.EU Renewal Rate Tops 80 Percent In 2013: EURid Report
On average, 81 percent of .eu domain names were renewed in 2013, according to the latest progress report from the .eu registry EURid. This is the seventh year running that .eu has maintained such a high renewal rate, indicating that .eu domain name holders are a loyal group.
“Internet users want to be able to express themselves online through TLDs that inspire feelings of trust, quality and security,” explains EURid General Manager Marc Van Wesemael. “.eu has always had the reputation of being a quality and trustworthy domain, and the renewal rate is proof that our registrants feel the same way.”
That end-users, particularly businesses, are keen to benefit from the quality and trustworthiness conveyed by the .eu brand is further underlined by the fact that the TLD has the highest percentage of business websites when compared with the largest gTLDs, according to the latest website categorisation report published by EURid in collaboration with the Statistics Research Centre of the University of Leuven (Belgium).
37.8 percent of .eu websites are used for business purposes, compared with an average of 30.5 percent of websites under gTLDs like .com, .biz and .net.
Other highlights of the report included:
- the number of .eu registrations increased by 9,502 domain names to 3.71 million, a net increase of 0.3 percent for the fourth quarter, 2013
- the number of Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) in the .eu portfolio at the end of Q4 2013 was 51 996, or 1.4 percent of all registrations
- there were a total of 752 .eu accredited registrars, the top ten registrars accounted for 36.8 percent of all .eu registrations
- the total number of .eu registrations increased in 19 of the 28 EU Member States. Croatia, Bulgaria, Malta and Latvia all saw growth of more than three percent
- the national ccTLD market in EU countries increased by 0.7 percent during Q4 2013, and grew by 3.9 percent from Q4 2012. Within the EU, the market for gTLD domain names, such as .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz, grew by 1.0 percent during Q4 2013 and by 4.7 percent from Q4 2012.
Throughout 2013 EURid worked to consolidate and even further develop the security and trustworthiness of.eu, launching a pilot programme in Q1 to check and improve the quality of WHOIS data and achieving certification for the ISO27001 security standard in Q4, amongst others.
In 2013, the total number of .eu registrations increased in 19 of the 28 EU Member States.
The full report for Q4 2013 is available for download at: link.eurid.eu/reports.
EURid Registrar Satisfaction Levels Rising
Hot on the heels of Afnic publishing the results of their annual survey that found 99 percent of registrars were happy with their services, EURid have published the results of their 2013 Registrar Satisfaction Survey that finds 97 percent are satisfied with EURid compared to other TLDs while 94 percent of registrars “feel they have a good relationship with EURid”, up seven percent from 2012.
When asked “does a .eu domain name add value to the registrar’s organisation and to that of their customers?”, over three-quarters (77%) said yes for transborder companies, almost half (46%) for SMEs and just over half (54%) for public authorities. The figure was 37 percent for individuals, but this has doubled from 19 percent in two years.
On the registrar relationship, the 97 percent satisfaction level compared to 78 percent for .com, 66 percent for local TLDs (presumably ccTLDs) and lower for other gTLDs. For EURid, the number willing to recommend their products and services is growing according to their Net Promoter Score, a metric for customer satisfaction.
The survey also asked registrars how many TLDs they manage, with over three-quarters (77%) saying more than 30.
For more information, see the infographic below:
Afilias Welcomes .Rich and .ONL Top-Level Domain Names on the Internet
Global registry services provider Afilias announced today the completion of technical preparations to activate the new .Rich and .ONL generic top-level domain names on the Internet.
You can read the press release after the jump:
” Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the completion of technical preparations to activate the new .ONL and .RICH generic top-level domains (gTLD) on the global Internet.
Managed by Berlin, Germany-based I-REGISTRY Ltd., the .ONL and .RICH gTLDs are unique propositions for a Web presence. The .ONL domain is designed to be a quick way of saying “I’m online” and fits all situations, whether growing a business, building a community or creating a personal space. .ONL can be particularly effective for brands that have a physical presence and need to publicize their online version, such as a corner drugstore offering services online.
The .RICH domain accomplishes two goals: first, it will build an online community of the well heeled and aspirants and, second, it will help the underprivileged with charitable donations planned from revenues generated by the domain.
Anschelika Smoljar, the CEO of I-REGISTRY Ltd., said, “Our excitement in seeing these domains go live in the Domain Name System (DNS) is due in great part to the speed and efficiency Afilias offered in helping us make these gTLDs a reality. While launching domains may seem daunting, with Afilias and its broad experience in launching and running TLDs, the process was swift and simple.”
Afilias CMO Roland LaPlante added, “With so many gTLDs coming to market in the months ahead, it’s the ones with a strong vision that will capture the imagination of the public. The .ONL and .RICH gTLDs embody that idea. Afilias is happy to support the I-REGISTRY team in bringing unique domains to the public and helping them achieve their full potential.”
