.US Domain Registrations Soared 12.1% in the Year Ending October 1, Far Out-Performing Overall Market's 3% Rate

By Ron Jackson

New numbers in October 1, 2022 showed .US domain registrations (3rd chart on page linked to) jumped 12.1% in the past year, climbing to more than 1.9 million after adding 205,435 domains. According to Verisign's latest Domain Name Industry Brief, the American ccTLD's annual growth rate was more than four times higher than the 3% rate for all TLDs combined. .US fared equally well in other comparisons as .coms grew just 2.6% year over year and all ccTLDs combined went up only 2%.

.US closed the year ending October 1 with three consecutive months of double digit growth as momentum picked up steam with each passing month. On August 1 .US regs were up 10.9% year over year. On September 1 they were up 11.3% YOY with the latest number hitting 12.1% on October 1 (you can see the monthly progression for .US on our Sales & Stats page). 

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