Insights on Internet domains, DNS intelligence, and dataset research.
We analyzed 36.2 million domains in the .uk namespace from our dataset and broke them down: .co.uk holds 83.2%, direct .uk holds 11.3%, and .org.uk holds 5.2%. Twelve years after Nominet launched direct .uk registration, the legacy format still dominates — and the namespace is shrinking. Inside the split, the governance crisis, and why Britain can't unify its corner of the Internet.
We parsed 209 million entries under .NET from our dataset and found that 68.8% are ISP reverse-DNS infrastructure from Comcast, Virgin Media, SFR, HiNet, and providers across 11 countries. Only 9.7% are direct registrations. The TLD created in 1985 for 'network' organizations literally became the Internet's network infrastructure — but not through website registrations. Through the invisible addressing layer that routes every packet you send. Inside the oldest domain on Earth, Verisign's dual monopoly, and the TLD that fulfilled its destiny by accident.
We parsed 33.7 million domains in the .br namespace from our dataset: .com.br holds 97.3%, followed by .net.br at 1.3% and .org.br at 0.8%. Brazil built the most elaborate domain categorization system on Earth — 147 second-level categories, mandatory government ID for every registration, credential-verified professional domains for licensed dentists, lawyers, and engineers — and deliberately refused to simplify it. How a multi-stakeholder committee, a physics lab in Illinois, and a 37-year leader built the only major namespace still growing.
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs and found that ten island territories with a combined population under 500,000 host 37.3 million domains — more than .org. Tokelau's .tk peaked at 31 million domains for 1,500 residents. Tuvalu's .tv funded the nation's UN membership. Niue lost control of .nu entirely. Three islands, three models, three very different outcomes.
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs and found .de ranks 3rd globally with 69.9 million domains — larger than .org, .xyz, and most countries' entire Internet presence. How a Frankfurt cooperative charging EUR 2.20 per domain outbuilt China, the UK, and every other nation on Earth.
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs to measure .com's dominance — 1 billion domains, 44% of all resolved names, one registry operator, zero competition. What a government-granted monopoly means for infrastructure risk, pricing, and the future of the namespace.
We analyzed 3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs to map the real state of the Internet's namespace — concentration risk, ccTLD divergence, new gTLD adoption, and what it means for security researchers and domain professionals.
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