Internet Grew by 4 Million Domains in 4Q 2014, Reaching 288 Million Worldwide

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Internet Grew by 4 Million Domains in 4Q 2014, Reaching 288 Million Worldwide

By CircleID Reporter
March 13, 2015, 4:09 pm PDT Views: 11,335 Add Comment

The fourth quarter of 2014 closed with a base of 288 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of four million domain names, or 1.3 percent over the third quarter of 2014, according to Verisign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief. Registrations have grown by 16.9 million, or 6.2 percent, year over year. Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) registrations were 134.0 million domain names, a 1.5 percent increase quarter over quarter, and an 8.7 percent increase year over year.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2014, 478 new gTLDs were delegated into the root; 65 of which were delegated during the fourth quarter of 2014. New gTLD registrations totaled 3.6 million, or 2.3 percent of total gTLD registrations.

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