Dot .NYC celebrates its first year!
Happy one year anniversary, dot .NYC!
In the year since its launch, the New York City domain has become the fastest-growing, largest city domain extension in the world.
With more than 85,000 domain registrations, dot .NYC caters specifically to individuals, businesses and organizations with a physical presence within the New York City’s five boroughs.
Dot .NYC is powered by Neustar, ushering a new phase of personalized, location-relevant marketing for brands and individuals.
Some statistics about the growth of dot .NYC follow:
- The average retail costs paid for a .NYC domain is $34.99
- The average registrant owns between 1-2 domains, and 98% of registrants own 10 or fewer domains
- 53% of .NYC domains have been registered to individuals, and 47% to small businesses and organizations
- More than two dozen industries are represented in the .NYC domain
- The top 5 .NYC web sites according to Alexa’s ranking are: Digital.NYC, MyStudent.NYC, Casey.NYC, GayCityNews.NYC and Bike.NYC
The City of New York has published a detailed “.NYC State of the Domain Name” report that can be viewed here.
