With over 21m domain names, The Online World: 2018 .tk, from the tiny South Pacific island of Tokelau, remains the world’s largest country-code domain name with 21,196,458 registrations, largely due to its free registration policy. The rest of the top ten includes: The .UK namespace China (.cn): 20,868,593 Kuwait’s country code .kw One of the world’s remains a powerful marketing .no Germany (.de): 16,212,818 The US has seen a 17% .fi has seen the biggest least used country tool for individuals and businesses 758,739 459,035 United Kingdom (.uk): 11,910,852 decline in the number of .gl .fo .dk percentage growth overall in the codes continues to be North 3,228 in both the UK and worldwide. It’s Netherlands (.nl): 5,816,311 registrations for its .us 5,489 1,319,419 past year, with the number of these Korea’s .kp, with only five new one of the world’s most popular .ax Russian Federation (.ru): 5,059,321 country-code domain. Overall the 3,019 domains soaring by 16080%. registrations since last year. The country code domains, with 12% Brazil (.br): 4,002,574 size of the country is However in real terms this is only an country now has only 29 growth since last year. Of the top ten European Union (.eu): 3,730,043 disproportionate to the traditional .is .se extra 4,020 domains in a country registered domains, which is country-code domains, .UK is the 1,768,478 France (.fr): 3,253,910 world map which may be due to 65,884 which doesn’t allow due to the country’s strict fastest growing, second only to Australia (.au): 3,163,437 businesses and individuals censorship of the Tokelau. registrations from individuals preferring the .com domain. in other countries. internet.

.ru .ca .nl 5,059,321 2,784,974 5,816,311 .ee .pl 117,068 .im 35,000 2,585,723 124,000 .lv .us .kz .kp .bm .lt 29 1,933,117 192,365 141,632 2,961 .cz .mn .tc .de 1,316,849 .by 17,071 385,409 .bs 7,576 16,212,818 .sk 127,552 .mx .pm 2,566 .cu .az.uz .kr 6,456 .ky 7,542 .ht .vg .hu 31,309 62,807 1,040,189 6,424 .be 734,807 2,708 962,612 4,506 .uk .ua .ms 1,600,748 .at 540,684 9,232 .ai .ie 11,910,852 1,294,894 .gp 41,966 .je .md 257,156 .ro 22,068 Did you know? 2,119 .gg 5,555 928,682 .af .bz .lu .rs .am .tj .kg 5,332 .cn .tk 31,508 .jm .do .dm 97,518 101,921 34,397 6,624 11,310 .pk .gt 7,148 28,850 2,520 7,365 .bg .tm 20,868,593 48,942 396,779 16,666 74,883 21,196,458 16,679 .ag .tr .hn .pr.vi 18,415 .mk It’s not just countries that have .sv 7,752 .mq 1,596 8,540 4,934 .bb 27,373 .ni 906 1,486 .ir .np 6,237 .ge .lb .sy .bt .kn .vc .al .cy 4,372 2,343 990,172 65,229 22,487 34,069 2,184 their own domains – there are .cr 752 22,135 13,440 16,492 .li .pa .aw .cw .gd .fr 63,512 .me .bh also a growing number of local 18,465 651 .lc 2,638 917,919 .iq 4,633 836 3,823 .tt 3,253,910 .qa .vn 1,533 20,291 .jp domains, including .london, 4,501 .ps .in .th 455,971 .gy .ae 69,687 .mo 1,528,603 .ve 3,026 .ch .gr 5,446 213,573 1,905,827 2,811 .cymru and .berlin 89,627 .ad 2,180,982 .it 377,898 1,555 .il .om .bd .sr 3,145,563 .sm 245,665 3,329 40,822 3,085 .ye .tw .gf 2,203 .la 455,137 .mh 1,135 .mm 39,663 809 .mc .si .hr .ba 4,044 .hk 10 129,317 102,414 21,388 .jo The popularity in branded 3,552 .sa 258,335 .co .es 4,951 53,505 2,285,572 .my .ph .mp 338,185 domains is also growing as .pt .kw .bn .pw 87,715 1,931,731 646 4,045 992 365,651 .ki companies seek to secure and 1,057,668 554 .gu .br .va .mv .sg .pg 56 363 2,052 .nr use their own brand centric .ec 4,002,574 4,568 180,487 683 40,108 .lk .gi 63,460 .fm domain. In the future, we might 1,769 .kh 16,671 .tv .pe .py .ng 3,487 474,699 93,051 .id .tl 104,538 19,672 1,665 visit sites like sport.bbc or .ma 247,251 .sb .fj .bo 69,834 .cx 1,283 2,943 .wf 11,115 .tn .io 12,769 1,891 dealership.bentley 40,323 no data .vu 1,564 .bf .dz .cc .sn 1,395 10,100 .ly .ar .sh 4,680 