.nz Statistics by Calendar Year
.nz Statistics - by Calendar Year
This document records the total number of domain names registered, by calendar year, up to the end of 2016. The total number of names registered has increased from 560 on 31 December 1994 to 718,143 on 31 December 2018. By far the largest growth has been in the .co.nz second level domain (see Table 1).
The percentage growth rate peaked in the year to 31 December 1995 (see Table 2). The largest numerical growth rate was achieved in the year to 31 December 2013.
Table 1: Domain Names Registered as at 31 December by 2LD (1994-2018)
This table shows the the total number of domain names registered by 2LD at 31 December from the end of 1994.
02 Jan 97 *
31 Dec 17 31 Dec 18
.ac.nz
.cri.nz
.geek.nz
.gen.nz
.govt.nz
.health.nz
.iwi.nz
.kiwi.nz
.maori.nz
.mil.nz
.org.nz
.parliament.nz
.school.nz
* No data available for 31 December 1996.
Table 2: Growth in Domain Names Registered - Calendar Years 1995-2018
This table shows year-on-year growth in the total number of domain names registered at 31 December.
Year Domain Names Growth since previous year % growth since previous year
31 Dec 2018 718143 13574 1.93%
31 Dec 2014 598200 55846 10.30%
31 Dec 2004 174061 31593 22.2%
31 Dec 2000 83052 35735 75.5%
31 Dec 1997 16343 7723 89.6%
02 Jan 1997 * 8620 6156 250%
31 Dec 1995 2464 1904 340%
31 Dec 1994 560 --- ---
The statistics above are generated from the .nz register. From November 2002, they include all active domain names in the .nz register. Prior to November 2002, they reflect the number of names delegated to the Domain Name System by Domainz.
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