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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

GoDaddy and Namecheap add most .com domains

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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 February 2021.

There was little movement in terms of rankings this month.

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

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 925,152 (978,334 in January)
2. Namecheap Inc. 264,318 (291,257)
3. Newfold Digital+ 206,774 (212,014)
4. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 181,553 (205,679)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 158,100 (169,363)
6. Alibaba (HiChina) 121,647 (154,990)
7. IONOS^ 128,099 (79,960)
8. CentralNic^^ (AIM: CNIC) 116,995 (73,360)
9. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 101,812 (113,294)
10. Dynadot 96,021 (98,314)

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

1. GoDaddy*  55,682,410 (55,445,265 in January)
2. Newfold Digital+ 14,503,701 (14,525,308)
3. Tucows** 12,966,924 (12,977,992)
4. Namecheap 7,322,036 (7,175,485)
5. Alibaba  6,089,089 (6,122,968)
6. IONOS^ 5,826,355 (5,773,208)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,704,384 (4,647,632)
8. Google 4,274,969 (4,193,876)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,079,555 (3,000,932)
10. GMO  2,087,633 (2,089,337)

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

Tucows reports earnings and domain business growth

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Revenue nudges upward as focus on profit pays off.

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Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported first-quarter results (pdf) after the market closed yesterday.

The company’s headline financials are a bit convoluted because it sold its mobile business to DISH last year in an earnout deal.

Taking out mobile, revenue for the rest of the business was up 4% year over year. Its adjusted EBITDA measure was essentially flat.

Revenue from its domains segment, including Enom and Tucows, was up 3% year over year. The company continues to focus on profitability for the segment and reported a 14% increase in gross margin dollars compared to the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA for the domains segment was $13.8 million, up $2.3 million and 20% from Q1 2020.

Tucows notes that Q1 is usually its strongest for domain names.

The pandemic has accelerated a shift to online business, which has helped grow the domain business. Tucows notes that the growth is normalizing, and the next quarter will lap the surge seen as the shift began last year.

Tucows continues to turn in solid renewal numbers. Renewal rates in its wholesale segment were 80%, and its retail were a staggering 86%.

The company manages 25.8 million domains, although not all of them are on its accreditations.

Latest .com winners report

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Here’s how domain name registrars peformed in January.

The words "top 10 domain registrars" in purple and yellow text

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

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

1. GoDaddy.com* (NYSE: GDDY) 978,334 (1,109,061 in December 2020)
2. Namecheap Inc. 291,257 (293,601)
3. Newfold Digital+ 212,014 (203,348)
4. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 205,679 (188,512)
5. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)  169,363 (140,523)
6. Alibaba (HiChina) 154,990 (169,862)
7. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 113,294 (88,149)
8. Dynadot 98,314
9. IONOS^ 79,960 (112,642)
10. CentralNic^^ (AIM: CNIC) 73,360 (105,075)

I left Hongkong Domain Name Information Management Co off the list even though it had 91,467 new .com registrations. The site ICANN links to for this registrar has a 2017 copyright date, no SSL certificate, and a @qq.com email address. I’m going to assume these registrations are not from a public-facing registrar.

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

1. GoDaddy* 55,445,265 (55,136,925 in December 2020)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,525,308 (14,582,476)
3. Tucows** 12,977,992 (12,967,927)
4. Namecheap 7,175,485 (7,007,290)
5. Alibaba  6,122,968 (6,160,015)
6. IONOS^  5,773,208 (5,763,174)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,647,632 (4,582,174)
8. Google  4,193,876 (4,105,308)
9. CentralNic^^ 3,000,932 (2,951,343)
10. GMO  2,089,337 (2,100,966)

NameSilo crossed 2 million .com domains under management and is slightly below GMO.

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

.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings

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A strong month for .com.

The words "top 10 domain registrars" in purple and yellow text

ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020.

Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. GoDaddy’s brands topped 1.1 million new .com registrations.

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

1. GoDaddy.com* 1,109,061 (NYSE: GDDY) (832,844 in November)
2. Namecheap Inc. 293,601 (263,785)
3. Newfold Digital+ 203,348 (232,929)
4. Tucows** (NASDAQ:TCX) 188,512 (207,024)
5. Alibaba (HiChina) 169,862 (203,286)
6. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) 140,523 (144,030)
7. IONOS^ 112,642 (120,167)
8. CentralNic^^ (AIM: CNIC) 105,075 (80,478)
9. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) 88,149 (96,220)
10. NameSilo 87,778

Here’s the leaderboard of the top registrars in terms of total .com registrations under management as of the end of 2020.

1. GoDaddy* 55,136,925 (54,735,035 in November)
2. Newfold Digital+  14,582,476 (14,595,094)
3. Tucows** 12,967,927 (12,988,434)
4. Namecheap 7,007,290(6,856,440)
5. Alibaba  6,160,015 (6,133,679)
6. IONOS^ 5,763,174 (5,719,043)
7. TurnCommerce++ 4,582,174 (4,513,069)
8. Google  4,105,308 (4,052,113)
9. CentralNic^^ 2,951,343
10. GMO 2,100,966 (2,149,198)

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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