Small Businesses Can Create a Better Experience for Chinese Customers
HONG KONG, Feb. 29, 2016 (Antara/PRNewswire) -- GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY), the world's largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, has brought the total number of domain name extensions it offers to 421 by adding .cn to its lineup. The .cn domain name is the country code for China and represents a growing Internet audience looking to get online.
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Across Asia, there are more than 1.6 billion Internet users1. Of those, more than 600 million are in China and the country has registered more than 16 million .cn domain names2. China also has a 50.33 percent Internet penetration rate, showing the country will continue to grow.
"Having the ability to offer cross-border commerce with China is important, especially in the Asia Region," said Roger Chen, Vice President of Asia, GoDaddy. "We are pleased to offer the .cn domain name to small businesses to address this growing need."
"GoDaddy is one of our most important partners, we are looking forward to expanding our .cn domain name business worldwide with GoDaddy," said CNNIC, President &CEO, Xiaodong Lee.
The addition of .cn domain names is part of a larger Asian expansion for GoDaddy. Today, the company launched in 11 Asian markets. GoDaddy is now in a total of 10 languages and 14 markets across Asia, including: Hong Kong (English and Traditional Chinese), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia (English and Malay), Philippines (English and Filipino), Singapore (English and Simplified Chinese), South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. To see the complete Asia announcement, visit: http://aboutus.godaddy.net/godaddy-continues-global-expansion-with-launch-in-11-markets-across-asia.
To register a .cn domain name through GoDaddy, visit: http://www.GoDaddy.com/.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy's mission is to radically shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. With more than 14 million customers worldwide and more than 62 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.
© 2016 GoDaddy Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Source: GoDaddy Inc.
1 InternetStats.com – Nov. 15, 2015
2 CNNIC 37th Statistics Report
3 CNNIC 37th Statistics Report
HONG KONG, Feb. 29, 2016 (Antara/PRNewswire) -- GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY), the world's largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, has brought the total number of domain name extensions it offers to 421 by adding .cn to its lineup. The .cn domain name is the country code for China and represents a growing Internet audience looking to get online.
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150330/195302LOGO
Across Asia, there are more than 1.6 billion Internet users1. Of those, more than 600 million are in China and the country has registered more than 16 million .cn domain names2. China also has a 50.33 percent Internet penetration rate, showing the country will continue to grow.
"Having the ability to offer cross-border commerce with China is important, especially in the Asia Region," said Roger Chen, Vice President of Asia, GoDaddy. "We are pleased to offer the .cn domain name to small businesses to address this growing need."
"GoDaddy is one of our most important partners, we are looking forward to expanding our .cn domain name business worldwide with GoDaddy," said CNNIC, President &CEO, Xiaodong Lee.
The addition of .cn domain names is part of a larger Asian expansion for GoDaddy. Today, the company launched in 11 Asian markets. GoDaddy is now in a total of 10 languages and 14 markets across Asia, including: Hong Kong (English and Traditional Chinese), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia (English and Malay), Philippines (English and Filipino), Singapore (English and Simplified Chinese), South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. To see the complete Asia announcement, visit: http://aboutus.godaddy.net/godaddy-continues-global-expansion-with-launch-in-11-markets-across-asia.
To register a .cn domain name through GoDaddy, visit: http://www.GoDaddy.com/.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy's mission is to radically shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. With more than 14 million customers worldwide and more than 62 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.
© 2016 GoDaddy Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Source: GoDaddy Inc.
1 InternetStats.com – Nov. 15, 2015
2 CNNIC 37th Statistics Report
3 CNNIC 37th Statistics Report
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