The pandemic caused due to COVID-19 in 2020 completely changed most people’s way of living. It also affected their work and socialization. Before the pandemic, there were some people who work remotely. But during pandemic people had no other way to transfer their businesses and work to virtual platforms.
Now there are more people working online than ever before out of necessity. And this global change has a great influence on domain registration trends too. Some domain registrars compiled the data to show domain registration trends. According to Namecheap’s report that examined the 2020 data gives us insight into the latest domain name registration trends.
Moreover, Namecheap’s report reflects how the internet is evolving, as more companies, businesses, and people shifting their work to virtual platforms. In Pakistan, you can get the cheapest .pk domain registration, management, and renewal. Some domain providers provide you easy registration with 100% ownership too.
Here we have everything you need to know about the latest influential domain registration trends.
Last Year’s Topmost Registered gTLDs
According to Namecheap’s report the top 20 registered gTLDs of the year 2020 are: .com, .xyz, .club, .site, .net, .info, .online, .org, .live, .icu. Further, domain names: .website, .vip, .store, .shop, .work, .casa, .dev, .space, .cam, and .app were trending last year.
Over the years the first choice of most people who register for the first time was .com. But now the domain registration trend is changing and the .com registration trend is continuously decreasing.
2019 vs. 2020 Top gTLDs Trends
As you might know, .com was trending and the top choice for the majority of people interested in domain registration. Although, the number of short and easily spelled .com’s is decreasing. But still, across the business world, it is quite dominant. And this situation seems unlikely to change in near future too. Because the gap in domain registration of a .com and registration of its closest rival is still in millions.
The third most popular domain registration among Namecheap customers was .info in 2019. While in 2020, a different trend was seen in domain registration. In 2020, .net, .club, and .site were more trending. These three domain names even outrun .info, which was among the most popular for more than a decade.
2020’s Top ccTLDs
ccTLDs or country code top-level domains were created for businesses and people of a specific territory or country. For example, the .pk domain was available to the people of Pakistan. But over the years, most of the ccTLDs have changed their registration policies and people anywhere in the world are allowed to register their desired domain name. Moreover, for mass appeal, a number of ccTLDs, registration rules allow to transform and rebrand itself.
For example, .co is a Columbian ccTLD that became the most popular ccTLD in 2020 as it is short and easy to remember. Other trending ccTLDs are .io, .ai, and .pw which are often preferred by technology startups.
2020’s Top TLDs
Still, many brands and people prefer the traditional ccTLDs and gTLDs like .co.uk and .com. But top trending domains have evolved greatly over the last few years. And now industries and companies prefer to register industry-specific TLDs more than before.
The domain name trending among technology field are: .io, .dev, and .app. While among lifestyle and social category, .fun, .fit, and .yoga are popular. While among media/news, more popular domain names are .tv, .today, and .press.
Top TLDs Renewal Rates
Among Namecheap customers, .ca became the top-renewed TLD in 2020. More than 70% of .ca domains were renewed. This means that owners of the .ca domain found it beneficial for their business to keep the domain. While the .icu renewal rate decreased markedly in 2020. Only 1.8% of the .icu domains were renewed in 2020.
