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At present, there are already 150,000 .ee domains in the world!
We are delighted to share a news story that is round and fortified with several zeros; namely, there are already more than 150,000 top-level Estonian domains in the world or Internet addresses ending in .ee.
The fact that this round number will soon be reached was expected – the reason being the fairly steady rate of growth of the .ee domain registrar over the past two years – growing by 7.4% in 2020 and an even higher rate of 8.8% in 2021.
The fact that the IDN domains are also growing (80.7% respectively were extended in 2019, with 82% of IDN domains extended last year) is also gratifying. In other words, such .ee domains are increasingly being used because of their sound.
It is also rewarding to note that this beautiful and round number will be reached at the beginning of this year in particular, when 30 years will have passed since the registration of the first .ee domain in Estonia. A reference to this can also be found in the form of a corresponding sign in the photo accompanying this news story.
The fact that the IDN domains are also growing (80.7% respectively were extended in 2019, with 82% of IDN domains extended last year) is also gratifying. In other words, such .ee domains are increasingly being used because of their sound.
It is also rewarding to note that this beautiful and round number will be reached at the beginning of this year in particular, when 30 years will have passed since the registration of the first .ee domain in Estonia. A reference to this can also be found in the form of a corresponding sign in the photo accompanying this news story.
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How can you prevent your .ee domain from being unexpectedly deleted and auctioned?
From time to time, we receive feedback from domain owners that, to their dismay, one or another .ee domain is either about to be deleted or has already been deleted and put up for auction. At the same time, there is a clear procedure in place to prevent such cases on the sides of the registrar, the registry, and the registrant. That is what we are discussing.
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Estonia’s young cyber talents head to Europe’s biggest cyber competition, with high hopes of winning
During 13–16 September the annual European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) will take place in Vienna, aiming to connect young IT talents with companies and organisations in the field. Once again, the Estonian national team, which was put together through preliminary rounds and a training camp, will take part in the competition. The main sponsor of the qualification event and the ESCS team is the Estonian Internet Foundation, and the project is run by the TalTech Centre for Digital Forensics and Cyber Security.
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See the map: these were the most used words in the .ee domains registered in 2021
In 2021, 27,396 new .ee domains were registered, and just like last year, we are now looking at which words or terms are most popular in our national domain.