often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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The billionaire population doubled to 291 within five years, then stretched to nearly 500 as the dot-com bubble inflated fortunes in the late 1990s.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The rush of large IPOs in rapid succession is reminiscent of the dot-com era of the late 1990s.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The top spot belongs to the opening bell of the dot-com bear market.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 June 2026
The Economist explains that mega-IPOs sometimes signal bear markets — prolonged periods of declining prices — as in 2021, but could likewise forewarn heavier downturns, like the Great Recession or the collapse of the dot-com bubble.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The rush of large IPOs in rapid succession is reminiscent of the dot-com era of the late 1990s.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The top spot belongs to the opening bell of the dot-com bear market.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 June 2026
The Economist explains that mega-IPOs sometimes signal bear markets — prolonged periods of declining prices — as in 2021, but could likewise forewarn heavier downturns, like the Great Recession or the collapse of the dot-com bubble.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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