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Most Popular Domain Names in South Africa (Extensions)

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Last updated on December 3rd, 2020 at 07:38 am

In this article, learn more about the most popular domain names in South Africa

Most Popular Domain Name Extension in South Africa.

ZACR is the South African Country TLD Registry. ZACR provides .za domain Names, .africa, capetown, .durban and .joburg

ZACR  Stats provided  as at November 2019 were.

South Africa Domain adoption rate;

ZACR DOMAIN COUNT: 1,275,758

  Namespace Total Percentage
1 .co.za 1,215,428 95.271%
2 .org.za 23,641 1.853%
3 .africa 22,580 1.770%
4 .capetown 4,743 0.372%
5 .joburg 3,216 0.252%
6 .durban 2,386 0.187%
7 .net.za 2,051 0.161%
8 .web.za 1,713 0.134%

These Stats are available publicly on the Website URL: https://www.registry.net.za/domain_stats.php

What is the .COM Domain Name adoption rate in South Africa..?

With Relation to Top Level and Generic Domain Names, this is likely to be the stats (wild estimate) making up popular domain names in South Africa.

popular domain names in South Africa

  • .za – 81.39%
  • .com – 9.10%
  • .org – 1.77%
  • .net – 0.94%
  • .co – 0.79%
  • .mobi – 0.69%
  • .africa – 0.63%
  • .info – 0.54%
  • .biz – 0.53%
  • .capetown – 0.35%
  1. Others – 3.26%

This data and stats on top level and generic domain names in South Africa  is as provided by https://domainnamestat.com/statistics/country/ZA

How to register a domain in south africa

First, you need to have ideas written down on a list. why? this is because most domain names are already taken (meaning somebody else has already registered it and they are now using it to power their website.

Point is if you have a list of ideas (say at least 10 best domain names) you are bound to find the best. 

And when you do, go ahead and register it immediately. If you delay, you may find it gone!

Get your cheapest .co.za domain name or .com and register it now.

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