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Table 5. The market share and number of registrations by registrars under major gTLDs, December 2003
gTLDs Registrars
Country
Market
The number of registered domains under unsponsored gTLDs
Share
Total .com .net .org .info .biz .name
(%)
Network Solutions
United States
21.19 7 808 502 5 752 174
894 866
833 982
146 104
181 376
0
Tucows
Canada 10.21 3 761 460 2 785 066
477 514
307 268
103 628
84 570
3 414
(Domain Direct)
Go Daddy Software United States
8.53 3 143 015 2 357 458
363 298
238 355
70 518
106 534
6 852
Register.com United
States 8.08 2 976 230 2 190 644
356 819
241 246
79 687
83 469
24 365
eNom, Inc.
United States
6.98 2 572 139 1 948 358
292 565
172 497
84 706
72 724
1 289
Melbourne IT
Australia
5.57 2 051 142 1 519 311
252 570
152 633
52 488
69 250
4 890
BulkRegister.com United
States
3.53 1 300 806
989 558
147 018
100 615
32 896
29 718
1 001
1&1 Internet
Germany 2.83 1 044 101
568 695
184 251
93 934
149 255
47 966
0
(Schlund+Partner
AG)
DirectNIC.com
United States
2.63
968 098
742 092
99 051
63 112
39 071
22 607
2 165
(Intercosmos Media)
Dotster, Inc.
United States
2.09
771 992
574 269
94 360
67 839
19 330
14 885
1 309
Other Registrars
28.37 10 453 537 7 608 244 1 353 238
743 698
386 453
291 019
70 885
Total
36 851 022 27 035 869 4 515 550 3 015 179 1 164 136 1 004 118 116 170
Source
: OECD based on Registries Monthly Reports.
The registrar market for the new unsponsored gTLDs of
.info
,
.biz
and
.name
, appears to be even
more competitive than for the traditional gTLDs. Network Solutions only holds 14% of the market share
(
Table 6
). 1&1 Internet, Tucows, Register.com and Go Daddy Software have more than 8% of the market
share. Given that Network Solutions has a significant advantage over other registrars, in terms of having
the largest existing client base for the traditional gTLDs, the relatively even spread of registrations is a
significant outcome.
Table 6. The registrar market share in new unsponsored gTLDs
Market
share
The number of registered domains under new
gTLDs Registrars
Country
(%)
gTLDS
Total
.info
.biz
.name
Network Solutions
United States
14.34
327 480
146 104
181 376
0
1&1 Internet (Schlund+Partner AG)
Germany
8.63
197 221
149 255
47 966
0
Tucows Inc.
Canada
8.39
191 612
103 628
84 570
3 414
Register.com, Inc.
United States
8.21
187 521
79 687
83 469
24 365
Go Daddy Software, Inc
United States
8.05
183 904
70 518
106 534
6 852
eNom, Inc.
United States
6.95
158 719
84 706
72 724
1 289
Melbourne IT
Australia
5.54
126 628
52 488
69 250
4 890
CORE Internet Council of Registrars
Switzerland
2.90
66 270
42 538
22 858
874
DirectNIC.com (Intercosmos Media)
United States
2.79
63 843
39 071
22 607
2 165
BulkRegister.com
United States
2.78
63 615
32 896
29 718
1 001
Other Registrars
31.41
717 611
363 245
283 046
71 320
Total
2 284 424 1 164 136 1 004 118
116 170
Source
: OECD, based on Registries Monthly Reports.
The market share of Network Solutions is worth noting further. Network Solutions was acquired by
VeriSign in 2000. At that stage, Network Solutions was the sole provider of registry and registrar functions
for gTLDs such as
.com
,
.net
and
.org
. In November 2003, VeriSign announced the sale of Network
Solutions, together with its registrar business to Pivotal Private Equity. Phoenix based Pivotal Private
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