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Identity Digital

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Identity Digital Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryDomain name registry
Domain name registrar
PredecessorDonuts
Founded2010 (2010) (as Donuts)
June 2022 (as Identity Digital)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Akram Atallah, CEO
OwnerEthos Capital
Websiteidentity.digital

Identity Digital Inc. is a company with affiliated entities that operate in the domain name industry, including a domain name registrar and registry services provider.[1][2][3][4] It is owned by the private equity firm Ethos Capital. The company acquired the registry operator and back-end registry services divisions of Afilias, Inc. in 2020. Both Donuts Inc. (the parent company) and Afilias Inc. were rebranded and brought under the single company brand name Identity Digital in 2022.[1]

Companies

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Donuts Inc

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Donuts Inc. was a parent company with affiliated entities that operated in the domain name industry, including a domain name registrar and registries, that provided paid domain names via its subsidiaries’ registry operator status (for example, managing the .social gTLD) and contracts between its subsidiaries and other registries and registrars.[5][6][7][8]

Afilias

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Afilias was founded in October 2000 by a group of 19 major domain name registrars.[9][10] In November 2020, Afilias was acquired by the domain name registry operator Donuts.[11]

Managed TLDs

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Identity Digital / Donuts is either the ICANN-approved sponsor organization or owns controlling interest in the ICANN-approved sponsor organization for 264 top-level domains,[12] approximately 30% of all generally-available TLDs.[13]

Business

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  • .limited
  • .ltd
  • .management
  • .network
  • .partners
  • .sarl
  • .services
  • .solutions
  • .ventures
  • .support
  • .associates
  • .business
  • .careers
  • .center
  • .consulting
  • .company
  • .enterprises
  • .gmbh (company with limited liability, German legal entity)
  • .group
  • .industries
  • .international
  • .企业 (enterprise)

Education

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  • .academy
  • .church
  • .education
  • .institute
  • .mba
  • .school
  • .schule (school)
  • .university
  • .degree

Entertainment

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  • .bingo
  • .bet
  • .casino
  • .dating
  • .dog
  • .events
  • .games
  • .movie
  • .lotto
  • .show
  • .singles
  • .theater
  • .actor
  • .band
  • .dance
  • .live
  • .poker
  • .rocks
  • .studio
  • .video
  • .游戏 (games)
  • .娱乐 (entertainment)

Financial

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  • .accountants
  • .capital
  • .cash
  • .claims
  • .credit
  • .creditcard
  • .estate
  • .exchange
  • .finance
  • .financial
  • .fund
  • .global
  • .holdings
  • .insure
  • .investments
  • .llc
  • .loans
  • .money
  • .report
  • .tax

Fun Domains

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  • .cool
  • .exposed
  • .fail
  • .black
  • .red
  • .gripe
  • .jetzt (now)
  • .ninja
  • .blue
  • .pink
  • .wtf (wtf, usually "what the fuck" in internet slag)
  • .life
  • .green
  • .pet

Healthcare

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  • .care
  • .clinic
  • .dental
  • .dentist
  • .doctor
  • .healthcare
  • .hospital
  • .rehab
  • .rip
  • .surgery
  • .vet
  • .vision

Home and Construction

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  • .plumbing
  • .lighting
  • .repair
  • .tools
  • .cleaning
  • .builders
  • .construction
  • .contractors
  • .works
  • .glass
  • .parts
  • .pro
  • .supplies
  • .supply
  • .tires
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  • .legal
  • .attorney
  • .lawyer

News and Information

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  • .bio
  • .chat
  • .directory
  • .fyi (for your information)
  • .info
  • .memorial
  • .tips
  • .reviews
  • .news
  • .media
  • .today

Photography

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  • .camera
  • .equipment
  • .gallery
  • .graphics
  • .photography
  • .photos
  • .pictures

Political and Military

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  • .democrat
  • .republican
  • .vote
  • .army
  • .airforce
  • .voto
  • .navy
  • .family

Real Estate

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  • .apartments
  • .camp
  • .community
  • .condos
  • .farm
  • .house
  • .immo
  • .land
  • .lease
  • .maison
  • .properties
  • .rentals
  • .villas
  • .haus (house)
  • .mortgage
  • .immobilien (property)

Sports and Fitness

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  • .bike
  • .coach
  • .football
  • .golf
  • .hockey
  • .pro
  • .run
  • .soccer
  • .team
  • .tennis
  • .training
  • .ski
  • .futbol
  • .rocks
  • .expert
  • .guru
  • .fan
  • .fitness

Style and Fashion

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  • .boutique
  • .clothing
  • .diamonds
  • .florist
  • .furniture
  • .gold
  • .jewelry
  • .salon
  • .shoes
  • .style
  • .toys
  • .watch
  • .moda (people/organizations interested in fashion and style)

Technology

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  • .codes
  • .computer
  • .domains
  • .systems
  • .technology
  • .engineer
  • .engineering
  • .energy
  • .mobi
  • .solar
  • .software
  • .网站 (web)
  • .移动 (mobile)

Travel and Geography

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  • .travel
  • .city
  • .cruises
  • .flights
  • .guide
  • .holiday
  • .asia
  • .irish
  • .place
  • .reise (travel)
  • .viajes (trip)
  • .tours
  • .town
  • .vacations
  • .reisen (travel, plural)
  • .voyage
  • .cab
  • .limo
  • .zone
  • .world
  • .taxi

Shopping and Retail

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  • .bargains
  • .cards
  • .cheap
  • .coupons
  • .deals
  • .delivery
  • .direct
  • .discount
  • .express
  • .gifts
  • .gratis (free)
  • .plus
  • .shopping
  • .tienda (store)
  • .sale
  • .promo
  • .kaufen (buy)
  • .market
  • .auction
  • .forsale
  • .商店 (shop/store)

Food and Beverage

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  • .cafe
  • .catering
  • .coffee
  • .kitchen
  • .pizza
  • .recipes
  • .restaurant
  • .vin (wine)
  • .wine
  • .fish
  • .pub

Marketing and Communications

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  • .agency
  • .digital
  • .email
  • .marketing
  • .media
  • .productions
  • .social
  • .studio

References

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  1. ^ a b Digital, Identity. "Donuts Inc. and Afilias, Inc. Rebrand to Identity Digital". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  2. ^ Allemann, Andrew (2022-06-22). "Donuts rebrands to Identity Digital". Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ^ donuts-redesign. "Home". Donuts Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  4. ^ "Visit the Top Level Domain (TLD) Registry Services and DNS Solutions Experts | Afilias". afilias.info. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. ^ "Donuts Inc.'s major play for new Web domain names raises eyebrows". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Internet domain names are ripe for scam during coronavirus crisis". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  7. ^ "Domain name company Donuts Inc. is gobbled up by private equity firm". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  8. ^ "Donuts Raises Secures Finances to Buy Rightside". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  9. ^ "GMO Internet Group History". October 3, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  10. ^ Portal, Presse (October 3, 2000). "World's Leading Internet Domain Name Registrars Unite to Create Top Level Domain With Global Appeal". Press Relations Presse Portal. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Neylon, Michele (November 19, 2020). "Donuts to Buy Afilias". InternetNews.me. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  12. ^ domains. "Our Domains". Identity Digital. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  13. ^ "What Is a Top-Level Domain? TLDs Explained with Examples". Semrush Blog. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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