THE IPM TOP 50

One of the questions we are commonly asked by Brand holders is quite simply “where do you suggest we register our name”?

  With over 240 ccTLD registries around the world and over 700 + potential domain name extensions, we

understand how confusing it is to come up with a cost effective domain name registration strategy.

  The IPM top 50 registration strategy has been specifically developed to address these concerns by offering

maximum protection from infringement at the lowest cost in the industry!

 

Quite simply, it is a list of the Top 50 countries/regions in the world and the most popular 75 TLDs available to register.

  The selection criteria has been based on extensive research and statistics available covering; Country

Population, Number of current Internet Users, % of population penetration using the Internet, GDP (Country purchasing power) and the approximate number of Domain names registered in the country specific TLDs at the end of 2008. In addition, we have also taken into consideration the ease of registration in the particular TLD recommended which is also an important factor when considering a defensive registration strategy for protection again cyber speculators.

  Of course, there are always Company specific requirements that need to be taken into consideration when

recommending a portfolio registration strategy such as, future marketing plans, the current trademark registration strategy and existing Global presence but by registering your brands in the IPM Top 50 your organization will benefit from the following;

  The ability to protect your valuable brands in just 75 individual TLDs that account for over 95% of all ccTLD

registrations globally (based on Q3 ending stats 2008- Verisign Domain Name Report). The ability to market to over 82% of the world’s internet users globally.(based on 2008 Nielson World Internet

Stats) The ability to establish a local internet presence and country specific language websites. The potential for greater Search engine Optimization. The ability to protect and promote more Brands globally based on our average fee of just $78 per domain per

year…the lowest in the industry. The ability to lower your Domain name budget by as much as 50% without compromising your security and

realizing a truly beneficial ROI in the process.

What is the IPM Top 50?

Country PopulationInternet

Users% Pop

PenetrationGDP

(Billions) # of Domains Recommended TLDs

China1,330,044,60

5 253,000,000 19.00% 7,792.75 13,572,326 .cn & .com.cn

Germany 82,369,548 52,533,914 63.80% 2,906.42 12,448,242 .de

United Kingdom 60,943,912 43,221,464 70.90% 2,231.47 7,300,000 .co.uk

Netherlands 16,645,313 15,000,000 90.10% 666.36 3,191,127 .nl & .co.nl

Europe 803,903,540 390,141,073 48.50% 14,712.00 2,963,642 .eu

Russia 140,702,094 32,700,000 23.20% 2,274.58 1,800,000 .ru

Argentina 40,677,348 16,000,000 39.30% 571.39 1,767,273 .com.ar

Italy 58,145,321 34,708,144 59.70% 1,826.89 1,610,010 .it & .co.it

Brazil 191,908,598 50,000,000 26.10% 1,961.47 1,497,893 .com.br

France 62,177,676 36,153,327 58.10% 2,125.22 1,292,378 .fr & .com.fr

Australia 21,007,310 16,736,347 79.70% 800.97 1,275,088 .com.au

Switzerland 7,581,520 5,230,351 69.00% 310.34 1,244,567 .ch

USA 303,824,646 220,141,969 72.50% 14,334.03 1,100,000 .us

Spain 40,491,051 25,623,329 63.30% 1,400.35 1,076,561 .es & .com.es

Japan 127,288,419 94,000,000 73.80% 4,438.70 1,058,890 .co.jp & .jp

South Korea 49,232,844 34,820,000 70.70% 1,278.94 1,001,206 .kr & .co.kr

Canada 33,212,696 28,000,000 84.30% 1,307.10 1,000,000 .ca

Poland 38,500,696 16,000,000 41.60% 664.55 1,000,000 .pl & .com.pl

Denmark 5,484,723 3,762,500 68.60% 210.21 965,866 .dk

Austria 8,205,533 5,601,700 68.30% 330.33 722,193 .at & .co.at

Sweden 9,045,389 7,000,000 77.40% 348.19 702,199 .se

Taiwan 22,920,946 15,400,000 67.20% 733.66 700,000 .tw & .com.tw

Belgium 10,403,951 7,006,400 67.30% 388.75 665,772 .be

Greece 10,772,816 3,800,000 35.30% 342.89 520,000 .gr & .com.gr

India1,147,995,89

8 60,000,000 5.20% 3,289.78 495,361 .in & .co.in

Czech Republic 10,220,911 5,100,000 49.90% 264.69 482,932 .cz

Country Population Internet Users % Pop Penetration GDP (Billions) # of Domains Recommended TLDs

Norway 4,644,457 4,074,100 87.70% 260.24 411,091 .no

Ukraine 45,994,287 6,700,000 14.60% 344.77 390,197 .ua & .com.ua

New Zealand 4,173,460 3,360,000 80.50% 116.29 347,969 .co.nz

Romania 22,246,862 12,000,000 53.90% 264.00 340,000 .ro & .com.ro

Hungary 9,930,915 4,200,000 42.30% 198.68 320,000 .hu & .co.hu

Mexico 109,955,400 23,700,000 21.60% 1,399.86 278,544 .com.mx

Portugal 10,676,910 7,782,760 72.90% 238.24 240,000 .pt, .co.pt & .com.pt

Chile 16,454,143 7,387,000 44.90% 246.23 202,710 .cl

Finland 5,244,749 3,600,000 68.60% 193.81 194,748 .fi

Hong Kong 7,018,636 4,878,713 69.50% 311.62 172,551 .hk & .com.hk

South Africa 48,782,755 4,590,000 9.40% 494.60 155,000 .co.za

Israel 7,112,359 3,700,000 52.00% 195.30 142,135 .co.il

Ireland 4,156,119 2,060,000 49.60% 193.23 114,837 .ie

Singapore 4,608,167 2,700,000 58.60% 241.96 112,991 .sg & .com.sg

Turkey 71,892,807 26,500,000 36.90% 937.14 100,000 com.tr

Philippines 92,681,453 14,000,000 15.10% 323.47 100,000 .ph & .com.ph

Vietnam 86,116,559 20,159,615 23.40% 242.33 87,377 .vn & .com.vn

Malaysia 25,274,133 14,904,000 59.00% 382.80 83,709 .my & .com.my

Venezuela 26,414,815 5,940,426 22.50% 360.94 81,782 .com.ve & co.ve

Pakistan 167,762,040 17,500,000 10.40% 443.29 71,000 .pk & .com.pk

Liechtenstein 34,498 23,000 66.70% 4.93 60,082 .li

Luxembourg 486,006 345,000 71.00% 49.531 41,923 .lu

Peru 29,180,899 7,636,400 26.20% 238.95 25,229 .pe & .com.pe

Colombia 45,013,674 13,745,600 30.50% 340.77 21,264 .com.co