The .COM domain is approaching its 100 millionth registration.

The 100 millionth name registered in the .COM domain extension will soon be registered, according to statistics resource Pingdom.

There are currently 98 million names registered in the .COM domain zone. If the current registration rate continues, another two million will be registered in the next few months, bringing the .COM domain to over 100 million.

The .COM domain is the most popular internet domain extension, accounting for over 45% of all websites. Furthermore, it was one of the first domains on the internet, appearing in 1985.