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A R C T I C O C E A N
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I N D I A N
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Malawi
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JordanPalestine
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Austria Hungary
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France
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TurkeyGreece
Belarus
Romania
Sweden
Ireland
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PolandGermany
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A R C T I C O C E A N
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
I N D I A N
O C E A N
N O R T H
P A C I F I C O C E A N
S O U T H E R N
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N O R T H
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S O U T H
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Gulf ofMexico
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Saint Helena
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Malta
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Mayotte
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Tokelau(NZ)
Am. samoa (US)
Niue(NZ)
Pitcairn (uk)
Samoa
Belize
Guatemala Honduras
El Salvador Nicaragua
Costa Rica Panama
Guyana
Surinam
Guyane (Fr.)
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Trinidad & Tobago
Gambia
Guinea Bissau Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
GhanaTogo
Benin
Eq. Guinea
Rwanda
Burundi
Malawi
Brunei
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Kuwait
JordanPalestine
Lebanon
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Israel
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Belgium
Bulgaria
Austria Hungary
Croatia
Maldives
Cocos (Keeling)Islands
Kerguelen (Fr.)
Alaska(US)
A l e u t i a n I s l a n d s
HawaiianIslands (US)
Réunion (Fr.)
IslasCanarias (Sp.)
Saint Pierre & Miquelon
Spain
France
Portugal
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Iceland
Norway
Finland
TurkeyGreece
Belarus
Romania
Sweden
Ireland
Denmark
PolandGermany
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Novaja
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Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands (Nor.)
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JapanSyria
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Sri Lanka
Iran
India
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Pakistan
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Singapore
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Morocco
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DomainWire Stat Report
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Reg
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iesDomainWire Stat Report gives an update on some basic internet statistics
with a focus on domain names particularly in Europe. AUTUMN 2012
CENTR is a not-for-profi t organisation dedicated to supporting the interest of country code TLD managers. The objectives of CENTR are to promote and participate in the development of high standards and best
practices among ccTLD Registries.
15 020 000
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ccTLD Registrations
1.22
1.28
1.29
1.30
1.53
1.69
1.73
1.92
2.31
2.35
2.39
2.40
2.49
2.89
3.35
3.60
3.79
4.92
10.09
15.02
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
.SE (Sweden)
.BE (Belgium)
.JP (Japan)
.CO (Colombia)
.ES (Spain)
.CH (Switzerland)
.US (United States)
.CA (Canada)
.FR (France)
.PL (Poland)
.IT (Italy)
.AU (Australia)
.AR (Argentina)
.BR (Brazil)
.CN (China)
.EU (European Union)
.RU (Russian Federation)
.NL (Netherlands)
.UK (United Kingdom)
.DE (Germany)
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1
Millions
This chart shows the 20 largest ccTLDs*. There are 254 active ccTLD extensions and the 20 largest together manage over 67 million domain names - around 75% of all ccTLD registrations globally and around 30% of all domain registrations (gTLD and ccTLD) globally.
Germany (.de) and the United Kingdom (.uk) continue to lead the list and both have crossed significant landmarks in recent months (.de passed 15 million registrations in April 2012 and .uk 10 million registrations in March 2012).
In terms of growth, .uk experienced a slightly higher net growth over the past 12 months at 7.5% while .de grew around 4.5%. The European average is 9.2%
11 of the top 20 ccTLDs are European.
Top 20 ccTLDs
Domain count sources: CENTR database,Hosterstats.com, LACTLD, APTLD, AFTLD, VeriSign Industry Report (March 2012) for some aggregate figures *Domain counts are listed as at the end of April 2012 Note: .tk TLD (Tokelau) not included in top 20, however it is reported to have around 8.5 million registrations – making it the 3rd largest ccTLD
Global TLD breakdown
.COM, Aprox 75% of
all gTLDs
.NET
.ORG .INFO
.BIZ .MOBI Other
gTLDs
Top 20 largest ccTLDs (75%)
All other ccTLDs (25%)
The total number of domain name registrations (ccTLD and gTLD) is roughly 230 million of which 40% are ccTLD registrations (around 90.6 million registrations) and 60% gTLD names. Of the gTLDs the .com TLD has around 75% of the share (around 103 million registrations). Over the past 12 months gTLD registrations have grown slightly slower than ccTLDs – around 7.7% compared to 10.8% for ccTLDs.
gTLD Registrations
48%
17% 16% 16% 15%
.CO .ES .RU .BR .AU
The chart to the right shows the top 5 highest growth rates from ccTLDs in the top 20 list over the past 12 months. The median growth rate of the top 20 list is 11.2% (12 months).
