Here’s what the world would look like if ccTLD registrations were all that mattered.
What would the world look like if countries were scaled according to registrations of their country code domains?
.UK registry Nominet has published its “The Online World 2019” map (full res version here) that does just this.
The South Pacific island of Tokelau, which has a population of just 1,500, looks the most out of whack. That’s because its .tk domains are given away for free and over 25 million are registered.
A couple of other interesting notes from Nominet:
- 107% year-on-year growth in Guernsey’s country code domain, .gg, largely driven by the video game and eSports community, for whom the initials “gg” is a common abbreviation for the phrase “good game”
- The academic community’s interest in Ascension Island’s .ac, which has seen growth of 130% over the past 12 months, as well as the continued growth of Anguilla’s .ai, supported by the continued rise of Artificial Intelligence technology
By my eye, I’d say the UK and Germany look pretty crazy, showing the success of their country code domains.
If .tk is taken out, the map looks alot like where the global economy is heading.
Interesting to see us and ca as much smaller than what is available to tap into globally.
Cheers
India looks similar to its geographical map…if think of its population it is very very low.
.tk is like a virtual grave yard nothing can be deleted (or need to be deleted) and add as much as you want…it is bigggg with full of emptyness.
Thanks,
Ravi.
Here in the Netherlands .nl is considered more trustworthy than .com, as it gives the impression that it’s a local business. Ideally you want both, but I constantly see people making .nl websites while the .com is still available.
If you don’t go international there are few downsides. The domains offer more privacy, they are cheaper, more available, have better SEO. I imagine it’s the same for .de and .co.uk
It always surprises me that Americans tend to ignore .us. It sounds pretty wholesome and inclusive right. A domain just for .us.
Chris,
I think if it was .usa (as in, made in america) it would be different and surpass .com in local preference.
.us has attached to it a general non business meaning unlike .co for example.
The meaning is the value
.Ai – .io – the new era meanings
Cheers