Close to 3.1 Million Domain Names Registered in the Third Quarter of 2015

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Close to 3.1 Million Domain Names Registered in the Third Quarter of 2015

By CircleID Reporter
December 17, 2015, 11:41 pm PST Views: 9,779 Add Comment

Approximately 3.1 million domain names were registered in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names close to 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief by Verisign.

The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent over the second quarter of 2015. Worldwide registrations have grown by 14.8 million, or 5.2 percent, year over year.

The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth in the third quarter of 2015, reaching a combined total of approximately 135.2 million .com and .net domain names in the domain name base. This represents a 3.4 percent increase year over year. As of Sept. 30, 2015, the domain name base of .com equaled 120.1 million names, while .net equaled 15.1 million names.

Top 10 Largest TLDs By Zone Size (Click to Enlarge)
Source: Zooknic, Q3 2015 / Verisign, Q3 2015 / Centralized Zone Data Service, Q3 2015
¹ The generic top-level domain (gTLD) and ccTLD data cited in the report are estimates as of the time this report was developed, and is subject to change as more complete data is received. Total includes ccTLD Internationalized Domain Names.

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