Munich in Germany has regained the title as the city holding the most .de Domain Name Registrations per capita. The area of Thüringen had the highest domain registration growth rate of 10.4% in Germany however there is still a clear imbalance between the West and East Germany regions regarding registrations. A high concentration of domain registrations are still found in cities such as Munich, Hamburg, the Rhine and Main areas, as well as the Rheinland, (all located in West Germany).

Foreigners are also heavily investing in.de domains. At year end 2005, 160,000.de domains were registered by foreigners. A year later, it had climbed to over 580, 000, (an increase of over 266%). This can be attributed to growing interest and importance in the domain industry, especially considering some domain investors own portfolios with over 10,000 domains. Saudi Arabia is first place on the domain owners list.

Even in Germany there have been impressive regional changes. Nürnberg improved in position (from number 16 to number 2) this year. With 264 domains per 1000 inhabitants, Nürnberg is now positioned behind Munich (282 per 1000) in .de domain ownership. Internationally, Berlin is the city with most.de Domain Registration names (547,000). Hamburg follows with 386,000 and Munich has 356,000. There has been an increase in German domain registration of 8%, representing an increase of 800,000 domains (a total of 9.6 million registered.de domains). The German region of Thüringen had the highest increase of 10.4%, followed in Bavaria at 10.2% and Hamburg at 10.1%.

On average, 160 domains are registered per 1000 inhabitants in Germany. The above-mentioned statistical results originate from the team of Professor Dr. Rolf Sternberg (from the Economic and Cultural Institute at the University of Hannover, Germany) as at December 31, 2006. The German registry DENIC provided the raw data.