GRS Domains

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article GRS Domains, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 19 July 2025

GRS Domains is a domain registry organization headquartered in Gibraltar, specializing in managing generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The enterprise was established and remains predominantly owned by entrepreneur Iain Roache.

History

Following the discontinuation of services by Famous Four Media (FFM) due to unpaid debts owed by Domain Venture Partners (DVP), GRS Domains took over operations. The company attempted to acquire the .shop gTLD but was ultimately outbid by GMO Registry from Japan.

gTLDs managed

The portfolio of GRS Domains includes sixteen gTLDs such as .accountant, .bid, .cricket, .date, .download, .faith, .loan, .men, .party, .racing, .review, .science, .stream, .trade, .webcam, and .win.

.science

The .science domain initially registered approximately 350,000 names in 2016; however, by late 2019, the number of active registrations had dropped drastically to roughly 14,000, primarily due to poor renewal rates. Research conducted in 2020 indicated limited engagement from the academic sector: 39% of these domains were inactive, 35% listed for resale, 10% redirected elsewhere, and only 16% were actively utilized, with just a small portion linked to scholarly activities.