The Domain Name Industry Brief quarterly report by VeriSign, shows that global domain name registrations reach a total of 356.6 million across all top-level domains (TLDs), marking a 0.5% increase from the previous quarter with 1.7 million new registrations.
Although there was a slight decrease in registrations for the .com and .net TLDs compared to the first quarter of the year, the overall growth compared to the previous year was there by 0.1 percent.
The .com domain alone accounted for 161.3 million registrations, while the .net domain recorded 13.1 million registrations.
Furthermore, there are a total of 308 global ccTLD extensions delegated in the root zone as of June 30, 2023.
The VeriSign analysis provides valuable insights into the global industry, focusing on the significance of specific TLDs and their growth patterns.