.au domain reaches one millionth registration

in brief The number of .au domain names will pass one million this month, after five years of strong growth.

According to the registry operator AusRegistry, the growth of .au domain names has been astounding, with an increase of 25 percent each year for the last five years. The company said the growth can be attributed to factors including reduced domain name pricing, a regulated environment and technical stability.

Chris Disspain, CEO of auDA, the .au Domain Administrator, said in a statement that the .au domain name is "highly respected internationally".

In a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Australia was reported as having the 13th highest domain name registrations per capita among OECD member countries, and the 14th highest growth in domain name registrations.