.ee is the gateway to Estonia!

The Estonian Internet Foundation recently released reserved and blocked .ee domains to the market. These domains had been unavailable for over a decade but were made accessible to the public starting in the spring of 2023. Among the available domains were Estonian place names, country names, as well as single letters and numbers. What were the most sought-after domains and their winning bids? Here’s an overview of the results.

The middle of August traditionally brings us the Opinion Festival event, where this time a topic very close to my heart as an e-identity enthusiast was discussed: the EUDI (EU digital) Wallet. Although Mare already summarized the discussion in her post, I wanted to share my perspective, focusing specifically on identity verification.

The year 2024 has introduced several new trends and developments in the world of .ee domain names. We are pleased to report that the Estonian top-level domain has continued its growth, reaching 6.6% by the end of the first half of the year.