MAP Research, a Melbourne-based research company, has released what they claim to be “the world’s first report on the size, state and future of the global domain registration industry”. They interviewed a number of the top 20 domain registrars globally to formulate their data.
Amongst the things shown by MAP Research report is the current value of the domaining industry - valued at around $3.6 billion. The value of the industry is forecast to increase to $5.3 billion by 2011.