The new gTLD .Tube goes live where domain names can be registered on a first come, first serve basis at a handful of domain name registrars starting at 14:00 UTC.
However some of the largest registrars are not listed on the .Tube website including Godaddy.com; Chinese registrars West.cn, HiChina (www.net.cn) and ename.net.
Actually out of the top 10 domain name registrars for new gTLD’s according to ntldstats.com, only 1 of the top 10 domain registrars is participating which is Uniregistry.
I took a quick look at the zone file for .tube, which did not seem to have a Early Access Program or a landrush period, so all the registrations were taken by trademark holders in Sunrise.
However, I found just 40 domain name registrations by trademark holders in the zone file, which is definitely on the low end of numbers of registrations for new gTLD’s. Many of the 40 were registered by Google brands.
Big misses from Sunrise registrations are any for Twitter or Apple which typically protect many of its products and brands.
Here are the domain names that were registered in Sunrise according to the zone file for .Tube as of publication:
accredo.tube
adp.tube
adsense.tube
adwords.tube
agilent.tube
alphabet.tube
android.tube
asda.tube
beachbody.tube
blogger.tube
chanel.tube
chrome.tube
converse.tube
curascript.tube
entrepreneur.tube
express-scripts.tube
expressscripts.tube
Facebook.tube
feeln.tube
flickr.tube
gmail.tube
Google.tube
hallmarkhalloffame.tube
instagram.tube
mapfre.tube
Microsoft.tube
Nike.tube
samsclub.tube
startrek.tube
teambeachbody.tube
trailers.tube
tumblr.tube
tupperware.tube
tupperwarebrands.tube
ubc.tube
wal-mart.tube
Walmart.tube
wordpress.tube
yahoo.tube
YouTube.tube