The high growth of .au (Australia) over the past year has pushed it up two positions in the top 20 list to 9th
Domain count sources: CENTR database,Hosterstats.com, LACTLD, APTLD, AFTLD, VeriSign Industry Report
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
.SE (Sweden)
.BE (Belgium)
.JP (Japan)
.CO (Colombia)
.ES (Spain)
.CH (Switzerland)
.US (United States)
.CA (Canada)
.FR (France)
.PL (Poland)
.IT (Italy)
.AU (Australia)
.AR (Argentina)
.BR (Brazil)
.CN (China)
.EU (European Union)
.RU (Russian Federation)
.NL (Netherlands)
.UK (United Kingdom)
.DE (Germany)
2019
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Millions
This chart shows the 20 largest ccTLDs*. There are 254 active ccTLD extensions and the 20 largest together manage over 67 million domain names - around 75% of all ccTLD registrations globally and around 30% of
15 020 000all domain registrations (gTLD and ccTLD) globally.
15 020 00015 020 000Germany (.de) and the United Kingdom (.uk) continue to lead the list and 15 020 00015 020 000both have crossed 15 020 00015 020 000significant landmarks in recent months (.de pa15 020 00015 020 000ssed 15 15 020 00015 020 000million 15 020 00015 020 000registrations in April 2012 15 020 00015 020 000and .uk 10 million15 020 00015 020 000registrations in 15 020 000March 201215 020 000March 201215 020 000)15 020 000)15 020 000.
In terms of growth, .uk experienced a slightly higher net growth over the past 12 months at 7.5% while .de grew around 4.5%. The European average is 9.2%
11 of the top 20 ccTLDs are European.
Domain count sDomain count sources: CENTR database,Hosterstats.com, LACTLD, APTLD, AFTLD, VeriSign Industry Report (March 2012) for some aggregate figures*Domain counts are listed as at the end of April 2012Domain counts are listed as at the end of April 2012Note: .tkNote: .tk TLD (Tokelau) not included in top 20, however it is reported to have TLD (Tokelau) not included in top 20, however it is reported to have around 8.5 million registrationsaround 8.5 million registrations – making it the 3making it the 3rd largest ccTLDlargest ccTLD
48%
17% 16% 16% 15%
.CO .ES .RU .BR .AU
The chart to the right shows the top 5 highest growth rates from ccTLDs in the top 20 list over the past 12 months. The median growth rate of the top 20 list is 11.2% (12 months).
The high growth of .au (Australia) over the past year has pushed it up two positions in the top 20 list to 9th
75
%Global TLD breakdown
Top 20 ccTLDs
700 000
11,211,2The map represents European countries according to the number of domain namesregistered under the national ccTLD per 100 residents in thecountry. The countries with highest penetration are; Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark.
.ME.ME.ME.CY
.HU.CZ .ES.ES
10%
20%
30%
700 000Over the 700 000700 000past 700 000700 00012 months700 000700 000, the 700 000700 000following 700 000700 000ccTLDs (700 000700 000right700 000700 000) 700 000achieved the highest growth 700 000achieved the highest growth 700 000 in terms 700 000of percentage700 000700 000in Europe 700 000700 000–700 000Montenegro (.me), Cyprus (.cy), Hungary (.hu), Czech Republic 700 000Montenegro (.me), Cyprus (.cy), Hungary (.hu), Czech Republic 700 000700 000(.cz) and Spain (.es)700 000700 000. In terms of absolute values in growth,700 000.uk 700 000.uk 700 000 tops the list with the addition of 700 000addition of 700 000more than 700 000more than 700 000700,000 domains (net) to their zone. 700 000700,000 domains (net) to their zone. 700 000
Source: CENTR Domain Statistics. Populations based on CIA World Fact book (July 2012 estimates).Note: .eu population based is on EU 27 Countries (500 million) giving a lower than average number
(estimated at 0.72 per 100 residents).
Domains per 100 residents;
Mapping constructed using Stat planet software
European Outlook
Growth period: April 2011–April 2012
D o m a i n N a m e 11,2D o m a i n N a m e 11,2 P e n e t r a t i o n
The chart (left) shows the monthly growth rates of European ccTLDs alongside the total number of registrations over the last 12 months.
