There are 47 million “.com” domain names currently on the web.

Is the above statement true or false? Does it even matter?

It’s actually true (according to the Startup Journal). In an artcile titled, “All the Good URLs Have Been Taken,” they report on the fear that web marketers can no longer find a URL that suites their taste. And, in response to the second question above, no - it doesn’t really matter that there are 47 million domains ending in “.com”. Although many folks certainly do worry that all the ‘good’ .com extensions have been taken and that they no longer have the advantage of a snappy name to reach their potential online customers, it doesn’t really matter.

So what does matter? 47 million is quite a lot. Let’s take a look at exactly what 47 million means:

1. A woman in Nagano, Japan has been swindled out of a total of 47 million yen on over 100 occasions.

2. Dennis Forbes, the world’s “pre-eminent domainologist,” has made a hobby of studying those 47 million “.com” domains in his spare time.

3. Cellular phone services in West Africa now reach 47 million people.

4. There have been 47 million abortions in the United States since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

5. Heather Mills is reported to have settled for a $47 million divorce settlement from Sir Paul McCartney.

And twisting the numbers a bit:

6. Million dollar home sales are reported to be up 47% in California.

So there you have it. Numbers never lie, but statistics do all the time. Does the existence of 46,999,999 other “.com” domains mean that yours can’t reach its intended audience? Not by a long shot.

But it does mean that you’re going to have to be more creative in order to reach them. Besides, you should have been doing that already, right?

Because everyone knows that some million dollar homes are worth more than others.