Number of domain names approaching 77m
10 June 2005
The number of unique internet domain names has almost topped 77 million, according to a new report.
Research by domain registration company VeriSign found that worldwide domain name registrations reached a record high of 76.9 million domain names in the first quarter of 2005; eight per cent up on the fourth quarter of 2004 and 22 per cent higher than the first three months of 2004.
VeriSign claims that more than 6.7 million new domain names were registered in all top-level domains (TLDs) during the first three months of this year, the highest increase in domain name growth to date.
The report reveals that the fastest recent growth in internet services and domain registrations has been in the Far East - China, Japan and South Korea. The domain registration firm suggests that the growth of new domain name registrations was a result of a strengthening global economy, increasing numbers of regular internet users and the continued growth of online advertising.
According to VeriSign, bundled product and services continue to drive growth and domain name registrars and resellers created more packages for registrants in the first quarter of 2005.
"Historically, an indicator of the health and growth of the internet has been the number of domain names registered and renewed," said Raynor Dahlquist, vice president of VeriSign's Naming Services. "Given VeriSign's role as operator of the .com and .net infrastructure, we are uniquely positioned to see the trends and factors driving domain name growth, and ultimately, internet growth."
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