Last updated: 2026-10-08 · Movement: Initial publication
Why this name ranks here
RU is assessed as a position for namespace selection, online identity and digital presence. Its researched evidence includes IANA evidence for the existing .ru namespace, DNIB registration-scale context. The strategic, commercial, future, linguistic and N-o1-fit inputs are editorial judgments. Missing sale, registration and search evidence is left unknown rather than invented. The regional code is assessed for geographic identity, not universal linguistic meaning.
Scarcity: Exact N-o1 names are exclusive under existing namespace terms. Registry delegation or an application does not establish second-level availability or quantified scarcity.
Score inputs and evidence coverage
Factor
Input /100
Weighted points
Assessment / source basis
Historical .COM sale evidence
Unknown
0 · missing evidence
Unknown: no verified domain-only sale is included; zero contribution is not a zero-value claim.
.COM / category strategic strength
66
9.90
Editorial rubric: broad positioning / namespace signal. This is not a .COM transaction claim.
Existing TLD / namespace adoption
80
8.00
DNIB Q2 2026 supports all-tld rank #8; editorial tier: 80/100. This is not a live registration count.
2026 ICANN application demand
Unknown
0 · missing evidence
Unknown: not present in the contention-set source used here. Absence from that file does not prove zero applications; uncontested applications are outside its scope.
Search / category demand
Unknown
0 · missing evidence
Unknown: no search-volume or category-demand measurement was verified; zero contribution.
Commercial market strength
80
8.00
Editorial assessment of monetisation fit for digital identity; no market-size or revenue estimate is asserted.
AI / SI / future relevance
85
8.50
Editorial relevance to future digital products in digital identity; not a growth forecast.
Brevity and memorability
100
5.00
Length-based editorial proxy: 2 characters; input=max(35,110−5×length), capped at 100. It does not measure recall in user studies.
Global linguistic usability
55
2.75
Editorial linguistic usability assessment: regional identity; no multilingual survey is claimed.
N-o1 positioning fit
80
8.00
Editorial fit between RU and a category-defining N-o1 identity.
Category strength, commercial strength, future relevance, brevity, global usability and N-o1 fit are editorial assessments. Scores are not valuations.
Market evidence
EXISTING EXTENSION
.RU · country-code TLD
IANA lists .ru as country-code; sponsoring manager: Coordination Center for TLD RU. This confirms namespace existence, not unrestricted registration, popularity, a sale price or second-level availability.
Monthly lease: $4,125.00 · annual total $49,500.00 (5% of existing SSV). Minimum 12 months, renews annually; no separate renewal fee. Subject to confirmation of Authoritative SSV.
Exclusive renewable licence within the privately operated N-o1.com namespace. It does not convey ownership of N-o1.com or ICANN registry rights.
One name. Different domain rights.
ru.COM is a second-level domain in the .COM gTLD; registration and availability are not verified here. ru.N-o1.com is a privately licensed subdomain. Their rights differ.