Domain name industry rollup CentralNic reported unaudited financials for 2020 today. The results show a significant shift in how the company makes money.
CentralNic has three business segments:
Indirect – Revenue from the reseller registrar channel (e.g. Hexonet), registry services provider (e.g., providing the backend for .XYZ), and running the .sk country code.
Direct – Revenue is generated from sales to end consumers such as small businesses, i.e., retail.
Monetization – This includes domain parking from its Team Internet/Parking Crew acquisition, and more recently zero click and affiliate marketing company CodeWise.
CentralNic Group Plc (LON:CNIC) provides registry services, distribution, and strategic consultancy for new TLDs, ccTLDs and SLDs.