: Why are the new TLD's so expensive? Recently new TLD's such as .actor, .agency and many more were introduced. There is a significant price difference between the 'old' and new TLD's. For example:

@Cofer257

This is related to how the new TLD are administered. Old TLDs can be administered by several parties (.com, .org, .net, .biz, etc . . .) so there is competition in the field because it was viewed as a monopoly when first setup (those TLDs started at back in the day through Network Solutions.) The new rights to .anythinggoes are purchased by a single entity for 5,000, and that entity then sets up a registry and can charge whatever they like for them. The competition here is instead with an unlimited number of TLDs, so the owner of said TLDs is counting on .ceo or .momhasthebestcooking being worth something, and changes accordingly. The question, of course, is how valuable are they really? There is a lot of land rush buying, but it's doubtful most will stay that high.

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