.nz Statistics - Monthly comparison with previous years - January

These historical statistics show that the total numbers of domain names registered at 31 January have increased every year, with the fastest growth of 351.24% being recorded in the year to 31 January 1996.


Table 1: Domain Names registered as at 31 January by 2LD (1995-2010)

This table shows the total number of domain names registered by 2LD at 31 January for the last fifteen years.

2LD January 95 January 96 January 97 January 98 January 99 January 00 January 01 January 02 January 03 January 04 January 05 January 06 January 07 January 08 January 09 January 10
.ac 50 62 86 115 172 246 402 520 666 814 971 1125 1278 1450 1656 1721
.co 353 2227 7857 14803 24325 44006 73854 90339 102859 122148 149544 182060 226309 272870 300919 332459
.cri 35 37 41 38 36 38 30 28 29 27 26 25 18 16 15 15
.geek --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 584 644 701 835 801 875 945
.gen 51 126 309 315 407 500 590 841 758 878 915 952 1066 1151 1211 1,241
.govt 62 98 172 258 330 376 440 548 639 704 737 827 884 936 982 1,024
.health                               97
.iwi 0 1 2 3 9 11 19 24 34 47 52 57 57 60 65 70
.maori --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 368 310 376 390 458 486 531 562
.mil 2 6 5 10 12 14 16 17 16 14 16 20 21 18 16 21
.net 18 26 91 254 880 1985 4061 5183 7552 8143 10290 12181 15747 18900 20300 21,639
.org 26 79 368 783 1324 2372 4172 5568 6859 8309 10209 12404 15441 18393 20407 22,128
.parliament --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 5 5 7
.school 6 59 136 250 427 748 1221 1591 1888 2114 2314 2452 2595 2686 2820 2,966
Total 603 2721 9069 16829 27922 50296 84805 104659 121668 144092 176094 213194 264711 317772 349802 384895

Table 2: Growth in Domain Names Registered - 31 January 1995-2010

This table shows year-on-year growth in the total number of domain names registered at 31 January.

Year Domain Names Growth since previous year % growth since previous year
31 January 2010 384895 35093 10.03%
31 January 2009 349802 32030 10.08%
31 January 2008 317772 53061 20.04%
31 January 2007 264711 51517 24.16%
31 January 2006 213194 37100 21.07%
31 January 2005 176094 32002 22.21%
31 January 2004 144092 22424 18.43%
31 January 2003 121668 17009 16.25%
31 January 2002 104659 19854 23.41%
31 January 2001 84805 34509 68.61%
31 January 2000 50296 22374 80.13%
31 January 1999 27922 11093 65.92%
31 January 1998 16829 7760 85.57%
31 January 1997 9069 6348 233.30%
31 January 1996 2721 2118 351.24%
31 January 1995 603 --- ---

The statistics above are generated from the .nz register. From November 2002, they include all active domain names in the .nz register. Prior to November 2002, they reflect the number of names delegated to the Domain Name System by Domainz.

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