Statistics About .de – 2014
Statistics of 2015
Top 20 Cities and Districts with the Most Domains
| Ranking | 2014 | Domains | 2013 | Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 955,484 | Berlin | 913,564 |
| 2 | Hamburg | 592,192 | Hamburg | 598,997 |
| 3 | Munich | 591,199 | Munich | 570,532 |
| 4 | Cologne | 348,692 | Cologne | 350,891 |
| 5 | Frankfurt am Main | 230,561 | Frankfurt am Main | 230,088 |
| 6 | Hanover Area | 226,609 | Hanover Area | 222,346 |
| 7 | Osnabrück | 220,397 | Osnabrück | 213,690 |
| 8 | Dusseldorf | 207,814 | Dusseldorf | 200,377 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 173,761 | Stuttgart | 173,934 |
| 10 | Nuremberg | 140,602 | Nuremberg | 140,498 |
| 11 | Bonn | 130,899 | Bonn | 130,819 |
| 12 | District of Munich | 125,927 | District of Munich | 124,520 |
| 13 | Rhine-Sieg District | 122,491 | Rhine-Sieg District | 124,067 |
| 14 | Leipzig | 119,152 | Leipzig | 121,129 |
| 15 | Essen | 115,479 | Essen | 114,763 |
| 16 | Dresden | 113,243 | Dresden | 108,826 |
| 17 | Aachen City District | 101,610 | Bremen | 101,453 |
| 18 | Rhine District Neuss | 101,052 | Rhine District Neuss | 100,820 |
| 19 | Bremen | 100,556 | Aachen City District | 100,812 |
| 20 | Dortmund | 97,441 | Dortmund | 97,307 |
Excel spreadsheet with data of all cities and districts in Germany.
Domain Data According to German Federal States in 2014
| Federal State | Domains 2014 | Domains 2013 | Domain Increase 2013/2014 (%) | Domains per 1,000 Population 2014 | Population (per 31 Dec. 2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,851,973 | 1,829,381 | 1.2 | 175 | 10,569,111 |
| Bavaria | 2,610,952 | 2.677.093 | -2.5 | 209 | 12,519,571 |
| Berlin | 955,484 | 913,564 | 4.6 | 283 | 3,375,222 |
| Brandenburg | 285,705 | 281,701 | 1.4 | 117 | 2,449,511 |
| Bremen | 109,704 | 111,063 | -1.2 | 168 | 654,774 |
| Hamburg | 592,192 | 598,997 | -1.1 | 341 | 1,734,272 |
| Hesse | 1,188,028 | 1,177,783 | 0.9 | 197 | 6,016,481 |
| Mecklenburg Western Pomerania | 167,273 | 166,230 | 0.6 | 105 | 1,600,327 |
| Lower Saxony | 1,351,022 | 1,328,446 | 1.7 | 174 | 7,778,995 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3,251,846 | 3,226,988 | 0.8 | 185 | 17,554,329 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 626,662 | 615,167 | 1.9 | 157 | 3,990,278 |
| Saarland | 140,426 | 139,402 | 0.7 | 141 | 994,287 |
| Saxony | 525,656 | 522,518 | 0.6 | 130 | 4,050,204 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 182,805 | 182.513 | 0.2 | 81 | 2,259,393 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 527,670 | 507,022 | 4.1 | 188 | 2,806,531 |
| Thuringia | 228,689 | 226,467 | 1 | 105 | 2,170,460 |
| Germany | 14,596,087 | 14,504,335 | 0.63 | 181 | 80,523,746 |
Place of Residence of Domain Holders from outside Germany
At the end of 2014, 1.096.960 .de domains were registered for holders domiciled outside Germany. The graph shows how they are distributed over the various countries in the world.
The 10 Cities and Districts with the most Domains per Inhabitant 2014
| Ranking | City/District | Federal State | Domains 2014 | Domains 2013 | Domain Increase 2013-2014 | Domains per 1,000 population 2014 | Population (per 31 Dec. 2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osnabrück | Lower Saxony | 220,397 | 213,690 | 9.3 | 1.416 | 155,625 |
| 2 | District of Starnberg | Bavaria | 61,409 | 61,340 | 1.7 | 474 | 129,530 |
| 3 | District of Freising | Bavaria | 76,497 | 79,927 | -3.2 | 460 | 166,286 |
| 4 | Munich | Bavaria | 591,199 | 570,532 | 2.9 | 426 | 1,388,308 |
| 5 | Bonn | North Rhine-Westphalia | 130,899 | 130,819 | 5.8 | 422 | 309,869 |
| 6 | District of Munich | Bavaria | 125,927 | 124,520 | 1.8 | 387 | 325,744 |
| 7 | Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia | 207,814 | 200,377 | 3.6 | 350 | 593,682 |
| 8 | Hamburg | Hamburg | 592,192 | 598,997 | 2.4 | 341 | 1,734,272 |
| 9 | Cologne | North Rhine-Westphalia | 348,692 | 350,891 | -1.4 | 340 | 1,024,373 |
| 10 | Frankfurt am Main | Hesse | 230,561 | 230,088 | 0.6 | 335 | 687,775 |
The 10 Cities and Districts with the highest Pro-Rata Increase in 2013-2014 Domain Numbers
| Ranking | City/District | Federal State | Domains 2014 | Domains 2013 | Domain Increase 2013-2014 in % | Domains per 1,000 population 2014 | Population (per 31 Dec. 2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaiserslautern | Rhineland-Palatinate | 21,506 | 15,425 | 39.4 | 221 | 97,112 |
| 2 | District of Pinneberg | Schleswig-Holstein | 77,507 | 64,715 | 19.8 | 259 | 298,826 |
| 3 | District of Lichtenfels | Bavaria | 9,576 | 8,144 | 17.6 | 143 | 67,109 |
| 4 | Ennepe-Ruhr District | North Rhine-Westphalia | 65,592 | 56,844 | 15.4 | 202 | 324,223 |
| 5 | District of Celle | Lower Saxony | 27,871 | 24,900 | 11.9 | 159 | 175,706 |
| 6 | District of Roth | Bavaria | 23,252 | 21,016 | 10.6 | 189 | 123,168 |
| 7 | Märkisch-Oderland District | Brandenburg | 25,519 | 23,106 | 10.4 | 137 | 186,925 |
| 8 | District of Heilbronn | Baden-Württemberg | 52,367 | 48,273 | 8.5 | 161 | 324,543 |
| 9 | District of Leer | Lower Saxony | 19,897 | 18,435 | 7.9 | 121 | 164,202 |
| 10 | District of Wolfenbüttel | Lower Saxony | 14,395 | 13,341 | 7.9 | 120 | 120,117 |