Richard Kirkendall (@namecheapceo123) — Twitter Score 26 out of 1000

Richard Kirkendall is a domain-infrastructure entrepreneur who founded Namecheap, one of the web's major domain registrars, and subsequently stepped down as its CEO following a majority-stake acquisition. Richard Kirkendall's Twitter Score is 26 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #37,169 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

Richard Kirkendall founded Namecheap in 2000, building it into a large-scale domain and hosting provider. In September 2025, CVC Capital Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in Namecheap in a transaction valuing the company at $1.5 billion including debt, per reporting at the time. Kirkendall was reported to retain a large stake in the company, and while he stepped down as CEO, Namecheap's official leadership page continues to identify him as Founder.

Richard Kirkendall currently works at Spaceship as Chief of Strategy and Innovation, a domain and hosting platform that has described Handshake and decentralized integrations as part of its product roadmap. Namecheap also acquired a controlling interest in Namebase in February 2022, an on-ramp, marketplace, and registrar interface for the Handshake blockchain, a decentralized naming system whose native HNS coin is used for name auctions and transaction fees. In March 2024, Kirkendall indicated that.wallet Handshake domains would return for sale through Namebase.

Richard Kirkendall's account has accumulated 14,122 followers as of August 2026 and 5,815 posts, and has been mentioned by 2 accounts a total of 2 times.

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