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|country  = International

|country  = International

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|registrations  = 117,000

|registrations  = 160,000

|registryprovider  = Afilias

|registryprovider  = Afilias

|date  = June, 2004

|date  = June, 2004

The .pro TLD is meant for use by professionals.<ref>[http://www.registry.pro RegistryPro]</ref>

The .pro TLD is meant for use by professionals.<ref>[http://www.registry.pro RegistryPro]</ref>

There are 45 [[registrar]]s offering the .pro TLD; four of which have more than 10,000 domains under management, [[EnCirca]] has the largest with 13,000 domain names under management. RegistryPro has most recently reported upwards of 117,000 domains registered. 43,000 of the domain names were registered by a shell company with US zip codes in 2008. These domain names are part of the Zip.pro service, which helps consumers find any establishment anywhere in the United States.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias acquires .pro operator RegistryPro]</ref> In October 2012, [[Directi]] registrar [[ResellerClub]] announced that it had sold 11,000 .pro names in the first month of support for the TLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10661-resellerclub-sells-11000-pro-domains-in-a-month ResellerClub sells 11,000 .pro domains in a month, domainincite.com]</ref>

In October 2012, [[Directi]] registrar [[ResellerClub]] announced that it had sold 11,000 .pro names in the first month of support for the TLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10661-resellerclub-sells-11000-pro-domains-in-a-month ResellerClub sells 11,000 .pro domains in a month, domainincite.com]</ref> Afilias was able to double the registrations for [[.pro]] in just a year's time, including overcoming a deep loss of 40,000 domains of zip codes that had been registered to [[Hostway]]. In January 2013, it noted that it had 160,000 domains registered. CEO [[Karim Jiwani]] notes that it is all organic growth rather than large bundled deals, and is the result from various price decreases, and on-boarding more [[registrar]]s, most notably [[Directi]]. All this has happened while Afilias simultaneously got more serious about enforcing the registration policies that require professional credentials. Though this also means educating registrars that an extensive degree is not a requisite of being a professional, and a professional may be a massage therapist or tour guide.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11668-afilias-doubles-pro-registrations-in-a-year Afilias Doubles Pro Registrations in a Year, DomainIncite.com]Published 22 Jan 2013, Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref>

==History==

==History==