Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth

DNS.be, who run the Belgian (.be) registry have announced their figures and report for 2008.

Unlike some registries that focus purely on number, the Belgian registry has done some analysis on the type of registrant.

Some of the results are not surprising.

Most .be domains are registered to Belgians (over 70%).

69% are registered by Flemings, so does that mean that the Walloons are registering .com or .fr instead?

The number of .be domains registered by private individuals continues to grow, with them now accounting for 28% of the total

16 registrars are responsible for more than 50% of registrations (this would appear to be a common trend in ccTLDs)

The registry also reported that there was a growth of 16.7% in the namespace overall.

You can read the full release on their site

By Michele Neylon

Michele is founder and managing director of Irish domain registrar and hosting company Blacknight. Michele has been deeply involved in domain and internet policy discussions for more than a decade. He also co-hosts the Technology.ie podcast.

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