The MEAC gTLDs markets (why wait until next year?)
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
Thanks for this, John. Whilst Morocco and Algeria are pretty far away from the Middle East (but I understand as they speak Arabic), why is Qatar not listed? Kindest regards, Olivier On 14/09/2023 20:53, John McCormac via CPWG wrote:
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.
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On 15/09/2023 07:40, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:
Thanks for this, John. Whilst Morocco and Algeria are pretty far away from the Middle East (but I understand as they speak Arabic), why is Qatar not listed? Kindest regards,
With Quatar added, Olivier, Was cutting and pasting from multiple spreadsheets and missed it. 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 Quatar 179 32 72 437 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 1,928,216 1,157,009 276,524 1,669,126 It is the ICANN RFP list so it was an ICANN selection. It is the Middle East and Adjacent Countries study so this might be why Pakistan and Afghanistan are also included. I'm not sure whey it excluded Israel ( 234,701; 31,792; 190,965; 45459). Regards...jmcc
Olivier
On 14/09/2023 20:53, John McCormac via CPWG wrote:
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.
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Thank you John McCormac for a very useful mail. I have just returned from the ICANN APRALO General Assembly @ Istanbul. The General Assembly meeting was very enriching. We had a member from Yemen as well. I was doing some study [research based] about the Middle East before going to Istanbul for the General Assembly. You mail fits into this study. Kindly provide your comments on: "Zeroes" in the following data sets: Yemen 0 0 0 174 Mauritania 13 0 1 8 Somalia 234 0 197 276 Counter Intuitive "Local Figures" in the following data sets: Afghanistan 44,622 1 35,455 94 Bahrain 421 3 31 224 Sincerely, Gopal T V 0 9840121302 https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545 https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. T V Gopal Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering Anna University Chennai - 600 025, INDIA Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340 (Res) 24454753 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ________________________________ From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of John McCormac via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Sent: 15 September 2023 00:23 To: CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Subject: [CPWG] The MEAC gTLDs markets (why wait until next year?) 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<http://www.avast.com> _______________________________________________ CPWG mailing list CPWG@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cpwg _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.
On 15/09/2023 10:19, gopal wrote:
Thank you John McCormac for a very useful mail.
I have just returned from the ICANN APRALO General Assembly @ Istanbul.
The General Assembly meeting was very enriching. We had a member from Yemen as well.
I was doing some study [research based] about the Middle East before going to Istanbul for the General Assembly. You mail fits into this study.
Kindly provide your comments on:
"Zeroes" in the following data sets:
Yemen 0 0 0 174 Mauritania 13 0 1 8 Somalia 234 0 197 276
Counter Intuitive "Local Figures" in the following data sets:
Afghanistan 44,622 1 35,455 94 Bahrain 421 3 31 224
It is the methodology, Gopal, The website to IP address survey each month covers all gTLDs and the numbers are based on the associated country of the IP address. The All gTLDs figures are based on the numbers of gTLD domain names on registrars and resellers associated with the country. The Local and External figures combine those registrars and resellers figures with the gTLD website/IP survey figures. The Sites (IP) figure is the total number of gTLD webistes identified on the country's IP addresses. The number of registrars and resellers (hosters) in a country is a function of the country's economy and development of the Internet infrastructure. (This is an issue that is beginning to affect .COM and .NET with the price increases. It already created a visible difference between developed and developing markets in some new gTLDs that have registration and renewal fees that are multiples of that of .COM or legacy gTLDs.) This means that some countries are more likely to host websites and domain names outside of their country. Resellers will often use large hosting operations which have their own reseller