Domain Name Report

This document summarizes key trends in the domain name industry in the fourth quarter of 2008. It finds that the total number of domain name registrations across all top-level domains grew 16% year-over-year to 177 million. The number of new domain name registrations declined compared to previous quarters, reflecting slower industry growth. Country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) grew the most, with .cn, .de, and .uk having the largest ccTLD bases. The document also discusses efforts to introduce internationalized top-level domains to support non-Latin scripts.