753,412 new .fr domain names were created in 2022, up 9% on 2019, the base year. This continued high level of create operations notably confirms that the digital transformation of VSEs/SMEs is continuing and has reached a new milestone, given that the creation of new .fr domain names fluctuated between 600,000 and 700,000 per year up until the health crisis, which led many small businesses to obtain their own website and domain name in a hurry.
The .fr TLD also reached the symbolic threshold of 4 million domain names in December 2022, while annual growth in stock stood at 2.9% over the year. Although this performance indicates a slowdown compared with 2021 (+5.9% growth in stock), it remains above the growth of the French market (+1.3%) and the +2% growth of the European ccTLD (Internet domains corresponding to country codes) market.
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The .fr TLD also reached the symbolic threshold of 4 million domain names in December 2022, while annual growth in stock stood at 2.9% over the year. Although this performance indicates a slowdown compared with 2021 (+5.9% growth in stock), it remains above the growth of the French market (+1.3%) and the +2% growth of the European ccTLD (Internet domains corresponding to country codes) market.
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