During the second quarter of 2014, Verisign's average daily Domain Name System (DNS) query load was 95 billion across all TLDs operated by Verisign, with a peak of 204 billion. Compared to the previous quarter, the daily average increased 11.7 percent and the peak increased 70.4 percent. Year over year, the daily average query load increased 18.8 percent and the peak query load decreased 16.6 percent.

As more people and “things” are going online, the world will become even more connected through the Internet, sharing information and data that has the potential to transform the way we live and work.  This quarter’s featured article, “Get Ready DNS: Here Comes the Internet of Things” highlights the critical need to protect the devices and applications we use to connect to the Internet from security threats.

Verisign publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief to provide Internet users throughout the world with statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry. Copies of the 2014 second quarter Domain Name Industry Brief, as well as previous reports, can be obtained at VerisignInc.com/DNIB.

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