Internet Grows to 333.8 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2018
June 14 2018 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global leader in domain names
and internet security, today announced that the first quarter of
2018 closed with approximately 333.8 million domain name
registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of
approximately 1.4 million domain name registrations, or 0.4
percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017.1,2 Domain name
registrations have grown by approximately 3.2 million, or 1.0
percent, year over year.1,2
The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of approximately
148.3 million domain name registrations in the domain name base3 at
the end of the first quarter of 2018, with an increase of
approximately 1.9 million domain name registrations, or 1.3
percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. The .com and .net
TLDs had a combined increase of approximately 4.6 million domain
name registrations, or 3.2 percent, year over year.
New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled
approximately 9.6 million at the end of the first quarter of 2018,
compared to 9.5 million domain name registrations for the first
quarter of 2017.
Verisign publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief to provide
internet users throughout the world with statistical and analytical
research and data on the domain name industry. The first quarter
2018 Domain Name Industry Brief, as well as previous reports, can
be obtained at Verisign.com/DNIB.
About Verisign
Verisign, a global leader in domain names and internet security,
enables internet navigation for many of the world's most recognized
domain names and provides protection for websites and enterprises
around the world. Verisign ensures the security, stability and
resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, including
the .com and .net domains and two of the internet's root servers,
as well as performs the root zone maintainer function for the core
of the internet's Domain Name System (DNS). Verisign’s Security
Services include Distributed Denial of Service Protection and
Managed DNS. To learn more about what it means to be Powered
by Verisign, please visit Verisign.com.
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1 The figure(s) includes domain names in the .tk ccTLD. .tk is a
free ccTLD that provides free domain names to individuals and
businesses. Revenue is generated by monetizing expired domain
names. Domain names no longer in use by the registrant or expired
are taken back by the registry and the residual traffic is sold to
advertising networks. As such, there are no deleted .tk domain
names.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131216006048/en/Freenom-Closes-3M-Series-Funding#.UxeUGNJDv9s.2The
generic top-level domain (gTLD) and ccTLD data cited in the brief:
(i) includes ccTLD Internationalized Domain Names, (ii) is an
estimate as of the time the brief was developed and (iii) is
subject to change as more complete data is received.3 The domain
name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names that
are registered but not configured for use in the respective
Top-Level Domain zone file plus the number of domain names that are
in a client or server hold status.
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VeriSign, Inc.Investor Relations:David Atchley,
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703-948-4481dchapman@verisign.com
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