Domain Facts

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.

Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.

Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.

One of the longest early domain name disputes was the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued Michael Doughney, who had registered the domain for a parody site called 'People Eating Tasty Animals' — the legal battle lasted from 1995 to 2000.