EURid records a 3.6% jump in yearly growth in Q3 2021

During Q3; EURid achieved an extraordinary yearly growth of 3.6% for the .eu top-level domain family. Furthermore, the registry announced the extension of the citizenship criteria to the citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and revealed the 2021 .eu Web Awards finalists.

Statistic highlights:

• The quarter ended with 3,705,723 .eu registrations, marking the annual growth since October 2020, 3.62%;
• 152,850 new domain name registrations recorded;
• Latvia tops the list of top-growth countries with 6.8% increase in registrations;
• Average renewal rate of 84.5%.

Other developments in Q3:

• EURid announced the ten winners of the SAFEonLINE art competition;
• EURid informed the stakeholders that the COVID-related domain name checks would continue until 31 December 2021;
• EURid withdrew close to 48,000 non-eligible Brexit related .eu domain names.

For further details, consult EURid’s Q3 2021 progress report.