section?

J/K... Stuart were you able to tell which had more developed sites: NNNL or LNNN?

 

[Rollingstoned]

Funny my most viewed domain of the day is V391.com with 176 views . It could be because V391 is a star roughly 4 times hotter than the sun but sounds like a great adult name too:p. Nice to see someone is looking at my only LNNN!

 

[STUART MALOFF]

It is hard to tell, but I do know that when I was hand regging back in the spring and early summer, there were more NNNL than LNNN so perhaps the letter first is better at least for now.

 

[frank-germany]

Just read some chinese investor dropped $2.8mil worth of chip 4 L .coms

that to me was a joke

 

[domainerfella]

It is not a "true" story. If it is a true story, you will see 100% at the bottom of the article. DG is good source of entertainment as well as real news.

DG is a good source of nonsense.

 

[STUART MALOFF]

Names in this niche I used to be the only bidder on are starting to get multiple bids. I feel we are turning the corner and savvy investors are realizing that these kinds of short .com names have been overlooked for too long.
I have not calculated any averages, but I am sensing an upward trend with some NNNL/LNNN going in the hundreds each day.Some examples of CNNN and NNNC domains selling in the 3 digits this month include:

885c.com for $121
x791.com for $202
b686.com for $128
d687.com for $101
d323.com for $246
250b.com for $119
880x.com for $197
988j.com for $185

My thoughts are that each of these are fantastic long term investments and not nearly as speculative as people may think. Here is my reasoning.

Below are a few random examples of the thousands of these kinds of domains that developed in China! The window for owning these domains at average Joe prices is closing fast! Let's hope these are the CHIPs of 2016! Knowing that they are much rarer than the expensive 4 letter CHIPs makes me believe there is a ton of upside in this market.

These are just 5 of the random domains I found in a few minutes of checking. There are a bunch of adult names and casino ones within the NNNL/LNNN sites and my guess is, those businesses may have deeper pockets than other businesses. I invite you when you get a spare 10 minutes to type these kinds of domains names in your browser randomly and see what I see, but I would not do it at work, as you are likely to hit an adult name very fast!

865x.com
713j.com
165m.com
s672.com
b825.com

 

[iowadawg]

You all got it wrong when it comes to China.
See what the China domain expert says by going to his amusing thread:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/china-will-block-coms-for-a-competive-edge.913319/

 

[STUART MALOFF]

Thanks for insight IowaDawg, but his is just a prediction the way mine was. My prediction is based on data of thousands of developed websites which any person can see. He may be right that China will block dot com names, but he may also just want to scare investors to stop investing in .coms and invest more in .xyz. He has a lot more to lose/gain by making his statements than I do!