- Impact
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excerpt:
2007 ended with a total base of just over 58 million ccTLD domain name registrations.
The ccTLDs as a whole experienced six percent growth quarter over quarter and 33
percent growth year over year. The largest ccTLDs saw moderate growth or slowing in
the fourth quarter. For example, only eight of the top 20 largest ccTLDs increased the
size of their base at a rate faster than then they did in the third quarter. Of those, the
growth rate of only two grew at rates greater than one percentage point; .cn’s growth rate
grew at just over six percentage points and .fr grew at just over one percentage point over
the previous quarter.
There were pockets of impressive growth among the ccTLDs. For example, .cn, .ru
(Russian Federation), .es (Spain) and .tv experienced double digit growth in the fourth
quarter compared to the previous quarter. When viewed on an annual basis, four of
the largest ccTLDs surpassed the 50 percent mark for year over year growth including
.cn (399 percent), .ru (61 percent), .es (52 percent) and .tv (51 percent). Growth for
these domain names was driven by a variety of factors. The .cn Registry continued its
price promotion while .ru benefi ted from continued growth of its Internet industry
and .es continued its growth triggered by liberalization of its registration requirements
a few years ago. VeriSign, who manages the .tv domain name registry, conducted media
outreach and promotions designed to establish .tv as the domain name for rich media
content and capture the explosive growth of online video.
if this was posted already, forgive me!
2007 ended with a total base of just over 58 million ccTLD domain name registrations.
The ccTLDs as a whole experienced six percent growth quarter over quarter and 33
percent growth year over year. The largest ccTLDs saw moderate growth or slowing in
the fourth quarter. For example, only eight of the top 20 largest ccTLDs increased the
size of their base at a rate faster than then they did in the third quarter. Of those, the
growth rate of only two grew at rates greater than one percentage point; .cn’s growth rate
grew at just over six percentage points and .fr grew at just over one percentage point over
the previous quarter.
There were pockets of impressive growth among the ccTLDs. For example, .cn, .ru
(Russian Federation), .es (Spain) and .tv experienced double digit growth in the fourth
quarter compared to the previous quarter. When viewed on an annual basis, four of
the largest ccTLDs surpassed the 50 percent mark for year over year growth including
.cn (399 percent), .ru (61 percent), .es (52 percent) and .tv (51 percent). Growth for
these domain names was driven by a variety of factors. The .cn Registry continued its
price promotion while .ru benefi ted from continued growth of its Internet industry
and .es continued its growth triggered by liberalization of its registration requirements
a few years ago. VeriSign, who manages the .tv domain name registry, conducted media
outreach and promotions designed to establish .tv as the domain name for rich media
content and capture the explosive growth of online video.
if this was posted already, forgive me!
