These are the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com domain registrar rankings – GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace and more
· Domain RegistrarsSee the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Behind the data: Domain registrar growth in 2025
· Domain RegistrarsWhich registrars are growing, and what's driving it? Last week, I published my monthly look at how domain name registrars are faring with .com registrations. Since this data covered December 2025 and concluded the year, I think it's an interesting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2025’s biggest .com gainers: Namecheap, Hostinger, Cloudflare
· Domain RegistrarsSee the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
February’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedFrom a record-breaking domain sale to the Super Bowl, here's what made news last month. 1. AI.com domain name sold for record-breaking $70 million - Talk about smashing a record! The buyer also ran a Super Bowl commercial. The domain sold for about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com winners and losers: Hostinger jumps into top 10
· Domain RegistrarsSee the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. Every month, I post the top domain name registrars for new .com registrations and total .com domains under management. This month, DNW is changing the format to make it more helpful. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Emma Stone has an important domain name message in Squarespace Super Bowl ad
· Domain RegistrarsSquarespace Super Bowl commercial features iconic actress. Squarespace is returning to the Super Bowl this month with another ad. This one features actress Emma Stone, lamenting that emmastone.com is taken. In an extended version of the ad ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Ranking domain registrars by multi-year domain name registrations
· Domain RegistrarsWix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy lead the way for multi-year domain registrations. Domain Name Wire's monthly .com registrar charts look at the raw number of .com registrations. When reviewing the latest data, I thought it would be interesting to look ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cloudflare enters top 10 registrars for .com
· Domain RegistrarsA look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers August 2025. Here are some ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Inside Squarespace Domains – DNW Podcast #559
· PodcastsKevin Doerr discusses Squarespace's domain name business. Squarespace is one of the biggest domain name registrars in the world after acquiring Google's domain name business. On today's show, I'm joined by Kevin Doerr, who oversees the company's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
