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On domain growth and cybersquatting — Interesting data

On domain growth and cybersquatting — Interesting data

Charts in ICANN note reveal interesting trends.

ICANN published the beta (pdf) of its gTLD Marketplace Health Index today. Here are some graphs I found interesting.

These graphs only refer to gTLDs, not ccTLDs.

Growth in second level domain additions was slipping until fresh top level domains were released:

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Geographic top level domains are more popular than IDNs, at least in terms of registration volume:

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Domain owners are losing fewer cybersquatting arbitration cases than they used to. Not only is the number down compared to 2012-2013, but 2014-2015 include the fresh URS cases!

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Here’s the percentage of time the domain name owner loses a cybersquatting arbitration case. (Keep in mind the latter two years include URS cases.)

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Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

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