$ cut -d, -f1 < tld.csv | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | head -20
13 APP
11 INC
11 HOME
10 ART
9 SHOP
9 LLC
9 BOOK
9 BLOG
8 MUSIC
8 MOVIE
8 DESIGN
7 WEB
7 STORE
7 NEWS
7 MAIL
7 LTD
7 LOVE
7 HOTEL
7 CLOUD
6 [Many domains]
This demonstrates the areas where you can make money online. It's not surprising that .app is the most in demand either, it's clear where the future money is in the Internet economy.
It is a real shame there isn't an association of independant app developers that applied for the .app TLD. I am dubious about Amazon or Google owning it, as they may restrict it only to apps that are in their respective stores.
If ICANN is unable to determine the clear winner on merits alone, the gTLD goes up for auction. What are the chances that an association of independant app developers would be able to outbid Amazon or Google anyway. Their only shot would be if ICANN decided they deserved it more and gave it to them without auction. That is a $200K gamble.
