.IE Domain Profile Report H1 2022

35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 LIBERALISATION In H1 2018, the process to register a .ie domain was made easier and faster through ‘liberalisation’, where the requirement to provide proof of a claim to a .ie domain name was removed. New registrations increased 39% vs H1 2017. POST PANDEMIC 2022 so far, has seen the rate of registrations return to normal levels at 25,539 for the half- year period, in line with those experienced before the onset of the pandemic. This shows that digital remains a core part of our economy and society. H1 2017 H1 2018 H1 2019 H1 2020 H1 2021 H1 2022 20,255 28,126 26,452 33,286 33,815 25,539 .IE Domain Profile Report 2022 - January–June | 2 H1 new registrations Timeline of new .ie registrations 2017–2022 After two separate surges of growth in the past five years, cooling off periods followed and registrations remained steady. Since the record-breaking highs in .ie registrations through the pandemic, this cooling off period is evident. COVID BOUNCE 2021 saw the best-performing half- year period on record for new .ie domain registrations with 33,815, which was the result of an unprecedented mass mobilisation of digital across every part of Irish society and economy. PANDEMIC ONSET The year’s strong growth was attributed to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns that sparked a 26% YoY surge in new .ie registrations. Over 40% of new .ie registrations on the island of Ireland were registered in May and June 2020. POST-LIBERALISATION COOLING Following a surge in registrations in 2018, the rate of new .ie registrations in H1 2019 cooled off at 26,425 remaining higher compared to ‘pre-liberalisation’ years.