European ccTLDs grew around 9.2% overall in this period. In the same period, global gTLD registrations grew 7.7%.
G r o w t h i n E u r o p e
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.se .lu .at .uk .de .dk .ch .nl .me .li
Top 10 Market Penetration
Highest Growth ccTLDs in Europe
Highest Growth ccTLD .me
Largest ccTLD .de
Average Private/Commercial registration ratio Private (40%) Commercial (60%)
Average Market share of top 3 largest Registrars per Registry 45%
Average number of characters in a domain name 11.2
11,2
In Europe, there are roughly 59 million domain name registrations. To the right are some key statistics on the European ccTLD market taken from a recent CENTR statistical survey.
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European ccTLD Registrations European ccTLDs Growth
European Outlook
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%World Internet Usage
The chart (right) shows the average renewal rates of a sample group of 22 European ccTLDs divided into groups based on zone size (number of domain names in Registry) over a 3 year period.
ccTLD Registries with between 1-2 million domain names have the highest renewal rates averaging 84% over the period.
The average renewal rate of the sample group of European ccTLDs (all zone size categories)
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%categories)
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%in 2011 was 77.8%
compared to 73% 77,0%-86,3%-73,3%compared to 73% 77,0%-86,3%-73,3% for .com/.net*
Domain Renewal Rates
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%
77.3%85.6%
73.1%73.1%77.5%84.1%
71.1%71.1%77.0%
86.3%73.3%73.3%
0%
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100%
< 1 million registrations
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%< 1 million registrations
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77,0%-86,3%-73,3%1
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%77,0%-86,3%-73,3%-
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%2 million registrations
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%2 million registrations
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%Over 2 million registrations
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%Over 2 million registrations
77,0%-86,3%-73,3%
2009 2010 2011
Sources:CENTR Member statistical Survey 11/12
.com/.net renewal rate sourced from VeriSign Industry Brief (March 2012)
67.5%67.5%
35.6%35.6%
78.6%78.6%
39.5%39.5%
61.3%
13.5%13.5%13.5%13.5%
26.2%26.2%26.2%
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Oceania / Australia
Middle East North America
Latin America /
Carib.
Europe Africa Asia
Billi
ons
Population ( 2011 Est.) Internet Users Penetration (% Population)
Oceania / Australia
1% Middle East3%
North America12%
Latin America / Carib.11%
Europe22%
Africa6%
Asia45%
The pie chart (The pie chart (left) shows proportions of internet usage globally. The Asian region represents 45% of all internet globally. The Asian region represents 45% of all internet users in the world (increased from 44% in 2010). users in the world (increased from 44% in 2010).
Over the past 10 years, the regions of Africa, the Middle Over the past 10 years, the regions of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America have had the highest growth East and Latin America have had the highest growth in internet usage. Africa rose from around 4.5 million users internet usage. Africa rose from around 4.5 million users in 2000 to in 2000 to 139.8 million in 2011.
The chart (right) shows internet ) shows internet usage and populations categorised usage and populations categorised by their region. Asia has the largest region. Asia has the largest population as well as the largest population as well as the largest number of internet users however is number of internet users however is much lower in terms of the number lower in terms of the number of internet users per capita (26.2% -increased from 24% in Dec 2010). increased from 24% in Dec 2010). North America has the most internet North America has the most internet users per capita (78%) followed by users per capita (78%) followed by Oceania (67.5% - increase from 60% increase from 60% in Dec 2010)
The African region has the lowest The African region has the lowest internet penetration with just 13.5 internet penetration with just 13.5 % (increase of 2% from 2011) of its % (increase of 2% from 2011) of its population using the internet.
Sources:www.internetworldstats.com
Domain Renewal Rates
World Internet Usage
www.centr.org
SOURCES All data in this report is sourced from the following: CENTR, LACTLD, APTLD, AFTLD, www.hosterstats.com, www.internetworldstats.com and references from the VeriSign Industry Report (March 2012). CENTR would like to thank the support of other Regional Organisations LACTLD, APTLD and AFTLD for their continued support in the development of statistical reporting for the global ccTLD community ‘European ccTLDs definition: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union (.eu), Spain Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal. These countries are estimated to represent at least 95% of all European ccTLDs in terms of domain count.
Source: Internet World Stats - www.internetworldstats.com Statistics from this source are quoted as being as at
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