.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom.Nominet,the uk.registry reached five million .uk domain name registrations.
Lesley Cowley, Chief Executive at Nominet stated that “In the run up to our 10th anniversary celebrations, we are delighted to reach the landmark of 5 million .uk registrations.The UK market for domain names remains incredibly buoyant, with companies increasingly building a web presence into their central business strategy. We look forward to a bright future for .uk domain names."
50 per cent of .uk domain names link to e-commerce or business information sites, with a further 16 per cent displaying ‘under construction’ holding pages for businesses or individuals. There are also around 170,000 .uk domain names registered for personal use, with a rise in demand attributed to the increase in broadband use and people using the Internet at home.