183 millions domain name and the gigantic China.

VeriSign, which is globally responsible for the domains during the .com and .net, has sent out statistics on the number of Internet domain names. Today there are over 183 million domain names registered! It is a part. I myself have about 10 pieces, I think.

The greatest is, of course .com. Most of us who have a small portfolio of domain names, holds well in all cases at least one under .com. That they are now very cheap to make it’s to. I remember when you had to sending a check for around 500 bucks to U.S. Internic for register a .com domain. It took well in all cases two weeks before you could start use it. Today, it takes a few minutes, and costs a few dollars.

Second place is held by China and their top-level domain .cn. It is a great country, and Internet user has exploded over the past years. It had been good if I could Chinese, then I had started a blog in that language. But my only contact with the language is all kung fu movies I have seen, and phrases like “You killed my master!” That will I not coming far with the …

It is followed by Germany (.de), United Kingdom (.uk) and Holland (.nl). Spain is not on the top 10 list, which can be explained by it for many years were difficult to register an .es domain. Nowadays, it is growing very quick and large, so maybe we can pinch one of the top positions ahead? This article did I found in TjK blog.