.ie Domain Profile Report 2020 - January to June 2020

International 26,012 Analysis of .ie domains by geography Total number of registered .ie domains Island of Ireland 269,782 31,367 new .ie domains registered on the island of Ireland in H1 2020 1,919 new .ie domains registered internationally in H1 2020 Up 27.1% on H1 2019  Up 7.8% on H1 2019  Great Britain accounts for the majority of internationally registered .ie domains. New registrations increased by 13% year-on-year in H1 2020, from 635 to 718 . Bulgaria registered the second highest number of new .ie   domains in H1 2020 (457, +74.4%), followed by the United States (128, -47.9%) and Germany (76, -11.6%). .ie domain holders in foreign countries usually have business operations in Ireland or can prove another type of professional   or personal connection to Ireland. Republic of Ireland 265,455 Northern Ireland 4,327 Great Britain 10,398 USA 4,660 Germany 2,240 2