Radix (company)
Domain registry operator
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Radix Registry, also known as Radix, is a domain registry operator known for managing and marketing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). It was founded in 2012 by Indian entrepreneurs Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia.[1]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Domain name registry |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Bhavin Turakhia, Divyank Turakhia |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Bhavin Turakhia (Founder & CEO) |
| Products | gTLDs (.fun, .host, .online, .uno, .press, .pw, .site, .space, .store, .tech, .website) |
| Parent | Directi Group |
| Website | radix |
History
Brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia founded Radix in 2012.[1] The company was founded with the objective of applying for and operating new gTLDs through ICANN’s expansion program.[2] Prior to Radix, the two had founded the tech venture Directi in 1998, when they were in their teens.[3] Radix was initially a subsidiary of Directi.[4]
Around 2014, Radix also launched the new top-level domains “.host,” “.press,” “.space,” and “.website.”[5] The company has since launched more domain extensions including “.fun,” “.online,” “.store,” “.tech,” “.site,” and “.uno.”[6][7]
Radix formed an anti-piracy partnership with the MPAA in 2016, which was the MPAA’s first anti-piracy partnership with a domain name registry outside the United States.[8][9][10] As part of the agreement, Radix would prevent pirate sites from using domain names and report copyright-infringing sites.[8]
In 2018, Sandeep Ramchandani was appointed as Radix’s global CEO, succeeding Bhavin Turakhia.[11][12]
In 2019, two of its TLDs, “.online” and “.site” domain names surpassed 1 million domains under management.[13][14]
Radix launched the business name generator Namify in September 2020.[15] The app uses artificial intelligence to generate legally available business names and business logos based on the prompt given by the user.[16][17]
Radix secured its largest non-.com gTLD sale to date after selling the domain “Betting.online” directly to a buyer for $400,000 in 2023.[18]