DEFINTIONS AND METHODOLOGIES

This table provides definitions and methodologies of key ratios used for analyzing domain registration trends and metrics in this site. These definitions are consistently applied across the platform to ensure uniformity and comparability in reporting and analysis. Each ratio represents a specific calculation designed to measure aspects such as demand, renewal patterns etc.

Ratios

Demand ratio: Total creates divided by total deletes.*

Renewal ratio (v1): Total renews divided by the sum of renews and deletes* in the same month.

Renewal ratio (v2): Total domains minus the sum of all creates over the previous 12 months, divided by total domains 12 months prior.

Create ratio: Sum of total creates over the previous 12 months divided by total domains in the current month.

Delete ratio: Sum of total deletes* over the previous 12 months divided by total domains in the current month.