programmes. The adjacent markets effect is a very obvious one. The overlap between US and Canadian markets is significant. In the EU, the overlap between the Irish and UK markets is considerable as are the overlaps between the German and Austrian markets, the Dutch and Belgian markets, and the Swedish and Danish markets. Most of these are due to language and history. There have also been consolidations with registrars and resellers being acquired by large portfolio operators. Team Blue is one of the larger ones in Europe and it has also acquired a Turkish hoster. Some Dutch operators are active in the Spanish market. Godaddy owns many of the top registrars and resellers in the UK market. Despite all the acquisitons and mergers, the hosting business is still incredibly localised outside of the very large players so the smaller the number of domain names on a hoster, the more likely those domain names are registered by people in those countries. The registrations as a service registrars like Tucows has .COM websites in 166 countries by website IP. Godaddy has .COM websites in 206 countries. Many of those are registrants who are using Godaddy for domain name registration but local hosting for their websites. What should be worrying ICANN is that the old 3R model of Registry - Registrars - Registrants model that emerged in the 1990s is competely unsuitable for the 21st century because the model is now more commonly Registry - Registrar - Reseller - Registrant. Due to the shift to ccTLDs, many large ccTLD registrars will not become gTLD registrars as they did historically. Instead, they will outsource their gTLD registrations business to "registrations as a service" gTLD registrars and gTLD registrars with reseller programmes. Many hosters in ccTLD markets won't even bother with the gTLDs and will concentrate on ccTLD registrations. The 3R model is a fatal flaw for new gTLDs intending to cover developing markets. The gTLD registrar coverage is patchy at best (the number of retail facing gTLD registrars is around 800) while there are often hundreds or more local ccTLD registrars in some countries. People like buying locally and from local businesses. This is why ccTLDs are thriving in some countries while registrations in gTLDs in the same countries have fallen back to near replacement levels. Some of the 2012 round gTLDs were like people launching mail-order services for selling loaves of bread. Some registries and their advisors simply did not understand their markets. Regards...jmcc
Sincerely,
Gopal T V 0 9840121302 https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545 <https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545> https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli <https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. T V Gopal Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering Anna University Chennai - 600 025, INDIA Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340 (Res) 24454753 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of John McCormac via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> *Sent:* 15 September 2023 00:23 *To:* CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> *Subject:* [CPWG] The MEAC gTLDs markets (why wait until next year?) 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.
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John While I agree that the focus on the 3 Rs might be misplaced I’m not sure that it’s such a negative. Wholesale registrars have resellers in pretty much every country and region. It’s not going to be economically to become accredited and carry gTLDs directly if you’re in a very small market. Conversely it’s not worth the investment for larger registrars to get directly accredited for many of the smaller or more complex ccTLDs. ICANN, however, has always been fixated with the physical presence of registrars (and registries) in a particular market as if it was some kind of magical indicator. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours.
On 15/09/2023 16:04, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:
John
While I agree that the focus on the 3 Rs might be misplaced I’m not sure that it’s such a negative.
It is the way that the market evolved, Michele, In some respects, it is an extension of the original registry-registrant model
Wholesale registrars have resellers in pretty much every country and region. It’s not going to be economically to become accredited and carry gTLDs directly if you’re in a very small market. Conversely it’s not worth the investment for larger registrars to get directly accredited for many of the smaller or more complex ccTLDs.
