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Some Amazing Naming Stats
From Our Archives
(1997 - 2000)



Corporate Name Changes:
The name game was played at a fever pitch in 1997,
with a record 185 publicly held companies changing names.
The increase was 46% over 1996 and 20% over the previous
record set in 1987. It was led by financial corporations
at 39 and manufacturers at 33.
(Source: Interbrand survey.)


Just How Many Names Are Out There?
In 1983, registered U.S. trademarks in the "Scientific and
Electrical Apparatus" classification numbered only about 15,000.
By 1998, that number had grown to more than 300,000!
(Source: New Media magazine.)


Need More Sobering Figures?
Some facts from the first three quarters of 1997:

  • Average Number of Domain Name Registrations Per Month: 108,000
  • Average Number of Domain Registrations Per Day: 4,115
  • Largest Number of Domain Registrations in One Day: 11,465 on June 25, 1997
  • Average Number of New Domain Registrations Per Minute: 2.5
  • Highest Volume Month for New Domain Registrations: 137,360 in July 1997
    (Source: InterNIC.)


    A Recent Update:
    By about halfway through the year 2000, the total
    number of Internet domain registrations had surpassed 19,000,000!



    Warning: Do not
    try this naming thing at home.

    Call a professional!



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