.eu Figures Show Classic Boom and Bust Pattern

The monthly figures for .eu ccTLD show a classic boom to bust pattern. The growth figures ,(April is from 8/04/2006), below. The July figures show where EURid put the Ovidio Limited syndicate’s domains on hold. A domain that is on-hold is still in the zonefile and active.

April: 453928
May: 147311
June: 155432
July: -2352
August: 78283

But there is a hidden element to these figures. The accepted Sunrise domains are being activated and added to the number of active .eu domains. With the claims of PwC BE “validating” over 1000 .eu applications a day, the number of new registrations is less than it appears. Far from the .eu TLD being one of the market leaders, its growth rate is falling back to that of a mid-range ccTLD.

The next major event for .eu will be when the Ovidio Limited syndicate’s .eu domains are released for reregistration. But knowing how incompetent the management of EURid is when it comes to such issues, these domains will probably be snapped up by other bogus registrars and end up in the possession of exactly the same people.

Written by John McCormac on September 29th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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