.nz Statistics - Monthly comparison with previous years - February

These historical statistics show that the total numbers of domain names registered at the end of February have increased every year, with the fastest growth of 380.19% being recorded in the year to 29 February 1996.


Table 1: Domain Names registered as at the end of February by 2LD (1994-2011)

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

2LD February 94 February 95 February 96 February 97 February 98 February 99 February 00 February 01 February 02 February 03 February 04 February 05 February 06 February 07 February 08 February 09 February 10 February 11
.ac 29 52 62 88 118 179 254 408 525 683 825 984 1138 1286 1466 1680 1739 1858
.co 93 379 2551 8343 15121 25463 46318 75557 91096 103847 124133 152214 184808 229688 276270 302527 335799 372062
.cri 34 36 37 41 39 36 33 28 28 29 27 25 25 18 16 15 15 13
.geek --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 610 655 702 848 810 870 942 1039
.gen 35 52 132 320 308 419 502 594 841 763 844 932 954 1080 1168 1206 1249 1326
.govt 47 67 107 181 264 331 374 449 557 639 710 742 830 889 939 985 1033 1085
.health                                 100 127
.iwi 0 0 1 3 3 9 11 20 24 34 49 53 55 58 60 65 68 76
.maori --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 372 308 380 401 459 493 535 581 625
.mil 1 2 3 5 11 12 14 16 17 16 17 17 22 21 18 18 21 30
.net 1 18 27 99 273 966 2124 4136 5234 7618 8252 10447 12364 16070 19217 20266 21724 23935
.org 15 26 93 393 812 1395 2420 4303 5638 6979 8447 10355 12597 15716 18652 20454 22309 24373
.parliament --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 5 5 7 7
.school 0 9 65 146 266 449 778 1244 1617 1905 2125 2345 2457 2609 2703 2838 2970 3084
Total 272 641 3078 9620 17215 29259 52828 86755 105577 122885 146347 179149 216353 268744 321817 351464 388,557 429640

Table 2: Growth in Domain Names Registered - As at the end of February 1994-2011

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

Year Domain Names Growth since previous year % growth since previous year
28 February 2011 429640 41083 10.57%
28 February 2010 388557 37093 10.55%
28 February 2009 351464 29647 9.21%
29 February 2008 321817 53073 19.75%
28 February 2007 268744 52391 24.22%
28 February 2006 216353 37204 20.77%
28 February 2005 179149 32802 22.41%
29 February 2004 146347 23462 19.09%
28 February 2003 122885 17308 16.39%
28 February 2002 105577 18822 21.70%
28 February 2001 86755 33927 64.22%
29 February 2000 52828 23569 80.55%
28 February 1999 29259 12044 69.96%
28 February 1998 17215 7595 78.95%
28 February 1997 9620 6542 212.54%
29 February 1996 3078 2437 380.19%
28 February 1995 641 369 135.66%
28 February 1994 272 --- ---

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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