The use of local domains is increasingly in demand by the public. Evidently, the user of the .id domain name is now officially the highest domain name in Southeast Asia.
The Indonesian Internet Domain Name Manager (Pandi) revealed that .id domain name users are at the top above other domains in the ASEAN region.
"The number of .id domain names has become the highest in Southeast Asia with a total of 726,294 domain names as of December 31, 2022," said the chairman of Pandi, Yudho Giri Sucahyo, in a written statement we received, Wednesday (25/1/2023).
Of all types of .id domains, Pandi said that the largest increase occurred in the number of biz.id domain users with an increase of almost 500% compared to 2021. The second largest growth occurred in the my.id domain name.
"Apart from biz.id which increased by almost 500% from the previous 3,164 in 2021 to 18,846 in 2022, the biggest increase also occurred in the number of my.id domain names which more than doubled, from the previous 127,023 in 2021 to 279,576 or an increase of around 120%," Yudho explained.
The increase in the number of domain names, according to Yudho, is the result of Pandi's hard work in promoting .id domain names, especially biz.id and my.id through various events, outreach, competitions involving MSME business actors and various elements in society.
"In 2022, Pandi will also continue to take several steps to improve infrastructure to improve services, such as adding DNS nodes, upgrading the Mandiri Registry System (SRM) infrastructure to accommodate two million domain names, penetration tests on Pandi systems and applications, adding firewall devices, and others," said Yudho.
Along with the growth of .id domain names, Pandi will continue to maintain this trend and will be increasingly in demand, especially the biz.id domain, one of which is by providing a drastic price reduction.
"In order to support MSMEs to Go Global and Go Digital, Pandi will continue to boost the growth of MSMEs using the biz.id domain, one of which is by lowering the price of the biz.id domain so that it is more affordable for MSME players who want to start promotions in the digital world," added Yudo.
Furthermore, Yudho also explained that to support MSME marketing activities, Pandi provides innovation in the form of link shortener services and the S.ID microsite which is the shortest link shortener in the world.