Comments on: There are now 184 million registered domain names and counting http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/ Ramblings and tech news from the Pingdom team Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: sanny http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-373967 sanny Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:41:05 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-373967 .com Domain registration has gone up by atleast 5 fold in 9 years as stated in http://hiox.org/index.php?id=1839 .com Domain registration has gone up by atleast 5 fold in 9 years as stated in http://hiox.org/index.php?id=1839

]]> By: Free wow card http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-366642 Free wow card Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:06:30 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-366642 I would have to agree with PP, I see no surprise at all. I would have to agree with PP, I see no surprise at all.

]]> By: Vincent http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-363357 Vincent Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:39:33 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-363357 could the slow down in renewals have to do with people buying domains for larger periods of time? I.e. 3-yr vs. 1-yr? could the slow down in renewals have to do with people buying domains for larger periods of time? I.e. 3-yr vs. 1-yr?

]]> By: Hay casi 200 millones de dominios registrados http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-363077 Hay casi 200 millones de dominios registrados Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:31:47 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-363077 [...] Visto en Royal Pingdom [...] [...] Visto en Royal Pingdom [...]

]]> By: Pingdom http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-362981 Pingdom Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:30:11 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-362981 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, everyone. Considering the large number of parked domain names, James Blond (The New York Themes) here above may very well have hit the nail on the head. Any other ideas what might be going on? Thanks for sharing your thoughts, everyone.

Considering the large number of parked domain names, James Blond (The New York Themes) here above may very well have hit the nail on the head.

Any other ideas what might be going on?

]]> By: The New York Themes http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-362886 The New York Themes Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:26:42 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-362886 I believe part of the reason for the drop in domain renewals is the drop in domain parking revenues. A large percentage of registered domains out there are held in portfolios as large as tens of thousands of domains, or even hundred of thousand by companies who monetize them via various methods. One of which is domain parking (since you can't develop them all) As revenue from these parked domains drops, companies are being forced to drop the non-performers. James Blond Senior Editor The New York Themes www.nythemes.com I believe part of the reason for the drop in domain renewals is the drop in domain parking revenues. A large percentage of registered domains out there are held in portfolios as large as tens of thousands of domains, or even hundred of thousand by companies who monetize them via various methods. One of which is domain parking (since you can’t develop them all)

As revenue from these parked domains drops, companies are being forced to drop the non-performers.

James Blond
Senior Editor
The New York Themes
http://www.nythemes.com

]]> By: Hamlesh http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-362757 Hamlesh Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:57:02 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-362757 Lower .com/.net renewal rates... hmm... perhaps its down to an abundance in "new" projects / websites / businesses that get registered when an idea is born, but never gets developed. That coupled with the fact that most of the time renewing a .com/net is more expensive than a .co.uk for example? Lower .com/.net renewal rates… hmm… perhaps its down to an abundance in “new” projects / websites / businesses that get registered when an idea is born, but never gets developed. That coupled with the fact that most of the time renewing a .com/net is more expensive than a .co.uk for example?

]]> By: pp http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/09/24/there-are-now-184-million-registered-domain-names-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-362690 pp Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:47:08 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=3939#comment-362690 probably people got bored of the domains they registered.. but is no much of a surprise isn't it? probably people got bored of the domains they registered.. but is no much of a surprise isn’t it?

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