ABC Australia reports that the total number of registered Internet addresses has reached a new high of 63 million, after a record increase of 4.7 million in the first quarter of this year.
The total number of 63 million is roughly one for every 100 people living in the world today.
"This number is greater than at any time in the Internet's history, surpassing even the heights that were seen during the Internet 'bubble.'" VeriSign said in a statement.
The spike in demand is at least partly driven by the recent availability of Arabic, Chinese and Russian characters within domain names, VeriSign officials said.
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