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On April 12, 2016, the project left Beta, renewing several sponsorships and gaining new sponsors:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160415173611/http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2016/04/let-s-encrypt-leaves-beta The Linux Foundation: Let’s Encrypt Leaves Beta] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> Gemalto, HP Enterprise, Fastly, Duda and ReliableSite.net.<ref>[https://news.softpedia.com/news/let-s-encrypt-launched-today-currently-protects-3-8-million-domains-502857.shtml Softpedia: Let's Encrypt Launched Today, Currently Protects 3.8 Million Domains] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>

By June, 2017, they had issued more than 100 Million certificates.<ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2017/06/28/hundred-million-certs Let's Encrypt Blog: Milestone - 100 Million Certificates Issued] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> They issued their billionth certificate on February 27, 2020. In June of 2017, approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally. On February, 2020, 81% of page loads used HTTPS globally. <ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html Let's Encrypt Blog: Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>

By June, 2017, they had issued more than 100 Million certificates.<ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2017/06/28/hundred-million-certs Let's Encrypt Blog: Milestone - 100 Million Certificates Issued] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> They issued their billionth certificate on February 27, 2020. In June 2017, approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally. On February, 2020, 81% of page loads used HTTPS globally. <ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html Let's Encrypt Blog: Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>

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 On April 12, 2016, the project left Beta, renewing several sponsorships and gaining new sponsors:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160415173611/http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2016/04/let-s-encrypt-leaves-beta The Linux Foundation: Let’s Encrypt Leaves Beta] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> Gemalto, HP Enterprise, Fastly, Duda and ReliableSite.net.<ref>[https://news.softpedia.com/news/let-s-encrypt-launched-today-currently-protects-3-8-million-domains-502857.shtml Softpedia: Let's Encrypt Launched Today, Currently Protects 3.8 Million Domains] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>
-By June, 2017, they had issued more than 100 Million certificates.<ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2017/06/28/hundred-million-certs Let's Encrypt Blog: Milestone - 100 Million Certificates Issued] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> They issued their billionth certificate on February 27, 2020.  In June of 2017, approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally. On February, 2020, 81% of page loads used HTTPS globally. <ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html Let's Encrypt Blog: Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>
+By June, 2017, they had issued more than 100 Million certificates.<ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2017/06/28/hundred-million-certs Let's Encrypt Blog: Milestone - 100 Million Certificates Issued] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref> They issued their billionth certificate on February 27, 2020.  In June 2017, approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally. On February, 2020, 81% of page loads used HTTPS globally. <ref>[https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html Let's Encrypt Blog: Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates] Retrieved October 13, 2025</ref>
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