Q4 2020 PROGRESS REPORT Quarterly Update Q4 Q4 2020 AT A GLANCE

KEY FIGURES

Q4 - AT A GLANCE

We recorded a total of 3 684 984 domain registrations at the end of the quarter and a net increase by 108 682 (3%) over Q4 2020. This positive development was mainly influenced by the high amount of new registra- tions (268 296). The top country for registration growth in the quarter 268 296 was Portugal (+64.8%), followed by Ireland (46.6%) and Latvia (15.1%). NEW DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS IN Q4 2020 In Q4 we engaged in the following initiatives: a .eu Live Talk on ‘Taking Your Business Online’; Codeweek activities in four countries; and celebrating two one-year anniversaries, the eligibility criteria extension to EU citizens living around the world and the launch of .ευ (.eu in Greek script). We also held the inaugural meeting of the Dynamic Coalition of Data and Trust and published EURid’s Youth Committees action plan for the next two years. The year ended with the announcement of the seventh annual .eu Web Awards winners during the virtual gala held on 16 December.

HEADCOUNT PER OFFICE TOP GROWTH COUNTRY PORTUGAL 54 EMPLOYEES WORKING AT EURID’S 4 OFFICES AT THE END OF Q4 2020. +64.8 % Q4 2020 VS Q3 2020

44.0 41.5

3.0 2.4 5.0 4.6 2.0 2.0 Diegem Pisa Prague 26 Headcount Full-time equivalents DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES FILED IN Q4 2020

EURid's Progress Report Q4 2020 2 Q4 2020 DEVELOPMENTS

The first Brexit notice was sent to registrants and registrars, informing them of upcoming changes to .eu registrations OCT 01 2020

EURid published an update on Q4COVID-related domain name checks, which will continue until February 2021 OCT 05 2020 EURid launched a set of actions to support SMEs during pandemics, raising awareness of the importance of safe and appealing online profiles OCT 13 2020 EURid held several different workshops across four countries during CodeWeek 2020 to introduce European youths to the world of programming OCT 14 EURid celebrated two anniversaries: 2020 the eligibility criteria for the registration of .eu domain name extended to all EU citizens living around the world, and the launch of .ευ NOV 09 2020

The inaugural meeting of the Dynamic Coalition of Data and Trust was held on 5 November 2020 during IGF 2020 NOV 18 2020

The five members of EURid’s Youth Committee consolidated their Action NOV 24 Plan for its first two-year mandate 2020

DEC 16 2020 EURid announced the 2020 .eu Web Awards winners during a spectacular online gala For the fifth year running, EURid supported the Surfrider Foundation with DEC 22 a donation during the holiday season 2020

EURid's Progress Report Q4 2020 3 Q4 2020 THE .eu, .ею AND .ευ TLDs

TOTAL NUMBER OF .eu, .ею AND .ευ REGISTRATIONS AT THE END OF Q4 2020

October 3 617 206 3 684 984 November 3 648 459 The total number of .eu, .ею December 3 684 984 and .ευ domain names registered at the end of Q4 2020. 0 1 000 000 2 000 000 3 000 000 4 000 000

81.7% 268 296 AVERAGE RENEWAL NEW .eu REGISTRATIONS RATE DURING Q4 2020* IN Q4 2020

INTERNATIONALISED MULTI-YEAR DOMAIN NAMES (IDNs) REGISTRATIONS (MYRs)

41 647 IDNs under .eu 10 839 MYRs 1 361 2 691 Total amount of new IDNs under .eu IDNs under .eu MYRs in Q4 2020 in Cyrillic in Greek

To learn more about IDNs, visit idnworldreport.eu.

* Please note, that the renewal rate is always an interim number till 40 days after the period finishes (and the reactivations from quarantine finish for that period).

EURid's Progress Report Q4 2020 4 Q4 2020 ccTLD REGISTRATIONS

TOP 10 CENTR ccTLDs BASED ON REGISTRATIONS AS OF Q4 2020

.de 16 683 206 .uk 10 854 048 .nl 6 084 384 .ru 4 985 929 .fr 3 651 824 .eu 3 617 756 .it 3 366 832 .au 3 234 647 .ca 3 000 564 .pl 2 466 132 .eu Statistics provided courtesy of CENTRstats.

