Charts
.eu IDNs
EU IDN active sites and re . .
This chart tracks the rate of .eu IDNs with redirects and active websites from 2013 . . .
Language of Greek script . . .
While English is the most popular language of Greek script .eu IDNs, Greek comprises 30 . . .
Language of Latin script . . .
An array of European languages are associated with Latin script .eu IDNs at the second . . .
Language of Cyrillic scrip . .
While English is the most popular website language for .eu IDNs in Cyrillic script (second . . .
Language of websites, .ею . .
Bulgarian is the most popular language of the Cyrillic script .ею domain names . . .
.eu and .ею IDNs by script
As in 2016, Latin script represents 88% of IDNs in the .eu namespace. The .ею TLD . . .
IDN Numbers
Top 20 second level IDNs
The Chinese ccTLD is still the largest second level IDN space after its growth spurt . . .
Top 10 top level IDN regis . .
Chinese (Han) script TLDs dominate the top 10 of top level IDN registries. However, the . . .
IDN Totals by Year
Total number of IDNs since 2009. There were approximately 7.5 m IDNs as at . . .
Top 20 IDN Spaces
Top 20 IDN spaces as at December 2017. Chart includes both top level and second . . .
IDN Date of Deployment
Cumulative number of IDN launches, both at top and second level, since 2000. Chart shows . . .
IDN Growth Rate Comparison
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Annual growth rate of IDNs compared with all (ASCII) domain names.
In earlier years . . .
IDNs by level
Between 2016-2017 top level domains remained steady while second level domains experienced negative growth . . .
Top level vs second level . .
Seventy-one percent of IDN registrations are at the second level; 29% at the top . . .
IDNs by type
IDNs in ccTLDs and gTLDs show negative growth between 2016-2017. This is primarily attributed . . .
IDN spaces by type and level
Almost half of IDNs are registered in ccTLDs at the second level – a slight decrease . . .
IDNs and linguistic diversity
IDNs and linguistic diversity
IDNs are associated with greater linguistic diversity in website content, compared with traditional (ASCII) domain . . .
IDN script accurately sign . .
There is a close relationship between the script of IDN and the language of web . . .
IDNs by Script
IDNs by Script (All)
Three scripts comprise 88% of IDN registrations: Han, Latin and Cyrillic script – a slight decrease . . .
IDNs by Script (Top Level)
Han and Cyrillic scripts represent more than 90% of top level IDNs. Cyrillic overtook Han . . .
IDNs by Script (Second Level)
Over half of second level domains are in Han script, an ongoing effect of the . . .
Industry Opinions
What single change?
Each year we ask our industry experts to identify ‘What single change would improve IDN . . .
End user awareness
How would you rate end user awareness of IDNs? 0 = below expectations, 5 = exceeds expectations . . .
Support by Registrars
Registry opinions on how well registrars support IDNs, compared with registry expectations . . .
Uptake of IDNs
Registry opinions on how uptake of IDNs compares with their expectations . . .
Use of IDNs
Active web content by level
Our sample of 2.3 million IDNs contains approximately 1.8 million second level IDNs . . .
Redirects by level
From our sample of 2.3 million IDNs, we categorised the status of each domain . . .
Active name servers by TLD . .
From our sample of over 500 000 top level IDNs, we have reviewed the rate . . .
Active name servers by TLD . .
From our sample of 1.8 million second level IDNs, we have reviewed the rate . . .
Active name servers by level
A domain name must have active name servers in order to support services such as . . .
Active web content by TLD
From our sample of 2.3 million IDNs, we reviewed the language of any web . . .
Active web content by script
From our sample of 2.3 million IDNs, we reviewed the language of any web . . .