.IE Domain Profile Report 2021 - January-June

Other ecosystem facts Market share of Ireland’s hosted domains (by top-level domain)  .com 32%  .uk 8%  .net 2%  .eu 2%  .org 2%  Others 3% Source: HosterStats December 2020 Analysis of .ie domain ecosystem How has the pandemic affected new .ie web address keywords? .IE Domain Profile Report 2021 - January–June | 5 Top 5 country code top-level European domain growth YoY Source: CENTR June 2021 Number of new .ie registrations with a fada H1 2021 Ú 78 H1 2020 Ú 44 (+77.3% YoY) Health keywords General health-related keywords, such as ‘doctor’, ‘pharmacy/ pharmacist’, ‘wellness’ and ‘fitness’, increased 18.8% in new registrations H1 2021 v H1 2020. DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) 356 .ie domains have DNSSEC (+12.3% YoY) 0.11% of all .ie domains DNSSEC uses cryptography to add an extra layer of security to domains. Outdoor summer keywords Keywords related to an outdoor summer, such as ‘barbecue’, ‘pool’, ‘patio’, ‘tent’ and ‘bicycle/ bike’, increased by 64.0% in new registrations H1 2021 v H1 2020. Registry Lock 45 .ie domains have Registry Lock (+15.4% YoY) 0.01% of all .ie domains Registry Lock is a manual service which prevents unauthorised or unwanted changes to a .ie domain. The aim of the service is to minimise the risk of unwanted changes, terminations or transfers, even if user information is leaked or systems are hacked.  .ie 51% Pandemic keywords Pandemic-related keywords, such as ‘Covid’, ‘sanitiser’ and ‘vaccine’, decreased by 76.4% in new registrations H1 2021 v H1 2020. Security Certificates 100,576 .ie websites have a security certificate (+20.4% YoY) 42.6% * of all .ie websites Security certificates prove to visitors that they are on an authentic and secure website. Websites with a security certificate have URLs that begin with http s :// -76.4% +18.8% +64% Use of domain security features All new .ie domain registrations are manually verified and approved by a .IE team member. Once approved, .ie domain holders can integrate additional third-party security features, such as website security certificates and DNS Security Extensions. .pt +10.8% .ie +9.6% .ee +9.1% .lt +7.7% .fr +7.6% Source: Pandalytics June 2021 * The total percentage of .ie websites with a security certificate has decreased from 64% as reported in the .IE Domain Profile Report 2020. This may be due to ‘under developed’ websites, which are typically new websites with a single page or social media link, being included in figures for the first time.