"2024 was a transitional year for DNS Belgium. We built on the solid foundation of 2023 while preparing for a strong 2025. With a price adjustment, a push for digital independence among Belgian entrepreneurs and full focus on NIS2 compliance."
Evolution of domain names
Number of new .be registrations per year
How many new registrations of .be domain names did we see in 2024 compared to previous years?
Total number of .be domain names
How many .be domain names do we count by the end of 2024 compared to previous years?
Total domain names at the end of 2024
In 2024, there was a global decrease in the number of domain names. With respective decreases of 16,066 for .be, 88 for .brussels, and 313 for .vlaanderen. In percentage terms this translates to a decrease of 0.99% for .be, 1.03% for .brussels, and 5.10% for .vlaanderen.
Domain name renewals 2024
In 2024, a positive trend was observed meaning a slight increase of 0.70% for .be, 0.28% for .brussels but a decrease of 1.09% for .vlaanderen.
Number of revoked .be domain names
We revoke domain names that do not comply with our terms and conditions because they are used for fraud, for example, or because the holder's details are incorrect.
The domain name extension market in Belgium
Which extensions do Belgians choose for their domain name?
Use of .be domain names
What are .be domain names used for?
Website content
We break down the websites linked to the .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels domain names according to the classification of the Registry -Registrar Data Group of CENTR . The main categories are: Industry, Personal and Low content. Websites, blogs, etc. fall under Personal. Low content comprises all websites with minimal content: pay per click, error messages, holding pages. Industry contains all business domain names which we divide further into different subcategories.
.be-websites
.be domain names, the most important sectors in relation to the total number of .be websites:
.brussels and .vlaanderen are used above all by the respective governmental authorities. For .vlaanderen, the Flemish government opted to have their .vlaanderen domain names redirected to an existing .be website.
Demographics
Holders of .be domain names per country of origin
Distribution of .be domain names per city/municipality and per 100 inhabitants
Locations of .be domain name holders worldwide
Distribution private individuals/companies .be
Number of .be domain names per holder
Registrars
For .be, we work with 350 registrars . The 10 largest registrars hold 34,88% of .be domain names, an increase of 2%.