On this day of 7 April 1994, 17 years ago, IANA introduced the respective entry about ccTLD .RU into its core database. For 17 years ccTLD .RU has gained momentum and now boasts 3,000.000-plus domain names, the 6th position in the global ranking of ccTLDs worldwide and a leader in terms of growth rates among the biggest ccTLDs (23% annually)!
Last year, ccTLD .RU got a “little brother”, IDN ccTLD .РФ. From now on the Internet in Russia started growing twice as fast: by approximately 1,000-1,500 new domain names daily in each domain zone.
The stable functioning of ccTLD .RU over all past years, its rapid advancement and expansion across all Russian regions and all spheres of public life, from public services and business community to entertainment and private life, is the key to its success among Russian users.
Coordination Center for TLD RU, as administrator of ccTLD .RU and IDN ccTLD .РФ, thanks its stakeholders: registrars, government representatives, and the entire Russian Internet community for cooperation in boosting ccTLD .RU and ensuring its prosperity of!
