VeriSign published a report on the development of the domain industry in 2006 (
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According to VeriSign statistics, more than 120 million domains are registered, which is 32% more than in the previous year. The largest number of domain names registered in the zone. Com; Behind her go .de, .net, .uk and .org.

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In 2006, the registration of 76% of domains was extended. 63% of domains in the .com and .net zones are “live” sites, 23% are in the “parking” area, 14% do not belong to any sites at all.