I've crunched some data on all gTLDs, their websites and where they are hosted (all countries). ICANN has put out an RFP for a new Middle East and Adjacent Markets report with the draft report to be delivered next year. The RFP is full of wonderful aspirations. So, rather than waiting until next year for what will obviously be a fascinating report, here's a breakdown of the gTLDS in ICANN MEAC markets countries: Country All gTLDs Local External Sites (IP) United Arab Emirates 40,150 2,028 17,685 8,033 Afghanistan 44,622 1 35,455 94 Bahrain 421 3 31 224 Algeria 9,120 799 7,745 1,459 Egypt 8,766 2,552 4,053 4,604 Iraq 228 26 142 452 Iran, Islamic Republic of 266,301 113,123 47,320 338,675 Jordan 2,629 495 210 1,510 Kuwait 2,157 214 1,300 1,162 Lebanon 2,152 861 634 2,503 Libya 3,070 17 2,605 423 Morocco 37,003 7,845 13,962 9,245 Mauritania 13 0 1 8 Oman 1,045 119 679 535 Pakistan 64,298 1,368 54,319 8,355 Palestine, State of 590 387 86 1,179 Saudi Arabia 7,641 1,472 4,313 4,844 Somalia 234 0 197 276 Syrian Arab Republic 869 424 315 751 Tunisia 3,978 2,191 635 3,225 Turkey 1,432,750 1,023,052 84,765 1,280,958 Yemen 0 0 0 174 Totals 1,928,037 1,156,977 276,452 1,668,689 The All gTLD figure is the number of unique gTLD domain names hosted on identified registrars and resellers associated with the country. The Local figure is the number of gTLD domain names with websites hosted in the country. The External figure is the number of gTLD domain names with websites hosted outside of the country. The Sites (IP) figure is the number of gTLD websites identified on IP addresses associated with the country. It is based on identified registrars and resellers associated with countries. Most registrars and and resellers tend to be highly localised. The spreadsheet looks a lot better so apologies for the formatting. I haven't run a Web Usage study on the websites yet. Regards...jmcc -- ********************************************************** John McCormac * e-mail: jmcc@hosterstats.com MC2 * web: http://www.hosterstats.com/ 22 Viewmount * Domain Registrations Statistics Waterford * Domnomics - the business of domain names Ireland * https://amzn.to/2OPtEIO IE * Skype: hosterstats.com ********************************************************** -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com