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The latest CENTRstats TLD Market Report has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market, and includes analysis and predictions on the wider technological and...

The latest CENTRstats TLD Market Report has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market, and includes analysis and predictions on the wider technological and...

European ccTLDs represent an estimated 57% of the European domain name market1 with the remaining 43% attributed to .com (32%) and other gTLDs (11%). There is an average of 15 domains (including ccTLD and gTLDs) per 100 people across European countries. Demand for European ccTLDs over 2022...

European ccTLDs represent an estimated 57% of the European domain name market1 with the remaining 43% attributed to .com (32%) and other gTLDs (11%). There is an average of 15 domains (including ccTLD and gTLDs) per 100 people across European countries. Demand for European ccTLDs over 2022...

Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on average. That’s more than legacy TLDs such as...

Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on average. That’s more than legacy TLDs such as...

Statistics and trends in domain name registrations of European country-code domains and the wider global market. Report created quarterly by the Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries. Edition 2022_1. Published: 27 April 2022 Sales, deletions and registrar transfers all...

Statistics and trends in domain name registrations of European country-code domains and the wider global market. Report created quarterly by the Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries. Edition 2022_1. Published: 27 April 2022 Sales, deletions and registrar transfers all...

A unique and global network? Locally deployed internet standards are a new reality – every network does not need to be attached to a global and unique internet, but many of the fundamental principles of networking upon which the global and unique internet still apply. In issues ranging from the...

A unique and global network? Locally deployed internet standards are a new reality – every network does not need to be attached to a global and unique internet, but many of the fundamental principles of networking upon which the global and unique internet still apply. In issues ranging from the...

So-called “DNS Abuse” continues to be the prevalent cross-cutting issue across the ICANN universe. .... Both ccTLDs and gTLDs are working hard to keep the internet community safe, despite no clear definition on DNS abuse, without conclusive data to support the assumption that access to WHOIS is...

So-called “DNS Abuse” continues to be the prevalent cross-cutting issue across the ICANN universe. .... Both ccTLDs and gTLDs are working hard to keep the internet community safe, despite no clear definition on DNS abuse, without conclusive data to support the assumption that access to WHOIS is...

CENTR comment on the Proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC The role of domain name registries in the light of liability exemptions Definition of illegal content Due diligence obligations Powers of Digital...

CENTR comment on the Proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC The role of domain name registries in the light of liability exemptions Definition of illegal content Due diligence obligations Powers of Digital...

CENTR has published a new policy document! The first section of the paper provides an insight into how the Internet works, where online content is located and how it can be accessed, and explains the facilitating role of the domain name system (DNS). The second part of the paper looks at the...

CENTR has published a new policy document! The first section of the paper provides an insight into how the Internet works, where online content is located and how it can be accessed, and explains the facilitating role of the domain name system (DNS). The second part of the paper looks at the...

The global TLD market grew an estimated 3.8% YOY to 369 million domains at October 2019. Median growth of the top 300 largest TLDs was recorded at 3.1% YOY, down from 5.4% a year earlier. Whether continued stagnation is due to reduced business confidence, saturated markets, alternative forms...

The global TLD market grew an estimated 3.8% YOY to 369 million domains at October 2019. Median growth of the top 300 largest TLDs was recorded at 3.1% YOY, down from 5.4% a year earlier. Whether continued stagnation is due to reduced business confidence, saturated markets, alternative forms...

Highlights of the report include the recent PIR sale, the quest for a new DNS, the ABCD BoF, a "Hitchhiker’s Guide to QUIC" and Working Group updates. (download PDF) Battle over PIR Selling a Cash-Cow? Secrecy Who is Ethos Capital? What does this mean for the org-community and the IETF...

Highlights of the report include the recent PIR sale, the quest for a new DNS, the ABCD BoF, a "Hitchhiker’s Guide to QUIC" and Working Group updates. (download PDF) Battle over PIR Selling a Cash-Cow? Secrecy Who is Ethos Capital? What does this mean for the org-community and the IETF...