Domain Name IndustryJia-Rong Low | VP and MD, Asia Pacific | APrIGF29 July 2016

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New gTLD Program

Largest-ever expansion of the Domain Name System

Introduction of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

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New gTLD Program Statistics

On 23 October 2013, the first new gTLDs were delegated through the New gTLD Program

About 3 years later, 1,065 TLDs have been delegated, with 256 still proceeding through the program

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Regional Distribution of Delegated gTLDs

Data as of January 2016Categorized by ICANN region

888 Total

402 gTLDs

North America

1

1

12 gTLDs

Latin America/Caribbean Islands

2

3 gTLDsAfrica

Asia/Australia/ Pacific Islands

149 gTLDs

Europe322 gTLDs

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Benefits of New gTLD Program

BUSINESSIncrease visibility, deepen brand recognition and build trust amongst consumers (.NIKE; .GODADDY ; .NETFLIX)GROUP/COMMUNITYEngage and mobilize Internet users around common interests, causes and hobbies (.WIKI ; .SHOP)REGIONAllow citizens and businesses to construct online identities based on geographic location (.NYC ; .TOKYO)

INTERNATIONALIZED DOMAIN NAMEEnable Internet users around the world to navigate online entirely in their native language (.网址 ; .コム)

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Some stats

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New gTLDsTotal number of new gTLD registrations

Source: ntldstat.com

Top 10 new gTLD registrations

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Report published in July 2016 – pls comment

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-19-en

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gTLD Marketplace Health Index

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-19-en

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gTLD Marketplace Health Index

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Some thoughts

New gTLD program – Competition, Consumer Choice, Innovation

APAC – region of growth. Domain names = web presence

APAC – Internationalised Domain Names and the next billion

Saw some trends. How fast will it pick up in future?

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New gTLD Reviews

https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews