24 Million New Domain Names Added In 2021
The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2021, according to the fourth quarter 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief by VeriSign.
The year ended with a total of 177 million domain name registrations across all of the Top Level Domains (TLDs). This represents 16 percent growth over the previous year. In the fourth quarter, more than 10.1 million new domain names were registered across all TLDs.
The five largest TLDs in terms of size were .com, .cn (China), .de (Germany), .net, and .org. |
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Entertainment Services Popular With Internet Households
More than a third (38%) of households in the U.S with Internet access subscribe to premium entertainment services for DVD delivery, music downloads, and/or gaming downloads, according to a survey from the NPD Group.
In comparison, 55 percent subscribe to newspapers or magazines, and 80 percent subscribe to premium television services such as cable, satellite or fiber optic. |
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Majority Of Internet Users Worried About Online Privacy
The majority (80.1%) of Internet users are concerned about the privacy of their personal information such as age, gender, income and online activity, according to a new survey from Burst Media.
Concern about online privacy is common among all age segments, and increases with the respondent's age from 67.3 percent among those 18-24 years to 85.7 percent of those 55 years and older. |
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