.nz Domain Name Commission

.nz Statistics - Monthly comparison with previous years - August

These historical statistics show that the total numbers of domain names registered at 31 August have increased every year, with the fastest growth of 394.15% being recorded in the year to 31 August 1996.


Table 1: Domain Names registered as at 31 August by 2LD (1994-2009)

This table shows the total number of domain names registered by 2LD at 31 August since 1994

2LD August 94 August 95 August 96 August 97 August 98 August 99 August 00 August 01 August 02 August 03 August 04 August 05 August 06 August 07 August 08 August 09
.ac 44 55 73 95 142 204 354 489 580 784 910 1072 1221 1349 1603 1691
.co 217 920 5319 11769 19716 33284 64315 86617 96659 114429 138774 167989 208881 254285 294557 319397
.cri 35 38 41 38 36 39 32 27 28 27 28 25 18 16 16 15
.geek --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 492 636 659 830 761 848 905
.gen 43 89 284 301 350 457 581 817 755 828 900 918 1034 1121 1200 1236
.govt 56 79 138 233 298 365 405 515 612 679 713 787 859 909 965 1000
.health                               4
.iwi 0 1 1 3 5 10 15 22 31 45 54 54 54 59 62 69
.maori --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 428 369 384 452 486 512 565
.mil 2 2 4 9 11 12 16 17 17 15 16 17 21 18 18 22
.net 12 20 32 204 624 1189 3335 4923 6597 7549 9723 11195 14410 17813 20015 20931
.org 20 41 242 614 1066 1815 3387 5141 6315 7762 9412 11595 14272 17245 19755 21321
.parliament --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 4 5 7
.school 0 20 117 202 327 617 1070 1454 1764 2031 2203 2418 2554 2656 2789 2921
Total 429 1265 6251 13495 22576 37992 73510 100022 113358 135069 163738 197113 244608 296722 342345 370084

Table 2: Growth in Domain Names Registered - 31 August 1994-2009

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

Year Domain Names Growth since previous year % growth since previous year
31 August 2009 370084 27739 8.10%
31 August 2008 342345 45623 15.38%
31 August 2007 296722 52114 21.31%
31 August 2006 244608 47459 24.10%
31 August 2005 197113 33375 20.38%
31 August 2004 163738 28669 21.23%
31 August 2003 135069 21711 19.15%
31 August 2002 113358 13336 13.33%
31 August 2001 100022 26512 36.07%
31 August 2000 73510 35518 93.49%
31 August 1999 37992 15416 68.28%
31 August 1998 22576 9081 67.29%
31 August 1997 13495 7244 115.89%
31 August 1996 6251 4986 394.15%
31 August 1995 1265 836 194.87%
31 August 1994 429 --- ---

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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