.nz Statistics - Monthly comparison with previous years - March

These historical statistics show that the total numbers of domain names registered at 31 March have increased every year, with the fastest growth of 417.40% being recorded in the year to 31 March 1996.


Table 1: Domain Names registered as at 31 March by 2LD (1995-2011)

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

2LD March 95 March 96 March 97 March 98 March 99 March 00 March 01 March 02 March 03 March 04 March 05 March 06 March 07 March 08 March 09 March 10 March 11
.ac 53 63 89 121 177 266 415 534 690 842 995 1153 1291 1518 1665 1746 1870
.co 425 3043 8807 15962 26647 49766 77652 92293 105624 126762 154721 189123 233233 278838 304330 340200 375079
.cri 37 37 41 39 37 32 27 28 29 27 25 25 18 16 15 15 13
.geek --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 607 675 832 754 827 873 952 1049
.gen 56 153 323 305 430 513 610 840 772 838 930 960 1088 1188 1204 1287 1324
.govt 70 111 184 271 337 382 457 562 658 709 746 827 887 944 988 1035 1090
.heatlh --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 105 128
.iwi 1 1 3 3 10 9 21 26 36 48 53 56 59 59 67 70 76
.maori --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 383 318 371 404 468 504 544 582 621
.mil 2 3 5 11 12 14 16 17 16 17 17 22 18 18 18 23 32
.net 19 28 118 403 1020 2362 4275 5327 7753 8390 10648 12719 16370 19313 20336 21936 24159
.org 29 118 435 859 1449 2596 4475 5777 7062 8584 10555 12829 15952 18765 20545 22547 24649
.parliament --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 5 6 7 7
.school 9 70 154 280 476 825 1273 1642 1922 2127 2359 2483 2612 2727 2839 2989 3086
Total 701 3627 10160 18254 30595 56765 89221 107046 124945 149269 182095 221433 272752 324722 353430 393494 433183

Table 2: Growth in Domain Names Registered - 31 March 1995-2011

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

Year Domain Names Growth since previous year % growth since previous year
31 March 2011 433183 39689 10.07%
31 March 2010 393494 40064 11.34%
31 March 2009 353430 28708 8.84%
31 March 2008 324722 51970 19.05%
31 March 2007 272752 51319 23.18%
31 March 2006 221433 39338 21.60%
31 March 2005 182095 32826 21.99%
31 March 2004 149269 24324 19.47%
31 March 2003 124945 17899 16.72%
31 March 2002 107046 17825 19.98%
31 March 2001 89221 32456 57.18%
31 March 2000 56765 26170 85.54%
31 March 1999 30595 12341 67.61%
31 March 1998 18254 8094 79.67%
31 March 1997 10160 6533 180.12%
31 March 1996 3627 2926 417.40%
31 March 1995 701 --- ---

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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