The domain name registration industry has recorded an increase in the first quarter of the year 2017, according to a report by VeriSign.

Verisign is a global leader in domain names and internet security, has announced that approximately 1.3 million domain name registrations were added to the internet in the first quarter of 2017, bringing the total number of domain name registrations to approximately 330.6 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2017.

The increase of approximately 1.3 million registrations globally equates to a growth rate of 0.4 percent over the fourth quarter of 2016. Domain registrations have grown by 11.8 million, or 3.7 percent, year over year.1

The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of approximately 143.6 million registrations in the domain name base in the first quarter of 2017. This represents a 0.8 percent increase year over year. As of March 31, 2017, the .com base totaled 128.4 million registrations, while the .net base totaled 15.2 million registrations.

New .com and .net registrations totaled 9.5 million during the first quarter of 2017. In the first quarter of 2016, new .com and .net registrations totaled 10 million.

Verisign publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief to provide internet users throughout the world with statistical and analytical research and data on the industry. The first quarter 2017 Domain Name Industry Brief, as well as previous reports, can be obtained at Verisign.com/DNIB.

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