Although the number of .nl domain names continues to increase, the increase last year, too. In 2012, there were net 316.000 domain names; that number has been since 2003 is not as low. At this moment, there are over five million .nl-domains.
Where the net growth in 2011 607.300 was the highest number ever, is that number in 2012 dropped to only 316.000. Since 2003, there are not so little .en domains have been added. That is according to figures from the SIDN, the .en-domain manages, analysed by course site ISPam.nl. In relative terms, the increase amounted to in 2012, only 7 percent, against 14 percent in 2011 and 2010. The net growth is the number .nl domain names is that there has come, with the deduction of all terminations. In 2013, there are up to now, on balance, 96.000 domain names have been added.
There were in 2012, while 1.1 million domain names, but there were also 746.000 domain names terminated. In march and december were even more domain names cancelled than that new domain names were registered. The SIDN let know in a comment that the large number of removals the main reason why the growth rate decreases. “The number of terminations rose by 34 percent compared to 2011, while the number of new registrations with a 9 percent decline,” says the organization.
According to the SIDN is the high number of terminations by allowing companies more critical look at the domain names they have registered. “Variants on a domain name, for example, with a typo or a dash to be faster now lifted, think the foundation. Also would be a lot of domain names are lifted, which for example, projects are registered that are ultimately not turn out to go.
Also, the number of companies .en domain names registration, called registrars. Where there two years ago, almost 1900 registrars were, there are now tight 1700. “We see that the registration of domain names for many companies, core business more,” according to the SIDN. “These parties are becoming more common as a reseller with another .en-registrar.”
The growth of the .en-domain and the numbers of domain names. The figures for 2013 are through march.