{"id":4243,"date":"2012-07-27T21:18:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.resellerclub.com\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:00:25","slug":"state-of-the-domain-name-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/state-of-the-domain-name-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Domain Name Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Verisign recently released the latest version of the Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief <\/a>which reveals that there are now 233 million Domain Name registrations across all TLDs.<\/p>\n

From the report, it\u2019s pretty evident that the Domain Name Industry has seen a fairly consistent growth rate of 11% in Q1 2012<\/strong>. However, there has been a significant increase in ccTLD registrations<\/strong> with a growth rate of 16.2%<\/strong> over last year.<\/p>\n

It’s an interesting read and you can check out the entire report here<\/a>. Some of the key takeaways from the brief are mentioned below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Q1 2012 closed at 233 million domain name registrations<\/strong> i.e. a growth of 11%<\/strong> over Q1 2011- Tweet This!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Total ccTLD registrations are approaching 100 million with 94.9 million ccTLDs<\/strong> currently registered – Tweet This!<\/strong><\/a>\n
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    This neat prediction chart by Pingdom shows that total ccTLD Registrations will cross the 100 Million mark in 2012.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  3. There are 290+ ccTLD extensions<\/strong> with the top 10 ccTLDs<\/strong> comprising 60% of all registrations<\/strong> – Tweet This!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Currently 69% of .com\/.net Domains<\/strong> host multiple-page websites<\/strong> with only 14% not having a website – Tweet This!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    233 Million Domain Names \u2013 What Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    While the Domain Name industry is currently seeing a consistent growth year on year, it remains to be seen how new gTLDs will impact the state of the market<\/p>\n

    How do you think Domain Name registrations will be impacted once new gTLDs are introduced?<\/p>\n

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    Sources:<\/em>
    \n     Verisign Domain Industry Brief<\/a><\/em>
    \n     Royal Pingdom <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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