Domain Name Industry Brief - Q2 2013

THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF Q2 2013 HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT VERISIGN As the global leader in domain names, 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 include .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. TEN LARGEST CCTLDS Q2 2013 DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS Combined, these account for 64.3% of all ccTLD domain name registrations worldwide. 8.5% million domain 261 increase names" TOKELAU registered globally year-over-year from 02 of 2012 tk LARGEST TLDS BY ZONE SIZE IN Q2 2013 GERMANY .net uk .de info .nl other ccTLDs .cn .de .tk .ru .com .org UNITED KINGDOM uk 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 261 NUMBERS IN THE MILLIONS CHINA .cn CCTLDS are designated for use by countries and territories. RUSSIAN FEDERATION COUNTRY CODE TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN NAMES (CCTLDS) C .ru NETHERLANDS BASE CCTLD REGISTRATIONS .nl 116 MILLION Increase Increase Q2 2013 15.6% 3.2% EUROPEAN UNION over Q2 2012 over Q1 2013 .eu BRAZIL GROWTH OF .COM & .NET br Verisign is the global registry operator for .com and .net. ARGENTINA 124.3 MILLION 80 BILLION 8.7 MILLION ar .com & .net domain names in Average Daily DNS Query Load Verisign's average daily DNS query load in Q2 2013 increased 18.3% over last year and increased 7.9% from a1 2013. Daily DNS queries peaked at 245 billion, up 117% from last quarter and up 174% from last year. the adjusted zone in Q2 2013 new .com &net domain names in Q2 2013 AUSTRALIA 4.9% INCREASE from Q2 2012 au THE DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF As the global registry operator for com and net, Verisign reviews the state of the domain name industry through a variety of statistical and analytical research. As the global leader in domain names, 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. y of To access the Domain Name Industry Brief archives, visit Verisigninc.com/DNIB. VERISIGN 1 The GTLD and ccTLD data cited are estimates as of the time of such report and subject to change as more complete data is received. 2 Total includes additional tracking of ccTLD Internationalized Domain Names. 3 The number of CCTLD extensions cited in this report is published by IANA. Sources: For 9TLD and ccTLD data with Zooknic as a source, the Zooknic analysis uses a comparison of domain name root zone file changes supplemented with Whois data on a statistical sample of domain names which lists the registrar responsible for a particular domain name and the location of the registrant. The data has a margin of error based on the sample size and market size. The ccTLD data is based on analysis of roat zone files. For more information, see ZookNIC.com. Information on or accessible through this website is not part of this blog post. 2013 VenSign, Ino. Al rights reserved. VERISIGN; 1he Verisign logo; and other trademarks, service marks and Verisign designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VenSign, Ino. and its subsidiaries in the Lnited States and foreign courtries. Al other trademarks re property of their respective owners