Domain Name Market
Since the Internet began, IP addresses have been ways of online identification, but although IPs were and are still fundamental to the way Internet works, there was a need to create a more user-friendly way of identification, and that’s when domain names were born. Nowadays, registering a domain name can be compared to having our own business card. It can reveal so much about us and our website at prima facie, that isn’t far from being our own personal card of presentation. If you are thinking about buying a domain name, you may have a slight idea of what it is and how it works, but most people don’t. If you don’t understand much about the subject but feel in need of giving yourself or business a unique identity on the web, this infographic is for you. Here we have tried to provide a clear and easy comprehension of what a domain name is and explain some facts about the growing market. To sum things up, the 2014 closed with a base of 288 million registered domain names. Worldwide registrations have grown by 16.9 million, or 6.2%, year over year. Both .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth of 2.7% in 2014. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the base of registered names in .com equaled 117.2 million names, while .net equaled 14.9 million names, followed by .org with 10.5 million names. Largest Domain Registrars: GoDaddy – 31.2%, Enom – 8.1%, Network Solutions – 7.7%, Tucows – 6.5, Schlund+partner – 5%.
Via: http://websitehosting.com/infographics/domain-name-market/