Time speeds by in a fast-moving industry like technology and it is once again time to crunch the numbers on the country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) around the world to see which have been the winners and losers (in terms of domain under management) over the last year.
Our 2019 map is now online (pdf) and, as ever, it looks a bit odd. Countries are in the right places, but not of the size we would expect. On our map, the size of the country is relative not to its geographical size, but the number of ccTLD domains currently under management. For yet another year, the tiny island of Tokelau dominates, with over 25 million domains registered. Its popularity is due to .tk domains being available free to all, while no expired domains are ever deleted, allowing the total to continue to build.
read more (nominet uk) download map (pdf)
