Verisign on March 7th announced a 7% increase in .com prices to take effect on September 1, 2023.
The wholesale price for .com domains will increase from $8.97 currently to $9.59 after the increase which does not include ICANN’s 18-cent fee.
Also registrars mark the price up to cover payment processing, technical and support costs, and profit.
You can read more here: https://domainnamewire.com/2023/02/09/verisign-announces-another-com-price-hike-2/
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