Statistics of Interest
** Largest Domain Ownership **
According to NetNames Ltd., as of April 2000, the USA has
over 11 million domains of the 15,719,462 that exist worldwide.
(source: Guinness
World Records)
** Most Paper Saved Using Internet **
The American Company Federal Express has saved the most paper
by using the net. It announced that it has saved approximately
2 billion pieces of paper per year since the development of
its on-line package-tracking system.(source: Guinness
World Records)
** China's .cn **
An analysis of pre-registrations just released shows surging
interest in the newly opened .cn domain, the official Internet
address for the People's Republic of China. China has the
world's second largest Internet population with over 50 million
users and is growing 50% annually. To accelerate growth, the
Chinese government has decided to open up its Internet domain
".cn" without requiring a local presence. (source:
NameProtect.com)
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