3 617 756

EURid's Progress Report Q4 2020 5 Q4 2020 THE REGISTRANTS

TOTAL NUMBER OF .eu, .ею & .ευ DOMAIN NAMES BY COUNTRY OF REGISTRANT Germany Country Names Country Names Aland Island 02 131 Latvia 14657 Austria 07 153048 618 Netherlands 08 145971 Lithuania 28331 Bulgaria 36817 Luxembourg 16395 Croatia 12183 Malta 14953 France Cyprus 23201 Martinique 165 06 182518 Mayotte 5 Denmark 34341 Netherlands 02 472224 Estonia 30923 26468 Poland Finland 18410 Poland 05 231977 03 10 France 315534 Portugal 105895 Czech Republic French Guiana 60 Reunion 298 Germany 01 995813 Romania 29942 Austria Gibraltar 328 Saint Martin 1 Belgium Greece 50984 Slovakia 48288 Spain Guadeloupe 230 Slovenia 18300 Portugal Hungary 48837 Spain 09 127741 433 Sweden 69018 Ireland 78030 United Kingdom 77225 Top 10 countries with Italy 04 274008 Eligibility based on citizenship 5357 the most registrations

The table above is based on country codes. Some EU Member State territories (such as Gibraltar, the Åland Islands and Guadeloupe) have their own country codes, which is why they are included in the list.

GROWTH BY COUNTRY, QUARTER OVER QUARTER AND YEAR OVER YEAR

Country Q4 2020 Q4 2020 Country Q4 2020 Q4 2020 vs. vs. vs. vs. Q4 2019 Q3 2020 Q4 2019 Q3 2020 Austria 1.5% 6.2% Iceland -30.9% 11.3% Aland Island -16.6% -0.8% Italy 4.8% 2.3% Belgium 2.1% 1.6% Liechtenstein 26.6% 5.1% Bulgaria 9.8% 4.2% Lithuania 10.5% 5.2%

Cyprus -18.6% -10.6% Luxembourg 0.4% 2.3% +15.1% Czech Republic 13.4% 10.3% Latvia 03 32.7% 15.1% IRELAND +46.6% Germany 1.8% 1.9% Saint Martin -50.0% -50.0%

Denmark 1.8% 1.3% Martinique - 4.1% 3.8% LATVIA Estonia 5.3% 4.8% Malta 9.4% 6.1% Spain 6.7% 3.4% Netherlands 1.7% 2.3% Finland -3.5% 1.3% Norway -1.5% -6.8% France -1.9% 1.7% Poland -8.2% 3.8% United Kingdom -48.5% -40.6% Portugal 01 116.0% 64.8%

French Guiana -13.0% -1.6% Reunion -11.6% 3.8% +64.8% PORTUGAL Gibraltar -51.9% -36.2% Romania 13.7% 7.7% Guadeloupe 4.1% 3.6% Sweden -1.5% 1.7% Greece 8.4% 6.2% Slovenia 10.9% 2.0% Croatia 11.3% 5.9% Slovakia 4.7% 4.1% Top growth countries Hungary 5.4% 3.0% Mayotte 66.7% 0.0% Q4 2020 vs. Q3 2020 Ireland 02 55.9% 46.6% with over 1000 registrations

EURid's Progress Report Q4 2020 6 Q4 2020 THE REGISTRARS

TOP 10 COUNTRIES BASED ON THE NUMBER KEY FIGURES OF EURid ACCREDITED REGISTRARS

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50 87.9 9 % REGISTRATIONS BY TOP 100 REGISTRARS IN Q4 2020 USA Italy Spain France Austria Belgium Hungary Germany Netherlands United Kingdom

MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10, TOP 100 AND TOP 500 REGISTRARS The top 100 EURid accredited registrars manage about 88 % of all registrations, which means that many registrars are small businesses. 708 EURid ACCREDITED REGISTRARS Q3 2020 Q4 2020 AT THE END OF Q4 2020

99.7% 99.7% 87.8% 88.0%

37.4% 36.9%

Top 10 Top 100 Top 500 1 357 680 3 241 837 3 674 391 in Q4 2020 in Q4 2020 in Q4 2020

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