For more information about I-REGISTRY as well as the .ONL and .RICH domains, please visit http://www.i-registry.com.”
General Availability for .Center, .Academy, .Company, .Systems, .Management and .Computer Starts Today
Donuts entere EAP general availability for other six new gTLDs: .Center, .Academy, .Company, .Systems, .Management and .Computer.
EAP (Early Acces Registrations) are available in the first seven days of a gTLD’s general availability.
Donuts will continue its expansion of Internet namespace by opening 10 new gTLD for general availability by the end of March.The ten new gTLDs are :
March 19:
.Support
.Email
.Training
.Solutions
.Builders
March 26:
.Repair
.Camp
.Education
.Institute
.Glass
Three Other New gTLDs Delegated : .Bar, .Wiki and .世界
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that three other new gTLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 172.
The three new gTLDs are :
.Bar
.Wiki
.世界
Here are all the 172 new gTLDs delegated so far :
12 March 2014 .Bar
12 March 2014 .Wiki
12 March 2014 .世界
2 March 2014 .OKINAWA BusinessRalliart Inc.
2 March 2014 .VOTE Monolith Registry LLC
2 March 2014 .VOTO Monolith Registry LLC
2 March 2014 .BID dot Bid Limited
5 March 2014 .OPR Public Interest Registry
5 March 2014 .KOELN NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
27 February 2014 .BAR Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
27 February 2014 .KRED KredTLD Pty Ltd
27 February 2014 .BEST BestTLD Pty Ltd
26 February 2014 .CHRISTMAS Uniregistry, Corp.
26 February 2014 .PUB United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
26 February 2014 .дети The Foundation for Network Initiatives “The Smart Internet”
26 February 2014 .ACTOR United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
25 February 2014 .SUPPLIES Atomic Fields, LLC
21 February 2014 .FISH Fox Woods, LLC
21 February 2014 .삼성 Samsung SDS Co., LTD
21 February 2014 .VACATIONS Atomic Tigers, LLC
21 February 2014 .INDUSTRIES Outer House, LLC
21 February 2014 .SUPPLY Half Falls, LLC
19 February 2014 .XYZ
19 February 2014 .WIKI Top Level Design, LLC
19 February 2014 .NEUSTAR NeuStar, Inc,
18 February 2014 .بازار (xn--mgbab2bd) – Arabic for “bazaar/bazar” CORE Association
16 February 2014 .MANGO Punto FA S.L.
12 February 2014 .QPON dotCOOL, Inc.
11 February 2014 .CARDS Foggy Hollow, LLC
11 February 2014 .FOUNDATION John Dale, LLC
11 February 2014 .REVIEWS United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 .FUTBOL United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 .VISION Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 .CONDOS Pine House, LLC
11 February 2014 .VILLAS Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 .PARTS Sea Goodbye, LLC
11 February 2014 .PRODUCTIONS Magic Birch, LLC
11 February 2014 .MAISON Victor Frostbite, LLC
5 February 2014 . 移动 (xn--6frz82g) – Chinese for “mobile” Afilias Limited
5 February 2014 .BLUE Afilias Limited
4 February 2014 .FLIGHTS Fox Station, LLC
4 February 2014 .CLEANING Fox Shadow, LLC
4 February 2014 .REPORT Binky Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 .EVENTS Pioneer Maple, LLC
4 February 2014 .CRUISES Spring Way, LLC
4 February 2014 .RENTALS Big Hollow, LLC
4 February 2014 .PARTNERS Magic Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 .PROPERTIES Big Pass, LLC
4 February 2014 .CATERING New Falls, LLC
4 February 2014 .EXPOSED Victor Beach, LLC
29 January 2014 .VOTING Valuetainment, Corp.
29 January 2014 .TOKYO GMO Registry, Inc.
29 January 2014 .NAGOYA GMO Registry, Inc.
27 January 2014 .DATING Pine Fest, LLC
27 January 2014 .COMMUNITY Fox Orchard, LLC
23 January 2014 .BOUTIQUE Over Galley, LLC
23 January 2014 .BARGAINS Half Hallow, LLC
23 January 2014 .TIENDA Victor Manor, LLC
23 January 2014 .WORKS Little Dynamite, LLC
23 January 2014 .WED Atgron, Inc.
23 January 2014 .EXPERT Magic Pass, LLC
23 January 2014 .WATCH Sand Shadow, LLC
23 January 2014 .KIM Afilias Limited
23 January 2014 .COOL Koko Lake, LLC
23 January 2014 .TOOLS Pioneer North, LLC
18 January 2014 .CLUB .Club Domains, LLC
18 January 2014 .BUILD Plan Bee, LLC
18 January 2014 .PICS Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 .PINK Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 .LUXURY Luxury Partners, LLC
18 January 2014 .PHOTO Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 .GIFT Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 .网络 (xn--io0a7i) – Chinese for “network” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 .公司 (xn--55qx5d) – Chinese for “company” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 .MONASH Monash University
18 January 2014 .RICH I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
18 January 2014 .RED Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 .SHIKSHA Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 .中信 (xn--fiq64b) – Chinese for “CITIC” CITIC Group Corporation
18 January 2014 .LINK Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 .GUITARS Uniregistry, Corp.
14 January 2014 .ZONE Outer Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 .CHEAP Sand Cover, LLC
14 January 2014 .MARKETING Fern pass, LLC
14 January 2014 .DEMOCRAT United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 .SOCIAL United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 .AGENCY Steel Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 .MODA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 .DANCE United TLD Holdco Ltd.
