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Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers

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These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains.

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ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers Setpember 2021.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations in September:

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 775,868 (821,826 in August)
2. Namecheap Inc. 269,914 (271,419)
3. Alibaba (HiChina) 173,141 (147,692)
4. Newfold Digital+ 166,256 (170,808)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 152,529 (159,908)
6. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 136,703 (140,535)
7. TurnCommerce 119,143
8. IONOS# 108,291
9. NameSilo 96,789 (141,711)
10. Registrar.eu 94,758 (117,518)

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations under management as of the end of September.

1. GoDaddy* 56,210,351 (56,282,077 in August)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,091,579 (14,191,351)
3. Tucows** 12,480,235 (12,572,011)
4. Namecheap 8,073,928 (8,000,384)
5. Alibaba 6,552,013(6,396,336)
6. IONOS# 5,914,962 (5,899,235)
7. TurnCommerce++ 5,374,727 (5,311,937)
8. Google 4,814,514 (4,743,534)
9. CentralNic## 3,592,842 (3,599,952)
10. NameSilo 2,504,815 (2,470,304)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry, GoDaddy Corporate Domains and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, SnapNames registrars, and Crazy Domains/Dreamscape. There are other Newfold registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes NameBright and DropCatch registrars
# Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you
## Includes Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, Instra

Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)

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These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains.

Picture of a column chart and a magnifying glass with the words ".com leaderboard"

ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2021.

There was a lot of movement in the chart for new registrations, including NameSilo popping up with a stronger-than-normal month.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations in August:

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 821,826 (800,025 in July)
2. Namecheap Inc. 271,419 (281,678)
3. Newfold Digital+ 170,808 (169,899)
4. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 159,908 (150,950)
5. Alibaba (HiChina) 147,692 (251,367)
6. NameSilo 141,711 (96,498)
7. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 140,535 (141,155)
8. Dynadot 135,231 (146,099)
9. GMO 127,510
10. Registrar.eu 117,518

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations under management as of the end of August.

1. GoDaddy* 56,282,077 (56,392,325 in July)
2. Newfold Digital+ 14,191,351 (14,323,837)
3. Tucows** 12,572,011 (12,674,762)
4. Namecheap 8,000,384 (7,931,446)
5. Alibaba 6,396,336 (6,473,878)
6. IONOS^ 5,899,235 (5,911,071)
7. TurnCommerce++ 5,311,937 (5,076,114)
8. Google 4,743,534 (4,666,584)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,599,952 (3,598,295)
10. NameSilo 2,470,304 (2,378,593)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry, GoDaddy Corporate Domains and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, SnapNames registrars, and Crazy Domains/Dreamscape. There are other Newfold registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes NameBright and DropCatch registrars
^ Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you
^^ Includes Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, Instra

This is how a healthy new top level domain looks

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.App is a shining example of a healthy and stable top level domain.

One thing that has become clear since new top level domains came onto the scene nearly a decade ago is that you can’t judge a TLD by the number of registrations. Registries have played all sorts of games to make themselves look more successful than they really are. Some gave domains away for free, and nearly all TLDs in the top 10 by registrations continue to offer first-year registrations for next to nothing.

There’s one TLD in the top ten that stands out from the rest: .app.

Google paid $25 million for the rights to the .app domain in 2015. It then observed the market and deliberately launched the domain in 2018.

It priced domains affordably but not cheap. Current prices are about $15-$20 per year. It also required sites using the domain to install an SSL certificate, which adds legitimacy to the namespace and cuts down on people using the domains for nefarious purposes because of the extra hoop they have to jump through.

According to nTLDStats, there are about 750,000 .app domains registered today. The shape of the growth chart is healthy:

Chart showing growth in .app domain name registrations over time

Chart from nTLDStats

There was only a small dip during the “junk drop” anniversary. Growth was particularly strong in late 2019, and I seem to recall some promotions, but certainly not anything like the dollar sales that other registries offer. Regardless, there wasn’t a commensurate drop one year later.

