2024 .ie Domain Profile Report has been released, steady long-term growth

The 2024 .ie Domain Profile Report has been released. The .ie domain is the Irish national top-level domain (ccTLD) and was allocated for use on January 27, 1988. The .ie domain is only available to individuals and businesses in Ireland, or international businesses and individuals with a clear and verifiable relationship with Ireland.

The 2024 .ie Domain Profile Report reveals activity trends and key data about .ie domains, reflecting Ireland's continued appeal as a key business hub in Europe, especially its attractiveness to foreign companies as a tax haven. At the end of 2024, there were 326,562 domains in the .ie domain database, a decrease of 0.51% from 2023. At the same time, 46,180 new .ie domains were registered in 2024, a decrease of 5% from 2023.

Key data highlights:

Market share: .ie domains continue to account for the majority of the market share of locally hosted domains in Ireland, reaching 54.2%, followed by .com (29.43%) and .uk (7.33%).

Long-term growth: Despite a decline in the .ie domain database in 2024, the total number of .ie domains has grown by 16% over the past five years, demonstrating a steady long-term growth trend.

Cybersecurity: The security of .ie domain sites remains strong, with 74.5% of content-rich sites equipped with security certificates, indicating that cybersecurity has become a key concern for local domain users in Ireland.

Overall, the registration and use of .ie domains remains robust, and despite a slight decline in the short term, its influence in the local Irish market remains dominant, and its good performance in cybersecurity has laid a solid foundation for its future development.

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