ME Registry announced today it has registered more than 100,000 domain names. This milestone comes a little more than two weeks after opening for live, real-time registrations by the general public and less than four months after opening its doors.
âWe believe the huge demand for .ME reflects the publicâs interest in having a personal connection with the Web,â said Predrag Lesic, the registryâs executive director. âFrom interesting topics, to organization names, to brands, .ME sites give personality to the content on the Web sites associated with them.â
More than 100 registrars currently offer .ME domains through their registration platform. .ME has seen its greatest interest among English speaking countries including the United States (71%), the United Kingdom (6%), Canada (4%), and Australia (2%).
| Rank | Country Code | Country | Percentage | |||
| 1 | US | United States | 71% | |||
| 2 | GB | United Kingdom | 6% | |||
| 3 | CA | Canada | 4% | |||
| 4 | AU | Australia | 2% | |||
| 5 | IL | Israel | 1% | |||
| 6 | DE | Germany | 1% | |||
| 7 | FI | Finland | 1% | |||
| 8 | AE | United Arab Emirates | 1% | |||
| 9 | SE | Sweden | 1% | |||
| 10 | NL | Netherlands | 1% | |||
More than a thousand auctions are currently open for popular .ME domains, with the highest bid over $32,000. Auctions for .ME have been extremely popular, with some of the top completed auctions to date being:
| Name | Final Bid | |
| lasvegas.me | $15,105 | |
| chatwith.me | $15,035 | |
| picture.me | $10,240 | |
| baidu.me | $10,005 | |
| onlinecasino.me | $10,005 | |
| tag.me | $10,005 | |
| secure.me | $10,005 |
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