Verisign Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 370.7M Domain Name Registrations

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Verisign Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 370.7M Domain Name Registrations

	By Verisign (Sponsored Post) A Global Provider of Domain Name Registry Services and Internet Infrastructure
	November 23, 2020 Views: 3,214

**Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief**
Q3 2020 – Download Full Report

Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2020 closed with 370.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.2 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2020.^{1, 2} Domain name registrations have grown by 10.8 million, or 3.0 percent, year over year.^{1, 2}

Check out the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief to see domain name statistics from the third quarter of 2020, including:

This quarter’s Domain Name Industry Brief also includes a look at how educating employees on identifying common characteristics of deceptive websites can help combat ever-increasing cybersecurity threats, particularly as more employees work from home.

To see past issues of the Domain Name Industry Brief, please visit Verisign.com/DNIBArchives.

By Verisign, A Global Provider of Domain Name Registry Services and Internet Infrastructure –

Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign enables the security, stability, and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit Verisign.com.

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