[ripe-db-requirements-tf] Domain Query Statistics

Hi all,

Here are some statistics on domain queries from the month of January. How much usage does the reverse delegation (domain) database get?

Some background reading on reverse delegation:

https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/dns/reverse-dns
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/documentation/ripe-database-documentation/rpsl-object-types/4-2-descriptions-of-primary-objects/4-2-2-description-of-the-domain-object

Domain objects are not returned by default in IP lookups. Users must either use the -d / --reverse-domain flag on an IP lookup, or specify the .in-addr.arpa / ip6.arpa / e164.arpa primary key.

Out of 2 billion whois queries in January, I found 422,061 queries with the reverse domain flag (or ~14k/day). I found 758,583 queries for domain objects by primary key (or ~24k/day).

Let me know if you have any questions or would like more details.

Regards
Ed Shryane
RIPE NCC