It’s almost here! The .CO era is almost upon us and I’m so excited I can hardly wait. With Landrush closing on Friday and General Availability only a few days away, we have some great statistics to share.

Stats & Facts:

Here are a few statistics and facts about .CO to date that I thought you may like to hear.

• .CO is Credible: So far, 70% of Global 500 brands have been applied to acquire their .CO domain.
• .CO is Global: Applications have come in from 113 countries – The United States has 51% of applications followed by the United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Canada and Australia.
• There have been close to 32,000 registrations and/or applications received to date between Sunrise and Landrush
• Of those, 21,500 and growing are Landrush applications
• Landrush Auctions: So far 1,800+ applications are going into auction and over 50 of these already have 10+ bidders.
• People are Investing: There are over 200 applicants with 10+ applications each.
• .CO has given away more than 50 top /premium domain names as part of the .CO Founders Program, to engage early adopters to build out and develop the .CO name space (unprecedented in the world of domains). (Nearly 500 applications were received)

.CO Resource Portal

Registrar and Resellers, please make sure you have created a personalized account on our .CO Resource Portal. We have designed marketing materials, videos, banners ads and turnkey solutions so that you can have direct contact with the registry to effectively market .CO domains to your customers and clients.  We are really excited to be able to share this with you and want to make sure you have all the access you need.

Mark your calendars and be prepared!

• Landrush closes Friday, July 16 – 12 noon EDT
• General Availability begins July 20 -  2:00pm EDT

Welcome to the .CO era where anything is possible!