The Internet Domain Survey is published on a biannual basis and has been conducted since 1987. Sponsored by the Internet Software Consortium, the survey "attempts to discover every host on the Internet by doing a complete search of the Domain Name System." In doing so, it serves as a key indicator of the growth of the Internet. This Web site provides results from each iteration of the survey....

Network Wizards recently released their latest Internet Domain Survey (July 1997). Included is information on hosts and domains, distributions of top level domains by hostcount and name, top 100 host names, and a glossary of survey definitions. Users should read the Survey Notes and Observations section for caveats about the data. Archives of previous surveys, as well as links to related domain...