Since April of this year, at the start of the General registration period, Internet users have the ability to make available their site at the top level domain .eu for visitors. So far the found address manure high appeal: more than two million requests for registration received a at the EURid.

Most requests came from Germany (631.012), followed by Britain (373.798) and the Netherlands (237.259). The .eu domain is now the third largest in Europe and the seventh largest in the world. In Europe, only the German lie. en- and the British .uk top level domain before .eu domain, world-wide still to come. info, .org, .net and .com to.

The domain European identity to promote in addition, such as Marc van Wesemael – Managing Director who announced for the responsible EURid domain – in a statement.

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When we made possible the registrations of .eu domain names to the public this year in April, we were convinced that the .eu domain a large popularity would enjoy, but no one had foreseen this large number of registrations. We are also very pleased that the interest in a European Internet identity from all European countries will come.