That's the problem with smaller markets. There's a kind of lack of shelf space (the registrar not having the local ccTLD as an option) for registrars selling to those markets so the registrants are more likely to stick with the local ccTLD and after a while, even with the complex rules, the local ccTLD will begin to overtake gTLD registrations as the market flips to being ccTLD dominated. After that, the only cost-effective way into such a market for a non-local registrar is to buy a leading hosters in that market. This has led to Godaddy having a major presence in the .UK ccTLD among others. This is the .COM website/country spectrum for one of the large registrations as a service registrars: | AD | 6 | | AE | 34 | | AL | 2 | | AO | 1 | | AR | 117 | | AT | 223 | | AU | 2,692 | | AZ | 4 | | BA | 3 | | BB | 4 | | BD | 26 | | BE | 49 | | BG | 1,364 | | BH | 1 | | BM | 1 | | BO | 2 | | BR | 286 | | BS | 36 | | BY | 3 | | BZ | 4 | | CA | 165,045 | | CH | 110 | | CL | 26 | | CM | 2 | | CN | 1,384 | | CO | 92 | | CR | 14 | | CW | 19 | | CY | 19 | | CZ | 58 | | DE | 6,224 | | DK | 523 | | DM | 34 | | DO | 1 | | DZ | 1 | | EC | 10 | | EE | 8 | | EG | 5 | | ES | 885 | | EU | 248 | | FI | 180 | | FJ | 2 | | FR | 1,299 | | GB | 2,632 | | GD | 2 | | GE | 5 | | GH | 3 | | GI | 1 | | GR | 24 | | GT | 7 | | HK | 1,810 | | HN | 12 | | HR | 7 | | HU | 62 | | ID | 124 | | IE | 1,786 | | IL | 113 | | IM | 1 | | IN | 532 | | IQ | 32 | | IR | 51 | | IS | 19 | | IT | 764 | | JM | 2 | | JO | 3 | | JP | 9,338 | | KE | 5 | | KH | 1 | | KR | 59 | | KW | 39 | | KZ | 13 | | LA | 1 | | LB | 4 | | LK | 5 | | LT | 47 | | LU | 22 | | LV | 11 | | MA | 9 | | MD | 12 | | ME | 1 | | MK | 2 | | MO | 7 | | MT | 46 | | MU | 2 | | MX | 42 | | MY | 687 | | NG | 2 | | NI | 1 | | NL | 1,124 | | NO | 39 | | NP | 3 | | NZ | 43 | | OM | 3 | | PA | 64 | | PE | 11 | | PH | 23 | | PK | 13 | | PL | 69 | | PR | 5 | | PS | 6 | | PT | 75 | | PY | 21 | | QA | 5 | | RE | 1 | | RO | 117 | | RS | 13 | | RU | 122 | | RW | 1 | | SA | 45 | | SC | 161 | | SE | 301 | | SG | 1,159 | | SI | 23 | | SK | 8 | | SM | 1 | | SR | 1 | | SS | 1 | | SV | 9 | | SY | 2 | | TH | 450 | | TN | 2 | | TR | 259 | | TW | 1,575 | | UA | 116 | | US | 566,920 | | UY | 7 | | UZ | 1 | | VE | 9 | | VG | 59 | | VN | 369 | | VU | 4 | | YE | 1 | | ZA | 153 | | ZW | 2 | Not all of them are necessarily in-country hosters but it demonstrates the effectiveness of the registrations as a service model. The problem for ICANN is that many of these hosters will never become ICANN accredited registrars. (That bulk transfer fee on more than 50K regs might be acting as a kind of additional tax on a large hoster intending to become a gTLD registrar if I am reading it correctly. If this is the case, and ICANN doesn't make an allowance for hosters becoming accredited and moving their existing registrations, ICANN could be deterring hosters from becoming accredited.) This is the country spectrum of the same registrar for a well known European ccTLD: | AR | 1 | | AT | 4 | | AU | 2 | | BE | 13 | | BG | 9 | | BR | 1 | | CA | 8,957 | | CH | 1 | | CL | 1 | | CN | 3 | | CW | 1 | | DE | 157 | | DK | 1 | | ES | 9 | | EU | 9 | | FI | 8 | | FR | 21 | | GB | 2,105 | | GR | 1 | | HK | 2 | | HU | 3 | | IE | 198 | | IL | 1 | | IN | 3 | | IS | 5 | | IT | 7 | | JP | 37 | | LU | 1 | | NG | 1 | | NL | 32 | | NO | 1 | | NZ | 1 | | PL | 7 | | RO | 2 | | RS | 2 | | RU | 1 | | SG | 17 | | SI | 1 | | TW | 3 | | UA | 4 | | US | 6,865 | | VG | 4 | | ZA | 1 | Godaddy's approach is more like a direct to customer sales model and it has 206 countries for its .COM spectrum. Some of those will be historical registrants and very small businesses with a single domain name. Due to takeovers, it has a considerable number of that ccTLD's registrations.
ICANN, however, has always been fixated with the physical presence of registrars (and registries) in a particular market as if it was some kind of magical indicator.
ICANN simply doesn't understand the hosting market. This is not surprising because ICANN isn't in the hosting market and is largely concerned with domain names. However, domain names have become commoditised to such an extent that they are a small component of the hosting market. ICANN's only source of data (publically, at least) seems to be the registrar reports and some of them frequently have errors that go unnoticed by ICANN. The danger with the recent price increases in .COM/NET is that some of the gTLDs are pricing themselves out of the market in developing countries and are making the ccTLD the more attractive option for registrants. 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
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