How the numbers are made
Methodology
Rankings and cost figures are computed from dated, sourced observations. Missing data stays unknown. It is never filled in to produce a winner.
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Pricing observations
Ownership cost uses the latest non-promotional 1-year USD registration and renewal PriceObservation for the same registrar and TLD. Year 1 is registration; subsequent years are renewal. Missing inputs produce null, not an estimate.
- Metric
- standard list price
- Currency
- USD
- Unknowns
- Missing prices stay null. They are never inferred as zero or as a competitor average.
Excluded
- temporary coupons
- first-year promotions
- estimated prices
Cheapest .com renewal
Ranks registrars by the latest non-promotional 1-year USD renewal PriceObservation for the scoped TLD. Registrars without an observation are excluded. A competitive ranking is complete only when at least two registrars have observations.
- Metric
- standard .com renewal price
- Currency
- USD
- Completeness
- A winner is declared only when at least two registrars have observations.
Excluded
- temporary coupons
- first-year promotions
See the current cheapest .com renewal ranking.