Based on Eurid's 2011 first quarter progress report, the organization implemented the Multiyear Registration program on April 7, 2011 allowing domain name registrants to register a domain name for a maximum of ten years. Currently, there are approximately 3.9 million registered .eu domain names. The growth rate of the .eu ccTLD registration compared to its 2010 figures is 4.2%. According to Eurid, Bulgaria (43%), Estonia (39%) and Romania (22%) displayed strong annual growth rates including a domain name renewal rate at 78%.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/files/Q1_2011.pdf 2011 Q1 Progress Report]</ref> .eu is considered the 9th largest top level domain name and the 5th most popular ccTLD worldwide.<ref> | Based on Eurid's 2011 first quarter progress report, the organization implemented the Multiyear Registration program on April 7, 2011 allowing domain name registrants to register a domain name for a maximum of ten years. Currently, there are approximately 3.9 million registered .eu domain names. The growth rate of the .eu ccTLD registration compared to its 2010 figures is 4.2%. According to Eurid, Bulgaria (43%), Estonia (39%) and Romania (22%) displayed strong annual growth rates including a domain name renewal rate at 78%.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/files/Q1_2011.pdf 2011 Q1 Progress Report]</ref> .eu is considered the 9th largest top level domain name and the 5th most popular ccTLD worldwide.<ref> |