The number of .be domains highly rose the past year. At the end of the year, there were 859,474 domain names registered; this means an increase of 16.7% compared with 2007, when there were 736,498 domains registered.
.be principally remains a business for Belgians: 70% of domain names continue to be registered by Belgians. Regional distribution also remained virtually unchanged in 2008.
Record of new domains
A record number of new .be domains was registered for the sixth year in a row: 222,915, that is 15% more than in 2007, when 193,648 new domains were registered.
Growing interest from individuals
Companies still represent the majority of the registered domain names, but interest from private individuals is growing within the years. In 2008, 242,525 domains were registered for private individuals, that is 28% of the total number and a little more than 2007 (27.4%) and 2006 (26.8%).
This growing interest can be explained by the increase in Internet penetration and the importance of IT and telecommunications to secondary and higher education. Another factor is the ease and speed with which a .be domain name can be registered, plus that prices are lower than in other European countries.
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