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4 million domain names added to Internet in June quarter

The number of domain names grew 7.2% in the June quarter as compared to the year-ago period, and 1.4% sequentially

The base of registered names in .com touched 113.7 million names, while .net reached 15.2 million names. Photo: ReutersPremium
The base of registered names in .com touched 113.7 million names, while .net reached 15.2 million names. Photo: Reuters

New Delhi: Four million domain names—Internet addresses or unique names that identify resources such as websites on the web—were added to the Internet in the three months ended June. This takes the total number of registered domain names to 280 million across the world, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by Internet security company VeriSign Inc.

The Verisign report provides statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry. The new domain names were added to all top-level domains (TLDs) such as .com, .org and .net.

The number of domain names grew 7.2% in the June quarter as compared to the year-ago period, and 1.4% sequentially.

The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth in the second quarter of 2014, reaching a combined total of approximately 128.9 million domain names, representing a 3.7% increase year over year.

Meanwhile, the base of registered names in .com touched 113.7 million names, while .net reached 15.2 million names.

“As more people and things are going online, the world will become even more connected through the Internet, sharing information and data that has the potential to transform the way we live and work," said VeriSign.

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Published: 03 Dec 2014, 07:59 PM IST
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