Domain Name Industry Brief: Q1/2014

THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF Q1 2014 HIGHLIGHTS VERISIGN As a global leader in domain names and Internet security, Verisign reviews the state of the domain name industry through a variety of statistical and analytical research. Verisign provides this briefing to highlight important trends in domain name registration, including key performance indicators and growth opportunities, to industry analysts, media and businesses. To access the Domain Name Industry Brief archives, visit Verisigninc.com/DNIB. Q1 2014 DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS 276 MILLION INCREASE domain names registered globally' 7.5% year over year from Q1 of 2013 LARGEST TLDS BY ZONE SIZE .com (TOKELAU) . tk (GERMANY) .de 4 „net (UNITED KINGDOM).uk .org (CHINA) .cn 8 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) .ru .info 10 (NETHERLANDS) .nl 25 50 125 MILLIONS LARGEST NEW 9TLDS BY ZONE SIZE -guru .berlin 3 .photography .tips .today .email 7 technology 8. .company .directory 10 .clothing 10 20 THOUSANDS Mobile Commerce 101 PERCENT Sales Up from Q1 20134 LARGEST cTLDS BY ZONE SIZES CCTLDS are designated for use by countries and territories. 8. 10 *: TOKELAU .tk GERMANY .de UNITED KINGDOM CHINA RUSSIAN FEDERATION NETHERLANDS EUROPEAN UNION BRAZIL br .cn ARGENTINA AUS TRALIA .nl .uk .ar .au .ru .eu BASE CCTLD REGISTRATIONS 127.1 MILLION Increase Increase Q1 2014 13.1% 2.9% over Q1 2013 over Q4 20 13 69 PERCENT English www 204 MILLION of .com websites are in Emails sent per minute by Internet users' GROWTH OF.com & .net Verisign is the global registry operator for .com and .net. 128.5 MILLION •com 4% INCREASE 8.6 MILLION .com & .net domain names in the from Q1 2013 •com adjusted zone in Q1 2014 .net new .com &.net domain names in Q1 2014 .net 85 BILLION Average Daily DNS Query Load Verisign's average daily DNS query load in Q1 2014 increased 14.8% over last year and increased 3.4% from Q4 2013. Daily DNS queries peaked at 120 billion, up 6% from last year and 20.6% from Q4 2013. 250 - DNS Peak Day Queries 225 DNS Daily Average Queries 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 Q1 2013 02 2013 Q1 2010 Q1 2011 Q1 2012 For more information about the Q1 2014 Domain Name Industry Brief visit Verisignlnc.com/DNIB. 1. ThegTLD and ccTLD data cited in this report are estimates as of the time this report was developed, and is subject to change as more complete data is received. Total indudes ccTLD Internationalized Domain Names. 2. tk is a free CCTLD that provides free domain names to individuals and businesses. Revenue is generated by monetizing the expired domain names. Domain names no longer in use by the registrant or are expired are taken back by the registry and the residual traffic is sold to advertisement networks. http://www.busine sswire.com/news/home/20131216006048/en/Freenom-Closes-3M-Series-Funding#LxeUGNIDV9s 3. The total number of 9TLDS and their registrations is published through the Centralized Zone Data Service: https://csdsicannorg/en 4. Mobile commerce sales performance is published by Internet Retailer Magazine: http://www.internetretailer.com/2014/04/15/mobile-commerce-sales-are- 101-q1-350-retailers 5. Source: Zooknic 6. Source: Verisign 7. The number of emailssent per minute is published by Domo and reported by Mashable: http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/data-online-every-minute/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link" ABOUT VERISIGN in As a global leader in domain names and Internet security, Verisign powers the invisible navigation that takes people to where they want to go on the Internet. For more than 15 years, Verisign has operated the infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that today includes .com, .net, tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc, as well as two of the world's 13 Internet root servers. Verisign's product suite also includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection Services, iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed DNS. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit Verisigninc.com. © 2014 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN; the Verisign logo; and other trademarks, service marks and Verisign designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Billions Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014