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'''Helmuts Meskonis''' is a Latvian entrepreneur living in the UK, and known for his activities in the domain name industry. He is the founder of the annual B2B convention [[Domain Summit]] and the owner of ~~2 major~~ domain name investing forums [[DNForum.com]] ~~and~~ [[AcornDomains.co.uk]], and focuses his career in connecting domain name industry professionals and promoting domain name space.

'''Helmuts Meskonis''' is a Latvian entrepreneur living in the UK and Latvia, and known for his activities in the domain name industry. He is the founder of the annual B2B convention [[Domain Summit]] and the owner of a number of domain name investing forums [[DNForum.com]], [[AcornDomains.co.uk]], [[ConsultDomain.de]], [[ForumNDD.com]], [[NamesLot.com]], [[27.be]] and few newer forums, and focuses his career in connecting domain name industry professionals and promoting domain name space.

== Early Life ==

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== Domain Summit ==

Launched in London in 2022, the event under the initial name "London Domain Summit" (LDNS) brought together various stakeholders in the domain name industry, including registrars, investors, and technical service providers. After a successful first year, Meskonis expanded the event's scope in 2023, rebranding it as Domain Summit to ~~reflect its global reach~~.

Launched in London in 2022, the event under the initial name "London Domain Summit" (LDNS) brought together various stakeholders in the domain name industry, including registrars, investors, and technical service providers. After a successful first year, Meskonis expanded the event's scope in 2023, rebranding it as Domain Summit to prepare for launching Domain Summit events globally.

~~== Acquisitions ==~~

In 2025 Domain Summit Ltd organized their first [[Domain Summit Asia]] where the co-hosts were [[DN.com]], and information partners were [[.asia]].

~~In April 2023, Meskonis acquired two online forums relevant to the domain~~ name ~~industry:~~

== Domain name Forum Acquisitions ==

~~'''~~AcornDomains.co.uk~~'''~~: ~~The~~ UK's oldest and largest domain investor forum, ~~with over 15~~,~~400 registered members~~ and ~~more than 625,000 posts~~.

Meskonis acquired 6 online forums, where the last 5 are pure domain investing forums:

~~'''~~DNForum.com~~'''~~: ~~The~~ oldest domain forum in the world.

* January 2007 - ibf.lv: Est 2010 - the oldest Latvian online business forum. 4k+ members, 17,7k messages over 3,2k+ discussion threads.

* April 2023 - [[AcornDomains.co.uk]]: Est 2004 - it is the UK's oldest and largest domain investor forum. 7,600+ members (around 8k inactive accounts were removed in May 2024), and has 614k+ messages accross 169k+ forum/marketplace threads.

* April 2023 - [[DNForum.com]]: Est 2001 - it is the oldest global domain forum in the world. 45,000+ members (over 500k inactive accounts were removed in May 2024), and has 1,9 million messages accross 500k+ forum/marketplace threads.

* October 2024 - [[ConsultDomain.de]]: Est 2001 - the oldest and largest German speaking (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) domain investor forum. 6,700+ members, and has 378k+ messages accross 69k+ forum/marketplace threads.

* May 2025 - [[NamesLot.com]]: Est 2004. 43k+ members, and has 71,7k messages accross 21,6k+ forum/marketplace threads.

* September 2025 - [[ForumNDD.com]]: Est 2008 - it is the France's oldest domain investor forum. 1,200+ members, and has 11k+ messages accross 56k+ forum/marketplace threads.

== Advisor ==

Meskonis is an advisor for [[It.com]]

== References ==

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-'''Helmuts Meskonis''' is a Latvian entrepreneur living in the UK, and known for his activities in the domain name industry. He is the founder of the annual B2B convention [[Domain Summit]] and the owner of 2 major domain name investing forums [[DNForum.com]] and [[AcornDomains.co.uk]], and focuses his career in connecting domain name industry professionals and promoting domain name space.
+'''Helmuts Meskonis''' is a Latvian entrepreneur living in the UK and Latvia, and known for his activities in the domain name industry. He is the founder of the annual B2B convention [[Domain Summit]] and the owner of a number of domain name investing forums [[DNForum.com]], [[AcornDomains.co.uk]], [[ConsultDomain.de]], [[ForumNDD.com]], [[NamesLot.com]], [[27.be]] and few newer forums, and focuses his career in connecting domain name industry professionals and promoting domain name space.
 == Early Life ==
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 == Domain Summit ==
-Launched in London in 2022, the event under the initial name "London Domain Summit" (LDNS) brought together various stakeholders in the domain name industry, including registrars, investors, and technical service providers. After a successful first year, Meskonis expanded the event's scope in 2023, rebranding it as Domain Summit to reflect its global reach.
+Launched in London in 2022, the event under the initial name "London Domain Summit" (LDNS) brought together various stakeholders in the domain name industry, including registrars, investors, and technical service providers. After a successful first year, Meskonis expanded the event's scope in 2023, rebranding it as Domain Summit to prepare for launching Domain Summit events globally.
-== Acquisitions ==
+In 2025 Domain Summit Ltd organized their first [[Domain Summit Asia]] where the co-hosts were [[DN.com]], and information partners were [[.asia]].
-In April 2023, Meskonis acquired two online forums relevant to the domain name industry:
+== Domain name Forum Acquisitions ==
-'''AcornDomains.co.uk''': The UK's oldest and largest domain investor forum, with over 15,400 registered members and more than 625,000 posts.
+Meskonis acquired 6 online forums, where the last 5 are pure domain investing forums:
-'''DNForum.com''': The oldest domain forum in the world.
+* January 2007 - ibf.lv: Est 2010 - the oldest Latvian online business forum. 4k+ members, 17,7k messages over 3,2k+ discussion threads.
+* April 2023 - [[AcornDomains.co.uk]]: Est 2004 - it is the UK's oldest and largest domain investor forum. 7,600+ members (around 8k inactive accounts were removed in May 2024), and has 614k+ messages accross 169k+ forum/marketplace threads.
+* April 2023 - [[DNForum.com]]: Est 2001 - it is the oldest global domain forum in the world. 45,000+ members (over 500k inactive accounts were removed in May 2024), and has 1,9 million messages accross 500k+ forum/marketplace threads.
+* October 2024 - [[ConsultDomain.de]]: Est 2001 - the oldest and largest German speaking (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) domain investor forum. 6,700+ members, and has 378k+ messages accross 69k+ forum/marketplace threads.
+* May 2025 - [[NamesLot.com]]: Est 2004. 43k+ members, and has 71,7k messages accross 21,6k+ forum/marketplace threads.
+* September 2025 - [[ForumNDD.com]]: Est 2008 - it is the France's oldest domain investor forum. 1,200+ members, and has 11k+ messages accross 56k+ forum/marketplace threads.
+== Advisor ==
+Meskonis is an advisor for [[It.com]]
 == References ==
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