.blackfriday Domain Names
38 registrars compared — cheapest from $34.99 at Bluehost
April 17, 2014: the day Black Friday got its own corner of the internet — a gTLD timed not to a sales event but to the New gTLD Program's first delegated batch.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
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| 1 | Bluehost Cheapest | $34.99 | $53.99 | $34.99 | $250.95 | $520.90 | Visit |
| 2 | Porkbun | $103.50 | $103.50 | $103.50 | $517.50 | $1035.00 | Visit |
| 3 | Spaceship | $103.70 | $103.70 | $103.70 | $518.50 | $1037.00 | Visit |
| 4 | Sav | $104.20 | $104.20 | $104.20 | $521.00 | $1042.00 | Visit |
| 5 | Dynadot | $107.22 | $107.22 | $107.22 | $536.10 | $1072.20 | Visit |
| 6 | Regery | $109.99 | $109.99 | $109.99 | $549.95 | $1099.90 | Visit |
| 7 | Above.com | $110.22 | $110.22 | $110.22 | $551.10 | $1102.20 | Visit |
| 8 | Truehost | $110.22 | $148.71 | $130.26 | $705.06 | $1448.61 | Visit |
| 9 | NameSilo | $113.99 | $114.99 | $111.99 | $573.95 | $1148.90 | Visit |
| 10 | All Domains | $120.99 | $129.87 | $129.87 | $640.47 | $1289.82 | Visit |
| 11 | Gname | $120.99 | $120.99 | $120.99 | $604.95 | $1209.90 | Visit |
| 12 | Namecheap | $128.98 | $134.98 | $128.98 | $668.90 | $1343.80 | Visit |
| 13 | DreamHost | $129.95 | $129.95 | $129.95 | $649.75 | $1299.50 | Visit |
| 14 | Epik | $129.95 | $129.95 | $129.95 | $649.75 | $1299.50 | Visit |
| 15 | OVHcloud | $129.99 | $140.99 | $134.99 | $693.95 | $1398.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Crazy Domains | $132.00 | $135.99 | $132.00 | $675.96 | $1355.91 | Visit |
| 17 | Regtons | $137.00 | $137.00 | $137.00 | $685.00 | $1370.00 | Visit |
| 18 | UK2 | $139.90 | $139.90 | $244.99 | $699.50 | $1399.00 | Visit |
| 19 | Netim | $142.50 | $142.50 | $103.00 | $712.50 | $1425.00 | Visit |
| 20 | EuroDNS | $145.42 | $145.42 | $145.42 | $727.10 | $1454.20 | Visit |
| 21 | Gandi | $149.78 | $303.98 | $139.88 | $1365.70 | $2885.60 | Visit |
| 22 | Blacknight | $149.83 | $149.83 | $149.83 | $749.15 | $1498.30 | Visit |
| 23 | Directnic | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | $749.95 | $1499.90 | Visit |
| 24 | Marcaria | $152.00 | $152.00 | $152.00 | $760.00 | $1520.00 | Visit |
| 25 | 101domain | $157.67 | $177.17 | $157.67 | $866.35 | $1752.20 | Visit |
| 26 | Cosmotown | $157.67 | $177.17 | $157.67 | $866.35 | $1752.20 | Visit |
| 27 | eDomains | $162.50 | $162.50 | $162.50 | $812.50 | $1625.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Internet.bs | $164.48 | $164.48 | $164.48 | $822.40 | $1644.80 | Visit |
| 29 | Moniker | $164.48 | $164.48 | $164.48 | $822.40 | $1644.80 | Visit |
| 30 | MrDomain | $166.44 | $166.44 | $166.44 | $832.20 | $1664.40 | Visit |
| 31 | Infomaniak | $171.57 | $171.57 | $171.57 | $857.85 | $1715.70 | Visit |
| 32 | Hover | $175.19 | $175.19 | $175.19 | $875.95 | $1751.90 | Visit |
| 33 | INWX | $180.12 | $180.12 | $180.12 | $900.60 | $1801.20 | Visit |
| 34 | Hello.co | $189.99 | $189.99 | $189.99 | $949.95 | $1899.90 | Visit |
| 35 | Squarespace | $196.00 | $196.00 | $196.00 | $980.00 | $1960.00 | Visit |
| 36 | IONOS | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $1000.00 | $2000.00 | Visit |
| 37 | OnlyDomains | $224.99 | $189.99 | $189.99 | $984.95 | $1934.90 | Visit |
| 38 | Name.com | $299.99 | $299.99 | $299.99 | $1499.95 | $2999.90 | Visit |
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A Holiday Squeezed Into a Domain
In the retail calendar, Black Friday is a single day of doorbusters and early-morning lines. In the domain world, it's a permanent address. Registry Services, LLC runs the show, and the delegation date — April 17, 2014 — predates the actual shopping holiday by months. That's the point: a name that can sit on a storefront all year, not just the last Friday in November. It wasn't a brand play either — the delegation round stamps it as part of ICANN's 2012 new-gTLD expansion, and the registry's own site embraces the seasonal shorthand. The domain is the marketing.
Who Actually Needs a Black Friday Home?
Consider the pitch. A retailer running a November sale doesn't want to compete with .com inertia — but a deals aggregator, a circular-poster site, or a loyalty-program landing page might. The string is unambiguous: it says 'sales event' louder than any other TLD in the root. That's gold for a one-week campaign microsite that needs to be memorable, and it's a liability for anyone who wants to imply a year-round business. The WHOIS server answers for every registration, which means the usual privacy-layer debates apply.
One Registry, Five Retail-Adjacent Strings
Registry Services doesn't just run .blackfriday. The same hand steers .biz, .club, .design, .ink, and .wiki — a portfolio that wanders from business to community to creative. What binds them is provenance, not purpose: all five emerged from the same 2012 new-gTLD wave. For a registrar or a domain investor, that's a hint. The company that bet on .blackfriday also bet on .club. When comparing suffixes, you're not comparing registries — you're comparing the cultural weight of one-word strings.
The Pricing Spread Tells the Story
Check the registrar landscape and you'll see a wide gap between the budget option and the rest. [Bluehost](Bluehost) lists it at the low end, while other sellers push the price far higher — the 38 registrars carrying .blackfriday don't agree on what a novelty string is worth. That spread is itself a signal: nobody has settled on a standard rate because the TLD's value depends entirely on timing. Come late November, a domain that cost pocket change in July suddenly looks like prime real estate. The renewal price — $53.99 — matters less than whether you caught the wave at the right moment.
One Word, but No Brand Behind It
The IANA record shows no brand-owner flag — unlike .google or .amazon, this string wasn't reserved for a single company's use. It's a door open to any retailer, deal site, or marketer who wants a slice of the calendar. That's the appeal and the risk: the name is generic by design, which means registrations are cheap and plentiful. The trade-off is that a .blackfriday address won't carry the authority of a .com or even a .club — it's a stunt, a campaign prop, a memorable redirect. Used for that, it's brilliant. Used as a primary business address, it's a hard sell.