Report on the .pl domain name market for Q1 2021

Jun 8, 2021, 6:14:00 AM

Nearly 2.5 million .pl domain names, an upward trend in the number of registrations and renewals.

In the first quarter of 2021, 201 338 new names were registered, over 22 thousand more than in the previous quarter. The renewal rate maintained the upward trend and amounted to 71.29%, beating the record in the fourth quarter of 2020. At the end of the discussed period, in the .pl domain registry, there were 2 496 218 names active in DNS, over 80% of them were the names registered directly in the .pl domain.

In comparison with the previous quarter, the number of .pl domain name registrants increased by over 9 thousand. At the end of March, there were 1 104 131 of them.

In the first quarter of 2021, an increase in the number of DNSSEC secured names was also noticeable. At the end of March, there were 421 744 domain names, that was almost 16.5 thousand more as compared to the previous quarter. The increase in the registrants' interest in DNSSEC service - one of the fundamental services in the .pl domain security area - resulted, among others, from campaigns conducted by NASK Partners.

We invite you to read the report.