486,714 10,303 16,750 983,345 .nc .ws 2018 has seen huge 151,638 There are over 153.2 million .gw Some ccTLDs are often used 5,566 .as 189 .eg .sd 14,211 growth in African domains, .mr 10,340 3,762 .gm 474 to market to specific sectors, and country code domain names .cl 1,493 .ug .to .ne .td .cm 7,056 .au 19,465 570,441 with eight country codes from 635 324 27,284 .dj .mt demand for these fluctuates. The .nf registered around the world 7,440 7,500 .uy .bj 3,163,437 1,091 the continent achieving growth of .cv 933 .tg .cf Cocos Islands’ .cc domain, often used by 82,839 1,968 .ml 1,749 2,224,119 more than 100% since last year: 1,123,512 .nu .pf .ac .er no data those in the creative community, has 455,866 Other types of professional 8,000 1,921 .gn 340 .so .et .ck Zimbabwe’s .zw (1588%), Equatorial .sl 10,760 2,723 1,475 .ke shrunk by 44%, while Indonesia’s .id, 1,309 .gs 82,606 .pn gTLDs also exist, from .marketing 13,038 .lr .gh .fk 352 785 Guinea’s .gq (478%), Arab Republic of 3,290 sometimes used by individuals working in to .photography. This year 139 .ci 8,013 .ga Mali’s .ml (443%), security or identity fields, has shrunk by .nz ,(%467) رصم. Egypt’s Google launched .app domains 2,321,137 718,804 Gabon’s .ga (289%), Central African .mw 80%. But ’s .ai has surged by 219% .gq .rw 1,949 with built in security, aimed at 3,553 .tz 15,710 Republic’s .cf (251%), Democratic 1,740,977 .sc since last year, reflecting the current .cg 4,923 app developers and those in the Republic of the Congo’s .cd (116%) 1,341 .bi .ao 2,719 boom in Artificial Intelligence. .cd 412 5,558 .mz .yt tech industry. and Mozambique’s .mz (104%). 9,359 .km .zm 110 3,247 4,895 .mu .zw .sz .mg 8,822 .na 32,052 1,587 4,287 .bw .ls 3,779 6,522 1,485 .za .re .st 1,221,893 26,290 13,001

Percentage increases are based on comparisons with our 2017 online map available from the Nominet website

21,196,458 Europe gr Greece 377,898 pm St. Pierre and Miquelon 6,456 gt 16,679 South America Africa bw Botswana 6,522 ne Niger 635 kz Kazakhstan 141,632 mp Northern Mariana Islands 646 Oceania nr Nauru 683 de Germany 16,212,818 ie Ireland 257,156 je Jersey 5,555 cr 16,492 br Brazil 4,002,574 ga Gabon 2,321,137 cd Congo, Democratic Rep 5,558 mr Mauritania 474 ph Philippines 87,715 gu Guam 56 tk Tokelau 21,196,458 ki Kiribati 554 uk United Kingdom 11,910,852 lt Lithuania 192,365 gl Greenland 5,489 ms 9,232 co Colombia 2,285,572 cf Central African Republic 2,224,119 sc Seychelles 4,923 ao Angola 412 pk Pakistan 74,883 kp Korea, Democratic People's Rep’ 29 au Australia 3,163,437 tf French Southern Territories no data nl Netherlands 5,816,311 si Slovenia 129,317 mc Monaco 3,552 sv El Salvador 8,540 cl Chile 570,441 gq Equatorial Guinea 1,740,977 zm Zambia 4,895 lr Liberia 352 th Thailand 69,687 mh Marshall Islands 10 cc Cocos (Keeling) Islands 983,345 hm Heard and McDonald Islands no data fr France 3,253,910 by Belarus 127,552 fo Faroe Islands 3,228 hn 7,752 ar Argentina 486,714 za South Africa 1,221,893 sn Senegal 4,680 gn Guinea 340 np Nepal 65,229 io British Indian Ocean Territory no data nz New Zealand 718,804 it Italy 3,145,563 lv Latvia 124,000 ax Åland Islands 3,019 tc 7,576 pe Peru 104,538 ml Mali 1,123,512 na Namibia 4,287 td Chad 324 lk Sri Lanka 63,460 tv Tuvalu 474,699 Antarctica pl Poland 2,585,723 ee Estonia 117,068 sm San Marino 2,203 cu Cuba 7,542 ve Venezuela 89,627 ng Nigeria 93,051 mg Madagascar 3,779 gw Guinea-Bissau 189 uz Uzbekistan 62,807 Middle East nu Niue 455,866 aq Antartica no data ch Switzerland 2,180,982 hr Croatia/Hrvatska 102,414 gp 2,119 jm Jamaica 7,148 uy Uruguay 82,839 ke Kenya 82,606 sd Sudan 3,762 km Comoros 110 bd Bangladesh 40,822 ir Iran (Islamic Republic of) 990,172 ws Western Samoa 151,638 IDNs excluded from the graphic: es Spain 1,931,731 rs Serbia 101,921 gi