Annual report 2022
2022 was an atypical year for the internet world, and thus for DNS Belgium and domain names. Whereas smaller companies accelerated digitisation during the Covid years, this stagnated in 2022. Not just domain names but internet traffic in general. Still, our figures show that the accelerated digitisation is sustainable: those who have taken the step of having their own website continue to actively use it.
Evolution in the number of domain names
Number of revoked .be domain names
We revoke domain names that do not comply with our terms and conditions because they are used for fraud, for example, or because the holder's details are incorrect.
Number of new .be registrations per year
How many new registrations of .be domain names did we see in 2022 compared to previous years?
Total number of .be domain names
How many .be domain names do we count at the end of 2022 compared to previous years?
Total number of domain names end 2022
Renewals of domain names 2022
The domain name extension market in Belgium
Which extensions do Belgians choose for their domain name?
Use of .be domain names
What are .be domain names used for?
Website content
We break down the websites linked to the .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels domain names according to the classification of the Registry-Registrar Data Group of CENTR. The main categories are: Industry, Personal and Low content. Websites, blogs, etc. fall under Personal. Low content comprises all websites with minimal content: pay per click, error messages, holding pages. Industry contains all business domain names which we divide further into different subcategories.
.be websites
.be domain names, the most important sectors in relation to the total number of .be websites:
.brussels and .vlaanderen are used above all by the respective governmental authorities. For .vlaanderen, the Flemish government opted to have their .vlaanderen domain names redirected to an existing .be website.
.brussels websites
.vlaanderen websites
Demographics
Holders of .be domain names per country of origin
Number of Belgian/foreign .brussels domain name holders
Number of Belgian/foreign .vlaanderen domain name holders
Distribution of .be domain names across the regions
Distribution of .be domain names per postal code and per 100 inhabitants
Locations of .be domain name holders worldwide
Number of .be domain names per holder
Distribution private individuals/companies .be
Registrars
For .be, we work with 363 registrars. The 10 largest registrars hold 61.4% of .be domain names, an increase of 3.4%.