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{{Short description|Domain registry operator}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Radix
| logo = Radix, an american domain registry operators.png
| type = Private
| industry = Internet, Domain name registry
| founded = {{start date|2012}}
| founder = Bhavin Turakhia, Divyank Turakhia
| 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 = {{URL|https://radix.website}}
| hq_location = [[Mumbai]], India
}}

'''Radix Registry,''' also known as '''Radix''', is a domain registry operator known for managing and marketing new [[Generic top-level domain|generic top-level domains]] (gTLDs). It was founded in 2012 by Indian entrepreneurs [[Bhavin Turakhia|Bhavin]] and [[Divyank Turakhia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Online |first=DQINDIA |title=Radix Appoints Bhavin Turakhia as the New CEO for domain Registry Business |url=https://www.dqindia.com/radix-appoints-bhavin-turakhia-new-ceo-domain-registry-business/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dqindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
Brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia founded Radix in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> The company was founded with the objective of applying for and operating new gTLDs through [[ICANN]]’s expansion program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2012 |title=ICANN set to release list of new domain proposals - The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/icann-set-to-release-list-of-new-domain-proposals/2012/06/12/gJQAbVoPXV_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526123812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/icann-set-to-release-list-of-new-domain-proposals/2012/06/12/gJQAbVoPXV_story.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> Prior to Radix, the two had founded the tech venture Directi in 1998, when they were in their teens.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendonca |first=Jochelle |date=2016-09-19 |title=Directi, founded by brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, to buy 1 lakh sq feet building |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/directi-founded-by-brothers-bhavin-and-divyank-turakhia-to-buy-1-lakh-sq-feet-building/articleshow/54287458.cms |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Radix was initially a subsidiary of Directi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Shikhar |date=2013-09-11 |title=Domain.com And HostGator Owners To Buy Directi Web For $110 Million : A Strategic Win For Endurance? |url=https://dazeinfo.com/2013/09/11/hostgator-owners-buy-directi-web/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Dazeinfo |language=en-US}}</ref>

Around 2014, Radix also launched the new top-level domains “.host,” “.press,” “.space,” and “.website.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Domain Broker Kevin Kopas Joins Radix Registry as Channel Manager for the Americas |url=https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140903.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dnjournal.com}}</ref> The company has since launched more domain extensions including “.fun,” “.online,” “.store,” “.tech,” “.site,” and “.uno.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radix is Celebrating Their 10th Anniversary With "We Are X" Campaign Launched at NamesCon Global |url=https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2022/dailyposts/20220913.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dnjournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=OpenSRS |date=2022-02-23 |title=Radix's TLDs continue to be strong performers |url=https://opensrs.com/blog/radixs-tlds-continue-to-be-strong-performers/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=OpenSRS |language=en-US}}</ref>

Radix formed an anti-piracy partnership with the [[Motion Picture Association|MPAA]] in 2016, which was the MPAA’s first anti-piracy partnership with a [[domain name registry]] outside the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Charlotte |date=2016-05-13 |title=MPAA Clamps Copyright Infringement Anti-Piracy Partnership |url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/05/13/mpaa-clamps-down-on-copyright-infringement-with-anti-piracy-partnership/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Digital Music News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Lawmakers Urge Verisign to Help Tackle Online Piracy * TorrentFreak |url=https://torrentfreak.com/us-lawmakers-urge-verisign-to-help-tackle-online-piracy-220914/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=2016-05-13 |title=MPAA Teams With Web Registry Radix to Smoke Out Piracy Sites |url=https://www.thewrap.com/mpaa-teams-with-web-registry-radix-to-smoke-out-piracy-sites/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> As part of the agreement, Radix would prevent pirate sites from using domain names and report copyright-infringing sites.<ref name=":1" />

In 2018, Sandeep Ramchandani was appointed as Radix’s global CEO, succeeding Bhavin Turakhia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavin Turakhia's Radix appoints Sandeep Ramchandani as global CEO |url=https://www.vccircle.com/bhavin-turakhias-radix-appoints-sandeep-ramchandani-as-global-ceo |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=VCCircle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Radix appoints Sandeep Ramchandani as its new global CEO - ET CIO |url=https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/radix-appoints-sandeep-ramchandani-as-its-new-global-ceo/62509446 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=ETCIO.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, two of its TLDs, “.online” and “.site” domain names surpassed 1 million domains under management.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-22 |title=Radix's .SITE hits 1M milestone - Exabytes Web Hosting Blog |url=https://www.exabytes.com/blog/radixs-site-hits-1m-milestone/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Radix Registry's .ONLINE Hits the One Million Domains Mark to Become One of the 5 Biggest New gTLDs |url=https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2018/dailyposts/20181102.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dnjournal.com}}</ref>

Radix launched the business name generator Namify in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radix Racks Up Nearly $1 Million in 1H-2020 Premium Domain Sales and Rolls Out New Name Spinner Namify |url=https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2020/dailyposts/20200914.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dnjournal.com}}</ref> The app uses [[artificial intelligence]] to generate legally available business names and business logos based on the prompt given by the user.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Daniel |date=2022-05-04 |title=Things To Think About Before Launching a Business |url=https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/things-to-think-about-before-launching-a-business/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Study Breaks |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Namify Introduces Free Business Name Generator Tool |url=https://hostingjournalist.com/news/namify-introduces-free-business-name-generator-tool |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=HostingJournalist.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radix Books Year's Biggest Non .Com gTLD Sale To Date Banking $400,000 for Betting.online |url=https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2023/dailyposts/1019.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.dnjournal.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2012]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2012]]
[[Category:Domain name registries]]
[[Category:Domain name registrars]]

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