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IE Domain Volumes Soar 30% in 2018

January 26, 2019 by Michele Neylon

2018 was a good year for .ie domain registrations. According to the latest report from the IEDR IE domain volumes were up nearly 30% during 2018.

Here are a few key takeaways from the latest report:

  • 51,040 new .ie domains registered in 2018, up +29% on 2017
  • total .ie database increased to 262,140, up +10%
  • 28% of all new .ie registrations in 2018 were by individuals
  • ‘Ireland’, ‘design’ and ‘care’ are some of the most frequently used words in .ie domain names in the database
  • New .ie registrations from Great Britain increased by +28% in 2018
  • 81% of all .ie domains in the total database are owned by businesses or the self-employed
  • Dublin registered the lion’s share of new .ie domains in 2018 (20,353, or 43%), followed by Cork and Galway
  • Some .ie domains command a high price: music.ie, baby.ie, creation.ie, files.ie, and internet.ie are all for sale for €50,000

The full report is available on the IEDR website here.

Filed Under: iedr Tagged With: iedr, ireland, Statistics

About 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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