2008 ccTLD Domain Name Registration Statistics Posted
Acquiring ccTLD domain name registration statistics is quite a different task from dealing with gTLDs like .com or .net etc. The gTLDs provide zonefile access and it is possible to build detailed and accurate statistical models of gTLD registrations. Some ccTLD registries publish their domain name counts. However for various reasons, the lack of zonefile access means that some ccTLDs are unknown territories. The statistics for 54 ccTLDs, including those of the super ccTLDs, have now been published on the HosterStats 2008 Domain Name Counts page. While some of the registries have yet to reply to requests for statistics, there is a very interesting trend developing in the numbers of ccTLD versus gTLD registrations - without domain tasting, the indications are that as a group ccTLDs are beginning to equal and perhaps outnumber new gTLD registrations. This does not mean that the ccTLDs will overtake the gTLDs any time soon. It does mean that without domain tasting, the market in some countries has shifted towards ccTLDs. As markets develop in other countries, they reach a point where the number of local ccTLD domains will exceed the number of locally registered .com and gTLD domains. This tipping point is linked to the market and the level of broadband penetration in that country.
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Written by John McCormac on October 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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