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300,000 .eu Domains Registered Last Year
2008-04-14
Over the last two years, over 2.8 million .eu domains have been registered,
making it the fourth most popular TLD (Top Level Domain) in Europe, and the
ninth worldwide.
“The creation of a trustworthy environment with a distinct European identity is
at the forefront of my vision for Europe’s inclusive Information Society”, said
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media. “Early
adopters of .eu understood its value, and have grasped the opportunity to
promote their own pan-European outlook.
It should now become the natural choice for everyone in Europe. The stronger
Europe’s single market for telecommunications grows, the more we ought to ensure
that .eu becomes more visible, secure and affordable.”
By the second anniversary of its launch, .eu had consolidated its place well
among the 10 largest ‘Top Level Domains’ of the world, competing with
long-established identities such as .com, .net or .org. Registrations for .eu
domains have been continuously growing following the first boom year. In
addition, subscriptions for 80% of domain names have been renewed for their
second year, which is a vote of confidence for .eu.
In terms of the total number of .eu registrations per country of origin, Germany
continues to lead with 31.4 percent, followed by the Netherlands (13.4 percent),
the United Kingdom (13.3 percent), France (7.3 percent) and Italy (5.1 percent).
In terms of growth, however, a different picture emerges. With overall growth at
11 percent for 2007, the number of registrations for .eu from Poland increased
by 48.6 percent in 2007, followed by Lithuania (48.4 percent) and Finland (39.9
percent).
Actual usage and visibility of .eu also continues to be strong with almost 80
percent of registered names directing to a functioning website and/or email
server.
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