Evaluate carefully · In redemption
4 chars·.news·In redemptionVerified· 16h ago·likely available ~May 23, 2026
Original owner can still restore. Not safely catchable until ~May 23, 2026.
brand-ready shape and tight, plus easy to say
Score suggests a weak resale profile. Unless you have a specific end-user in mind, the carrying cost outweighs the upside.
Synthesized from the DQS, aftermarket estimate, registration cost, lifecycle stage, and trademark check on this page. Not financial advice — your portfolio strategy overrides.
| Length | 4 |
| TLD | .news |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
The SLD "pogo" gives pogo.news built-in semantic weight, which shifts the domain's value toward exact-match search demand. The 4-character length is premium territory; domains this short in established TLDs rarely reach open registration without being caught immediately. Vowel-heavy and smooth to say aloud. The .news extension leans toward content and publishing use cases rather than SaaS or consumer apps. No Wayback snapshots exist for this address, which typically means prior owners never developed a public site. DQS 47/100 is the mid-band: the domain has real signals behind it but isn't an obvious standout. Mid-band names reward buyers who understand a specific niche. The domain is currently in the Redemption Grace Period — the original owner retains the right to restore for roughly 24 more days. It is not available to register today. The signals are mixed enough that we'd only recommend the name to someone who already has a concrete use for it rather than as a speculative play.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
Deep-link into backlink checkers
Real backlink counts come from dedicated crawlers (Ahrefs, Moz, Majestic). Each button opens pogo.news pre-loaded in that tool — zero keystrokes to cross-check.
1
drop recorded so far
Apr 18, 2026
first observed
Apr 18, 2026
last observed
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Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.
Social handle availability
A 404 on the profile page means the handle is free to claim. Grabbing matching handles at registration time is cheap insurance against impersonation + easier brand rollout later.
Other domains that dropped at the same registrar on 2026-04-18. Registrars often drop batches of expired portfolios together — worth a scan if you like this shape.
Not catchable yet — queue up early
The owner can still restore. Drop-catcher pre-orders lock in priority; retail registration will fail until release.
via RDAP · cached 6h
Redemption period. Original owner can still restore for a fee. Typically catchable ~30-35 days after redemption start — not safe to pay a backorder fee yet if the owner looks active.
client transfer prohibitedredemption period
| Status | Redemption period |
| Registrar | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. |
| Created | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Expires | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Last updated | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Nameservers | ns15.abovedomains.com, ns16.abovedomains.com |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
| Registration cost | — |