.ie Domain Profile Report 2023

-0.31% change in .ie database (2023 v 2022) +0.34% new .ie registrations (2023 v 2022) Analysis of .ie domain database and growth Growth in 2023 marginally ahead of 2022 In 2023 there were 48,689 new domain registrations, a modest increase on 2022. The extraordinary levels of growth experienced during the Covid years have tapered off and registration levels have returned to more regular patterns. The percentage of domains that were not renewed increased slightly to 15% (from 14.8% in 2022). The net database was lower in 2023, albeit based on a small number of just 176 domains. However, when looking at a five-year view (2023 vs 2019), there has been a 16.8% increase in the total database. A large proportion of new registrations in 2023 came from existing .ie customers who were able to avail of our express registration process. Returning customers do not need to be re-validated. .ie Domain Profile Report 2023 | 7 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 330,108 329,265 280,958 309,853 328,245 TOTAL DATABASE NEW REGISTRATIONS 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 48,524 48,689 50,167 62,198 65,113