Verisign: Number of .Com Domains In “Domain Name Base” Tops 130 Million For 1st Time

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Verisign (VRSN) which operates the .Com registry is reporting the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base exceeds 130 Million for the 1st time.

The actual number of domains in the .Com Domain Name Base stands at around 130.3 Million as of today

The number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base passed 129 Million in the end of June 2017.

The number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base passed 128 Million for the 1st time in September 2016.

The number of .Com domain in the Domain Name Base passed 127 Million in May of 2016; and 126 Million domain names in March 2016.

 According to Verisign, the domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names that are registered but not configured for use in the respective Top-Level Domain zone file plus the number of domain names that are in a client or server hold status.

The domain name base and the active zone change frequently and are updated on this page at least once per day. The update times may vary each day. Today’s domain name base is not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the current financial quarter or year.

The daily domain name base provided on this page may not be comparable to domain name counts we disclose elsewhere. The domain name base may also reflect compensated or uncompensated judicial or administrative actions to add to or remove from the active zone an immaterial number of domain names

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

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