The third quarter of 2024 closed with 362.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 0.1 million domain name registrations, or less than 0.05%, compared to the second quarter of 2024. Domain name registrations increased by 3.0 million, or 0.8%, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 169.6 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 1.1 million domain name registrations, or 0.6%, compared to the second quarter of 2024. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or 2.5%, year over year. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the...
Traditional Domain Names, New Environments: Integrating into Blockchains and Beyond
Responsible integration will require promoting alignment with the DNS while addressing the concerns with existing and future blockchain naming connections.
The Journey to Required 2-Factor Authentication at Verisign
Becoming a ubiquitous security requirement took more than a decade, but two-factor authentication is far from new.
Internet Trends and Domain Name Registrations
Internet culture, technology trends and evolving terminology can influence the DNS, most recently demonstrated by the rise of AI. DNIB.com’s dashboards help you understand the impact.
