With 3,428,951 names in stock at 31 December 2019, the .FR gained 3.7% in 2019 with a net balance of 123,655 names. Although somewhat in decline compared to 2018 (4.4% increase), this growth is still well above that of the French market as a whole, which grew by just 2.0% for all TLDs combined.
The .FR has thus continued to advance, gaining ground year on year to achieve an all-time high in 2019 with 37.7% of market share.
This momentum can be explained by two driving forces:
The .FR has thus continued to advance, gaining ground year on year to achieve an all-time high in 2019 with 37.7% of market share.
This momentum can be explained by two driving forces:
- The creation of .FR domain names, which continued on an upward trend in 2019 with a +5% variation between 2018 and 2019.
- The Maintenance Rate* of .FR in 2019 which, although down slightly compared to 2018 (82.7% vs. 83.9%), remains extremely satisfactory and well above that of .COM at around 78%-79% worldwide in 2019.
