Dot .EU turns 19: Still Europe’s digital home base
The .eu TLD marks 19 years today. With 3.7 million domain registrations since its launch in 2006, it’s now a key part of Europe’s online identity, particularly in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and France. Operated by EURid, which recently secured a new contract from the European Commission through 2027, .eu has focused on three […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.India expands national ccTLD with with Bank.in and Fin.in TLDs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the introduction of two banking TLDs under the .in ccTLD: Bank.in and Fin.in. The two TLDs will be regulating and issuing domains exclusively to Indian financial institutions. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) will act as the exclusive registrar and registrations will begin […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Irish domains: .ie Domain Profile Report 2024
The Republic of Ireland is using the .ie ccTLD since its allocation on January 27, 1988. As a ccTLD, or national domain TLD, .ie is restricted to Irish individuals and businesses, along with non-Irish businesses and individuals with an established, proven relationship to Ireland. The country offers opportunities as a tax haven in Europe, making […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.List of country code (ccTLD) #domains representing computer intelligence and tech acronyms
Countries, sovereign states, and autonomous territories use assigned ccTLDs, derived from ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. Every country was assigned a ccTLD sooner or later; dot .us was the first one. Google considers a subset of ccTLDs as “generic” in the sense that domains under that list appear in global vs. localized searches. In 2023, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The Top 10 ccTLDs powering the European domain market
Europe is a diverse continent with a robust digital landscape, home to over 740 million inhabitants and characterized by a high-speed digital ecosystem. This environment has led to the prominence of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) as important markers of trust and local presence. Here are some facts and figures: In 2024, country code top-level […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.French domains: Sustained growth of the .FR ccTLD in 2023
The sustained growth of .FR domains in 2023 was a pleasant event, according to a report released by Afnic, Registry operators for the French ccTLD. Growth of .FR domains amounted to 3.4% annually, reaching a total of 801,427 domain names. In fact, additions were up 6.4% while deletions reached 7% hence the net growth rate […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .CN tops the #SpamHaus list of most abused #ccTLDs
SpamHaus is a global keeper of domain and IP violations that maintains a list of abusive behavior originating from a large variety of gTLDs, ccTLDs, and TLDs. Exactly how does SpamHaus measure this type of negative performance among domain extensions? The abusive behavior “score” of domain TLDs is calculated as the ratio of abusive domains […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CENTR: European ccTLDs account for 58% of the local market
Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on average. That’s more than legacy TLDs such as .com, .net, .org, and the gTLDs combined. Peter […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.InterNetX: How European online shops pick their TLDs
Despite a more or less unified economy, Europe‘s diversity still maintains a multi-faced market that plays an important role in the digital scene. The relationship between e-commerce and domains is strongly intertwined. InterNetX set out to explore the domain names of European online shops by looking at the use of TLDs in this region. InterNetX […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RIP: Some TLDs we lost along the way
Quite often we rave about the introduction of new gTLDs but does anyone ever tell you about the extensions that have left the namespace or have become inactive? Read on to learn about some of the most significant TLDs no longer available for registration—at least for now! The ccTLDs that you can’t register anymore: Have […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Seven with #Sedo : Top ccTLD keyword auction is live
Sedo, our premium sponsor, is rolling out a seven day auction of ccTLD domain names. Featuring top level domains from Europe, the event takes place from May 20 – May 27 and there are 171 domains on that list. You can expect to find domains from France (.fr), the Netherlands (.nl), Spain (.es), Italy (.it) […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo: ccTLD domains support globalization—Upcoming #domain auction
International expansion is a top area of focus for many businesses and individual ventures worldwide. And there’s no better way to demonstrate a strong global presence online than having a website in multiple languages under their respective country code extensions. This is especially impactful in European countries where many ccTLDs are even more popular than […]
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