8 January 2014 .BERLIN dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG
3 January 2014 集团 (xn--3bst00m) – Chinese for “group” Eagle Horizon Limited
3 January 2014 我爱你 (xn--6qq986b3xl) – Chinese for “I love you” Tycoon Treasure Limited
3 January 2014 中文网 (xn--fiq228c5hs) – Chinese for “Chinese network” TLD Registry Limited
3 January 2014 .WANG Zodiac Leo Limited
3 January 2014 .KIWI Dot Kiwi Limited
3 January 2014 .WIEN punkt.wien GmbH
2 January 2014 .EMAIL Spring Madison, LLC
2 January 2014 .IMMOBILIEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
2 January 2014 .在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for “online” TLD Registry Limited
28 December 2013 .INSTITUTE Outer Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 .CEO CEOTLD Pty Ltd
28 December 2013 .SOLAR Ruby Town, LLC
28 December 2013 .FARM Just Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 .EDUCATION Brice Way, LLC
28 December 2013 .GLASS Black Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 .ONL I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
28 December 2013 .INTERNATIONAL Wild Way, LLC
28 December 2013 .CODES Puff Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 .TRAINING Wild Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 .HOUSE Sugar Park, LLC
28 December 2013 .KAUFEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 .NINJA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 .REPAIR Lone Sunset, LLC
28 December 2013 .BUILDERS Atomic Madison, LLC
28 December 2013 .COFFEE Trixy Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 .FLORIST Half Cypress, LLC
28 December 2013 .HOLIDAY Goose Woods, LLC
28 December 2013 .SOLUTIONS Silver Cover, LLC
18 December 2013 .BUZZ dotStrategy Co.
18 December 2013 .SUPPORT Grand Orchard, LLC
17 December 2013 .RECIPES Grand Island, LLC
17 December 2013 .COMPUTER Pine Mill, LLC
17 December 2013 .ACADEMY Half Oaks, LLC
17 December 2013 .CAREERS Wild Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 .CAB Half Sunset, LLC
17 December 2013 公益 (xn--55qw42g) China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 政务 (xn--zfr164b) China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 .SYSTEMS Dash Cypress, LLC
17 December 2013 .DOMAINS Sugar Cross, LLC
17 December 2013 .VIAJES Black Madison, LLC
17 December 2013 .COMPANY Silver Avenue, LLC
17 December 2013 .CAMP Delta Dynamite, LLC
17 December 2013 .LIMO Hidden Frostbite, LLC
17 December 2013 .MANAGEMENT John Goodbye, LLC
17 December 2013 .PHOTOS Sea Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 .SHOES Binky Galley, LLC
17 December 2013 .CENTER Tin Mill, LLC
10 December 2013 .RUHR Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG
30 November 2013 .MENU Wedding TLD2, LLC
30 November 2013 .UNO Dot Latin, LLC
23 November 2013 みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) – Japanese for “everyone” Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 November 2013 .diamonds John Edge, LLC
19 November 2013 .tips Corn Willow, LLC
19 November 2013 .photography Sugar Glen, LLC
19 November 2013 .directory Extra Madison, LLC
19 November 2013 .enterprises Snow Oaks, LLC
19 November 2013 .kitchen Just Goodbye, LLC
19 November 2013 .today Pearl Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 .plumbing Spring Tigers, LLC
14 November 2013 .graphics Over Madison, LLC
14 November 2013 .contractors Magic Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 .gallery Sugar House, LLC
14 November 2013 .sexy Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 .construction Fox Dynamite, LLC
14 November 2013 .tattoo Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 .technology Auburn Falls
14 November 2013 .estate Trixy Park, LLC
14 November 2013 .land Pine Moon, LLC
14 November 2013 .bike Grand Hollow, LLC
06 November 2013 .VENTURES Binky Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 .CAMERA Atomic Maple, LLC.
06 November 2013 .CLOTHING Steel Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 .LIGHTING John McCook, LLC
06 November 2013 .SINGLES Fern Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 .VOYAGE Ruby House, LLC
06 November 2013 .GURU Pioneer Cypress, LLC
06 November 2013 .HOLDINGS John Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 .EQUIPMENT Corn Station, LLC
23 October 2013 شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.
23 October 2013 онлайн (xn--80asehdb) CORE Association
23 October 2013 сайт (xn--80aswg) CORE Association
23 October 2013 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Spring Fields, LLC
