Statistics About .de – 2019
Statistics of 2019
Top 20 Cities and Districts with the Most Domains
| Ranking | 2019 | Domains | 2018 | Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 992,558 | Berlin | 1,006,388 |
| 2 | Munich | 629,264 | Munich | 623,494 |
| 3 | Hamburg | 573,648 | Hamburg | 570,956 |
| 4 | Cologne | 370,935 | Cologne | 372,868 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 252,596 | Osnabrück | 247,578 |
| 6 | Frankfurt am Main | 233,326 | Hanover Area | 232,385 |
| 7 | Hanover Area | 232,019 | Frankfurt am Main | 225,703 |
| 8 | Dusseldorf | 206,500 | Dusseldorf | 206,090 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 179,432 | Stuttgart | 180,269 |
| 10 | Nuremberg | 143,225 | Nuremberg | 132,801 |
| 11 | District of Munich | 126,592 | District of Munich | 125,803 |
| 12 | Böblingen, District | 126,088 | Bonn | 125,049 |
| 13 | Rhein-Sieg, District | 124,314 | Rhein-Sieg District | 124,759 |
| 14 | Bonn | 123,234 | Dresden | 121,408 |
| 15 | Dresden | 119,756 | Böblingen, District | 115,276 |
| 16 | Leipzig | 117,092 | Leipzig | 114,287 |
| 17 | District of Aachen | 110,951 | Essen | 110,028 |
| 18 | Essen | 108,839 | District of Aachen | 107,974 |
| 19 | Bremen | 102,741 | Bremen | 103,395 |
| 20 | Esslingen, District | 101,547 | Esslingen District | 102,315 |
Domain Data According to German Federal States in 2019
| Federal State of Germany | Domains 2019 | Domains 2018 | Domain Increase 2018-2019 in % | Domains per 1K population 2019 | Population (31 Dec 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,967,730 | 1,952,272 | 0.8 | 179 | 11,023,425 |
| Bavaria | 2,675,029 | 2,653,459 | 0.8 | 206 | 12,997,204 |
| Berlin | 992,558 | 1,006,388 | -1.4 | 275 | 3,613,495 |
| Brandenburg | 292,243 | 291,602 | 0.2 | 117 | 2,504,040 |
| Bremen | 111,596 | 112,257 | -0.6 | 164 | 681,032 |
| Hamburg | 573,648 | 570,956 | 0.5 | 313 | 1,830,584 |
| Hesse | 1,241,565 | 1,232,309 | 0.8 | 199 | 6,243,262 |
| Lower Saxony | 1,374,548 | 1,369,079 | 0.4 | 173 | 7,962,775 |
| Mecklenburg Western Pomerania | 172,127 | 170,265 | 1.1 | 107 | 1,611,119 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3,255,550 | 3,262,603 | -0.2 | 182 | 17,912,134 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 646,715 | 641,723 | 0.8 | 159 | 4,073,679 |
| Saarland | 140,913 | 139,917 | 0.7 | 142 | 994,187 |
| Saxony | 528,241 | 527,960 | 0.1 | 129 | 4,081,308 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 182,978 | 184,179 | -0.7 | 82 | 2,223,081 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 532,909 | 532,841 | 0.0 | 184 | 2,889,821 |
| Thuringia | 221,405 | 233,246 | -5.1 | 103 | 2,151,205 |
| Germany | 14,909,755 | 14,881,056 | 0.2 | 180 | 82,792,351 |
Place of Residence of Domain Holders from Outside Germany
At the end of 2019, 1,322,345 .de domains were registered for holders domiciled outside Germany. The graph shows how they are distributed over the various countries in the world.
Domain Holders Outside Germany 2019
The 10 Cities and Districts with the Highest Pro-Rata Increase in 2018-2019 Domain Numbers
| Ranking | City/District | Federal State | Domains 2019 | Domains 2018 | Domain Increase 2018-2019 in % | Domains per 1,000 population 2019 | Population (per 31 Dec. 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suhl | Thuringia | 8,998 | 7,663 | 17.4 | 241 | 37,321 |
| 2 | Bad Kreuznach, District | Rhineland-Palatinate | 26,304 | 23,527 | 11.8 | 167 | 157,549 |
| 3 | Böblingen, District | Baden-Württemberg | 126,088 | 115,276 | 9.4 | 324 | 389,548 |
| 4 | Neunkirchen, District | Saarland | 15,504 | 14,195 | 9.2 | 116 | 133,297 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | Bavaria | 143,225 | 132,801 | 7.8 | 278 | 515,201 |
| 6 | Starnberg, District | Bavaria | 57,761 | 53,587 | 7.8 | 426 | 135,545 |
| 7 | Dahme-Spreewald, District | Brandenburg | 21,667 | 20,309 | 6.7 | 129 | 167,319 |
| 8 | Wartburgkreis, District | Thuringia | 9,222 | 8,665 | 6.4 | 77 | 120,438 |
| 9 | Kitzingen, District | Bavaria | 16,654 | 15,664 | 6.3 | 184 | 90,429 |
| 10 | Lüchow-Dannenberg, District | Lower Saxony | 6,770 | 6,373 | 6.2 | 140 | 48,357 |
The 10 Cities and Districts with the most Domains per Inhabitant 2019
| Ranking | City/District | Federal State | Domains 2019 | Domains 2018 | Domain Increase 2018-2019 in % | Domains per 1,000 population 2019 | Population (per 31 Dec. 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osnabrück | Lower Saxony | 252,596 | 247,578 | 2,0 | 1,537 | 164,374 |
| 2 | Munich | Bavaria | 629,264 | 623,494 | 0,9 | 432 | 1,456,039 |
| 3 | Starnberg, District | Bavaria | 57,761 | 53,587 | 7,8 | 426 | 135,545 |
| 4 | Freising, District | Bavaria | 75,261 | 76,440 | -1,5 | 423 | 177,997 |
| 5 | Bonn | North Rhine- Westphalia | 123,234 | 125,049 | -1,5 | 379 | 325,490 |
| 6 | District of Munich | Bavaria | 126,592 | 125,803 | 0,6 | 365 | 346,433 |
| 7 | Cologne | North Rhine- Westphalia | 370,935 | 372,868 | -0,5 | 343 | 1,080,394 |
| 8 | Main-Taunus-Kreis, District | Hesse | 79,307 | 77,180 | 2,8 | 335 | 236,969 |
| 9 | Dusseldorf | North Rhine- Westphalia | 206,500 | 206,090 | 0,2 | 335 | 617,280 |
| 10 | Böblingen, District | Baden-Württemberg | 126,088 | 115,276 | 9,4 | 324 | 389,548 |
Downloads
- High-Resolution Map of Absolute Numbers of .de Domains in 2019 in PDF Format
- High-Resolution Map of Number of Registered .de Domains per 1,000 Inhabitants in 2019 in PDF Format
- Excel Sheet Data of All Cities and Districts in Germany 2019
- Excel Sheet Overview of Top 20 Cities since 2003
- Graph 2019 .de Domain Development by German Federal States
- Graph 2019 .de Domain Distribution by German Federal States
- Excel Sheet Development of .de Domains in Federal States of Germany since 1999
- Graph 2019 .de Domain Distribution - Germany and Other Countries
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