Gibraltar 1,769 ky 6,424 ec Ecuador 40,108 ma Morocco 69,834 rw Rwanda 3,553 er Eritrea no data la Lao People's Democratic Republic 39,663 il Israel 245,665 to Tonga 19,465 se Sweden 1,768,478 lu Luxembourg 97,518 ad Andorra 1,555 ni 6,237 py Paraguay 19,672 tn Tunisia 40,323 gh Ghana 3,290 am Armenia 34,397 ae United Arab Emirates 213,573 fm Micronesia, Federal State of 16,671 РФ (Russia) 814,019 is Iceland 65,884 mq Martinique 906 pr Puerto Rico 4,934 yt Mayotte 3,247 Asia az Azerbaijan 31,309 sa Saudi Arabia 53,505 中国 (China) 517,366 be Belgium 1,600,748 gs South Georgia and the South zw Zimbabwe 32,052 as American Samoa 14,211 台灣 (Taiwan) 254,261 dk Denmark 1,319,419 li Liechtenstein 63,512 va Holy See (City Vatican State) 363 vg Virgin Islands (British) 4,506 Sandwich Islands 13,038 cm Cameroon 27,284 et Ethiopia 2,723 cn China 20,868,593 mn Mongolia 17,071 qa Qatar 20,291 cx Christmas Island 12,769 su (Soviet Union) 117,022 cz Czech Republic 1,316,849 bg Bulgaria 48,942 tt 4,501 bo Bolivia 11,115 ly Libya 16,750 bi Burundi 2,719 ru Russia 5,059,321 tm Turkmenistan 16,666 ps Palestine 5,446 ac Ascension Island 8,000 한국 (Korea) 40,702 at Austria 1,294,894 im Isle of Man 35,000 North & Central America lc Saint Lucia 3,823 sh St. Helena 10,303 tz Tanzania 15,710 cv Cape Verde 1,968 in India 1,905,827 kg Kyrgyzstan 11,310 jo Jordan 4,951 nc New Caledonia 5,566 香港 (Hong Kong) 22,530 . (Thailand) 18,794 pt Portugal 1,057,668 ge Georgia 34,069 ca Canada 2,784,974 bm Bermuda 2,961 sr 3,085 st Sao Tome and Principe 13,001 mw Malawi 1,949 jp Japan 1,528,603 tj Tajikistan 6,624 bh Bahrain 4,633 pg Papua New Guinea 2,052 БЕЛ (Belarus) 14,956 mk Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Rep’ 27,373 us United States 1,933,117 ht Haiti 2,708 tg Togo 1,749 kr Korea, Republic of 962,612 af Afghanistan 5,332 lb Lebanon 4,372 ro Romania 928,682 gy 3,026 so Somalia 10,760 pf French Polynesia 1,921 .УКР (Ukraine) 8,023 Saudi Arabia) 2,521) اد me Montenegro 917,919 re Reunion Island 26,290 mx Mexico 1,040,189 gd 2,638 cw Curacao 836 eg Egypt 10,340 sz Swaziland 1,587 vn Vietnam 455,971 mv Maldives 4,568 kw Kuwait 4,045 wf Wallis and Futuna Islands 1,891 no Norway 758,739 al Albania 22,135 ai Anguilla 41,966 bs Bahamas 2,566 gf 809 dz Algeria 10,100 gm Gambia 1,493 tw Taiwan 455,137 mm Myanmar 4,044 om Oman 3,329 tl East Timor 1,665 СРБ (Serbia) 2,516 (Arab Republic of Egypt) 2,000 hu Hungary 734,807 md Moldova, Republic of 22,068 bz Belize 31,508 dm 2,520 aw Aruba 651 mz Mozambique 9,359 ls Lesotho 1,485 pw Palau 365,651 kh Cambodia 3,487 sy Syrian Arab Republic 2,343 vu Vanuatu 1,564  Iran) 1,896) اان ua Ukraine 540,684 ba Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,388 do Dominican Republic 28,850 vi Virgin Islands (USA) 1,596 fk Falkland Islands 139 mu Mauritius 8,822 sl Sierra Leone 1,475 my Malaysia 338,185 fj Fiji 2,943 iq Iraq 1,533 ck Cook Islands 1,309  (Palestinian Territory) 1,113 fi Finland 459,035 cy Cyprus 13,440 vc Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22,487 bb Barbados 1,486 ci Cote d'Ivoire 8,013 bf Burkina Faso 1,395 hk Hong Kong 258,335 mo Macau 2,811 ye Yemen 1,135 sb Solomon Islands 1,283 қаз (Kazakhstan) 702 Jordan) 365) ا ردن tr Turkey 396,779 mt Malta 7,500 pa 18,465 kn 752 dj Djibouti 7,440 cg Congo, Republic of 1,341 id Indonesia 247,251 bt Bhutan 2,184 nf Norfolk Island 1,091 sk Slovakia 385,409 gg Guernsey 7,365 ag 18,415 sx Sint Maarten no data ug Uganda 7,056 bj Benin 933 sg Singapore 180,487 bn Brunei Darussalam 992 pn Pitcairn Island 785 ලංකා (Sri Lanka - Sinhalese) 224 இலங்கை (Sri Lanka - Tamil) 193 新加坡 (Singapore) 18 Disclaimer: Map represents domains under management within country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) in use worldwide. 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