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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

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

Tucows reports slight revenue growth in domain business

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Domain revenue increased 4% year over year, but new registrations declined as pandemic boost wanes.

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Domain name, internet access and mobile services company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the market closed this afternoon.

Overall, the company tallied $75.1 million in revenue in Q2 2021. This number can’t easily be compared against last year because Tucows has since divested its mobile virtual network operator business.

On a segmented basis, Tucows reported slight growth in its domain business. The domain business grew 5% year over year to $62.3 million.

Total domains under management were up year over year but down slightly compared to Q1 as the pandemic bump starts to fade. Customers registered about 340,000 fewer new domains in Q2 of this year than in Q2 of 2020. The domain market started to lift in Q2 2020 as businesses shifted to online business models.

Full quarterly information is available here.

Top registrars cooled off in recent .com data

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These are the fastest growing and largest 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 April 2021.

Overall, the top registrars saw a slight decline in registrations in April compared to March. Newfold Digital fell back to earth after an outsized March, and NameSilo barely edged out GMO for the final spot on the overall chart.

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

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 943,953 (989,943 in March)
2. Namecheap Inc. 268,394 (304,558)
3. Alibaba (HiChina) 236,681 (239,989)
4. Newfold Digital+ 181,739 (350,358)
5. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 166,169 (191,583)
6. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 161,105 (179,623)
7. IONOS^ 153,113 (130,470)
8. Dynadot 138,560 (97,678)
9. NameSilo 103,342 (115,765)
10. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 96,984 (110,517)

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

1. GoDaddy* 56,259,057 (56,052,675 in March)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,551,259 (14,611,936)
3. Tucows**  12,924,199 (12,966,909)
4. Namecheap 7,631,693 (7,510,860)
5. Alibaba 6,271,240 (6,159,477)
6. IONOS^ 5,942,360   (5,876,741)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,789,133 (4,729,908)
8. Google 4,467,691 (4,378,455)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,218,595 (3,124,645)
10. NameSilo 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

Newfold surges in latest .com report

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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 March 2021.

Newfold turned in strong new registrations numbers for March thanks to an outsized contribution from PDR. NameSilo also shot up with the #8 performance of the month for new .com registrations.

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

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 989,943 (925,152 in February)
2. Newfold Digital+ 350,358 (206,774)
3. Namecheap Inc. 304,558 (264,318)
4. Alibaba (HiChina) 239,989 (121,647)
5. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 191,583 (181,553)
6. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 179,623 (158,100)
7. IONOS^ 130,470 (128,099)
8. NameSilo 115,765
9. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 110,517 (101,812)
10. Dynadot 97,678 (96,021)

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

1. GoDaddy* 56,052,675 (55,682,410 in February)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,611,936 (14,503,701)
3. Tucows** 12,966,909 (12,966,924)
4. Namecheap 7,510,860 (7,322,036)
5. Alibaba  6,159,477 (6,089,089)
6. IONOS^  5,876,741 ( 5,826,355)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,729,908 (4,704,384)
8. Google 4,378,455 (4,274,969)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,124,645 (3,079,555)
10. GMO 2,130,658 (2,087,633)

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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