Research
Report on Past TLD Launches
New gTLD Program: Benchmarking of Registry Operations (PDF)
ICANN commissioned this report, which benchmarks registry operations and reviews previous TLD launches. The study was led by John Matson, now COO of Architelos and Barak Ravid, (now at Ernst & Young.)
Domain Name Industry – Statistics and Reports
Industry Reports by Third Party Groups
CMOs Must Drive Their Firms’ Domain Strategy Now
by Forrester Research, Inc.
ZookNIC
This group creates reports that analyze and provide statistical information on the domain name industry.
WebHosting.Info
From the registrar Directi, this website provides statistics on all of the top registries and registrars.
Domain Name Reports from Existing TLD Registries
.ORG Bi-Annual Report by PIR
Or Download the PDF.
.INFO Annual Report by Afilias
Industry Reports By Existing TLD Registries
VeriSigns Domain Name Industry Brief
Published quarterly, this report analyzes the domain name industry as a whole and provides insight on its latest trends.
.EU Insights (PDF)
Published by EURid, this report examines the topic of brand perceptions within the domain name industry.
State of Internet/Mobile Reports
Comscore reports for US and Europe
