According to Verisign (VRSN) the registry for .Com, the number of .Com registration crossed the 125 million mark in the Domain Name Base.
The active zone file is just over 124 Million domain names.
The active zone file does not include domain names that are not configured for use, and those in client or server hold status.
At TheDomains.com when we report on .Com domain registrations we always use the Domain Name Base figure.
In January 2014 the number of .com registrations stood at 112 Million.
By the end of 2014, the number of .com registrations were 115.6 million names.
On January 1, 2016, Verisign reported, that there were 123,963,640 .com domains registered.
So basically Verisign gained over 1 million domain name registrations in the first 6 weeks of 2016.
ted fisher says
February 16, 2016 at 1:06 amI probably helped that stat. Ever since I found flamedomain .com I’ve probably registered about 160+ domains.
Question, do you have a table to track all the gTLDs? I’ll like to know how they all compare.
David says
February 16, 2016 at 4:25 amSo only 3,6 million in 2014, 9 million in 2015 and probably even more in 2016? I would’ve expected the number of newly registered .com domains getting smaller, not bigger. Interesting to see that there’s still room for growth, even for .com.
Gordon Nagozruk says
February 16, 2016 at 1:43 pmAppleID app seem to operate with two arms, each of which doesn’t know what the other is and do not seem to care.