ABTdomain’s comprehensive TLD rankings for Aug 17, 2025 showcase the most popular domain extensions among 992 monitored domains, ranked by active domains. Our detailed domain registration statistics analysis covers generic TLDs, new gTLDs, and geographic domains to provide insights into current domain registration trends.
These top TLD rankings reflect daily updates data, helping domain investors, registrars, and industry professionals identify the popular TLDs by active domainers and fastest-growing domain extensions in today’s digital landscape.
TLD Rankings Analysis
Top 10 TLDs by active domains
These Top 10 TLDs by active domains show which domains are commonly chosen by users/investors as of Aug 17, 2025.
- .com – 156,176,832 active domains
- .net – 12,281,608 active domains
- .org – 11,275,681 active domains
- .xyz – 5,091,322 active domains
- .top – 4,748,103 active domains
- .info – 4,124,942 active domains
- .shop – 3,330,608 active domains
- .online – 3,037,579 active domains
- .store – 1,917,046 active domains
- .site – 1,592,674 active domains
Top 10 New TLDs by active domains
The new TLDs program, started in 2013 by ICANN, greatly expanded the DNS, offering more options beyond traditional domains like .com, .org, and .net. This Top 10 New TLDs by active domains highlights the most successful new TLDs based on domain registration statistics collected on Aug 17, 2025.
- .xyz – 5,091,322 active domains
- .top – 4,748,103 active domains
- .shop – 3,330,608 active domains
- .online – 3,037,579 active domains
- .store – 1,917,046 active domains
- .site – 1,592,674 active domains
- .vip – 1,361,250 active domains
- .sbs – 858,474 active domains
- .app – 855,912 active domains
- .click – 632,592 active domains
Top 10 Geographic TLDs by active domains
ICANN approves and manages over 50 geographic TLDs, intended to reflect geographical, geopolitical, social, or cultural identities. This geographic TLD rankings section presents the most popular domain extensions in the geo-TLD category by active domains on Aug 17, 2025.
- .asia – 307,011 active domains
- .tokyo – 97,217 active domains
- .nyc – 57,928 active domains
- .africa – 54,774 active domains
- .london – 35,175 active domains
- .bayern – 28,535 active domains
- .swiss – 22,684 active domains
- .amsterdam – 18,946 active domains
- .paris – 18,742 active domains
- .koeln – 18,062 active domains
These TLD rankings are compiled using comprehensive domain registration statistics collected from authoritative sources. ABTdomain monitors 992 TLDs daily, tracking active domains to provide accurate and up-to-date rankings of the most popular domain extensions for industry analysis.
Our ranking methodology focuses on active domain registrations as the primary metric, ensuring our top TLD rankings reflect actual domain usage and identify the best TLDs by active users rather than just registration volume.
Related TLD Reports
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