The distribution between registrars is also healthy. GoDaddy has 57% of the namespace. This is a positive sign because you should expect the biggest registrar to have the most registrations, and GoDaddy hasn’t done deep discounting of domains (for the most part). Google, NameCheap, Key-Systems and Name.com round out the top 5.

Aftermarket sales for .app haven’t been particularly strong. Shopify paid $200,000 for shop.app and launched a shopping and payments service through it. 8 other domains have sold for at least $15,000. That’s just public sales, of course. But an aftermarket isn’t the primary sign of a healthy top level domain.

Few companies have the financial wherewithal to plunk down $25 million for a top level domain and then be patient and deliberate in launching and marketing it. But Google deserves credit for how it has managed .app, and it should be held out as an example for the next round of top level domain expansion.

Which domain registrar is #1 for .com?

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These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains.

Picture of a column chart and a magnifying glass with the words ".com leaderboard"

ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2021.

The only major change this month was DNSPod popping into the top 10 for monthly registrations. In general, registrars seemed to have a slower month than in May.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations in June:

1. GoDaddy.com*  (NYSE: GDDY) 849,403 (1,012,078 in May)
2. Namecheap Inc. 274,622 (279,546)
3. Alibaba (HiChina) 231,579  (223,588)
4. Newfold Digital+ 170,333 (178,969)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 147,625 (162,262)
6. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 144,844  (167,300)
7. DNSPod 137,902 (n/a)
8. Dynadot 137,592 (148,815)
9. NameSilo 120,091 (107,059)
10. TurnCommerce++ 106,905

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations under management as of the end of June.

1. GoDaddy* 56,408,172 (56,324,284 in May)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,448,421 (14,561,403)
3. Tucows** 12,791,539 (12,862,281)
4. Namecheap 7,850,961 (7,733,383)
5. Alibaba 6,401,500 (6,353,049)
6. IONOS^  5,916,540 (5,927,252)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,979,182 (4,897,679)
8. Google 4,603,301 (4,539,761)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,406,068 (3,345,295)
10. NameSilo 2,334,531 (2,258,658)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry, GoDaddy Corporate Domains and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, SnapNames registrars, and Crazy Domains/Dreamscape. There are other Newfold registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes NameBright and DropCatch registrars
^ Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you
^^ Includes Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, Instra

Who’s on top? .Com Leaderboard update

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These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains.

Picture of a column chart and a magnifying glass with the words ".com leaderboard"

ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2021.

CentralNic surged back into the top 10 for monthly registrations with a strong performance at its Internet BS registrar. Other than that, there’s not much noteworthy this month…other than strong numbers for .com registrations overall.

Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com registrations in May:

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 1,012,078 (943,953 in April)
2. Namecheap Inc. 279,546 (268,394)
3. Alibaba (HiChina) 223,588 (236,681)
4. CentralNic^^ 179,098 (AIM: CNIC)
4. Newfold Digital+ 178,969 (181,739)
5. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 167,300 (166,169)
6. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 162,262 (161,105)
7. Dynadot 148,815 (138,560)
8. NameSilo 107,059 (103,342)
9. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 98,571 (96,984)

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations under management as of the end of May.

1. GoDaddy* 56,259,057 56,324,284 (56,259,057 in April)
2. Newfold Digital+ 14,561,403 (14,551,259)
3. Tucows** 12,862,281 (12,924,199)
4. Namecheap 7,733,383 (7,631,693)
5. Alibaba 6,353,049 (6,271,240)
6. IONOS^  5,927,252 (5,942,360)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,897,679 (4,789,133)
8. Google 4,539,761 (4,467,691)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,345,295 (3,218,595)
10. NameSilo 2,258,658 (2,196,964)

Many domain companies have multiple accreditations and I’ve tried to capture the largest ones. See the notes below.

* Includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry and 123 Reg
** Includes Tucows, Enom, Ascio and EPAG
+ Includes PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, SnapNames registrars, and Crazy Domains/Dreamscape. There are other Newfold registrars, but these are the biggest.
++ Includes NameBright and DropCatch registrars
^ Includes 1&1, PSI, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys and world4you
^^ Includes Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, Instra

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