On December 22, 2025, ABTdomain recorded significant domain registration activity across various TLDs (Top-Level Domains). This report analyzes the distribution of newly registered domains by TLD and examines the market share of domain registrars for the top 5 TLDs.
1. Newly Registered Domains: Global Distribution Analysis
On December 22, 2025, ABTdomain analyzed 1,104 TLDs and found 427 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 150,091 newly registered domains. The distribution illustrates a strong concentration in a few popular TLDs, with .com dominating more than half of the total registrations.
- .com: 75,748 domains (50.5%)
- .top: 10,151 domains (6.8%)
- .org: 5,050 domains (3.4%)
- .net: 4,782 domains (3.2%)
- .online: 4,711 domains (3.1%)
- .xyz: 4,546 domains (3.0%)
- .site: 4,210 domains (2.8%)
- .cyou: 3,592 domains (2.4%)
- .store: 3,561 domains (2.4%)
- .info: 2,920 domains (1.9%)
The data clearly shows that the .com TLD remains the most popular choice for new domain registrations, accounting for over half of the total volume, with a significant gap between it and other TLDs. The next highest TLDs, such as .top and .org, command less than 7% each, emphasizing the dominance of .com in the market.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On December 22, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 75,748 newly registered .com domains. This represents the largest volume among all TLDs by a wide margin.
- Godaddy: 13,136 (17.3%)
- Namecheap: 7,821 (10.3%)
- Openprovider: 4,883 (6.4%)
- Squarespace: 3,510 (4.6%)
- Namebright: 3,425 (4.5%)
Godaddy leads the registrar market for .com domains with 17.3% share, followed by Namecheap with a 10.3% share. The remaining top registrars each hold smaller shares, but together they represent significant portions of the new registrations, while a large 38.4% of domains are registered through other registrars, indicating a fragmented market beyond the top players.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
There were 10,151 newly registered domains under the .top TLD on December 22, 2025, making it the second most registered TLD during this period.
- Namesilo: 6,210 (61.2%)
- Dynadot: 1,391 (13.7%)
- Gname: 659 (6.5%)
- Spaceship: 350 (3.4%)
- Wdomain: 346 (3.4%)
Namesilo dominates the .top registrar market with a commanding 61.2% share, showing strong preference for this registrar within the .top domain space. The remaining registrars account for relatively smaller shares, highlighting a highly concentrated registrar market for this TLD.
c) .org Newly Registered Domains
On December 22, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 5,050 newly registered .org domains.
- Namecheap: 965 (19.1%)
- Godaddy: 879 (17.4%)
- Cloudflare: 379 (7.5%)
- Squarespace: 335 (6.6%)
- Dynadot: 332 (6.6%)
Namecheap and Godaddy lead the .org registrations, together accounting for over 36% of the market share. Other registrars like Cloudflare and Squarespace maintain smaller but notable presences, while the remaining 42.8% are distributed among other registrars, indicating a moderately fragmented market.
d) .net Newly Registered Domains
The .net TLD saw 4,782 newly registered domains on December 22, 2025.
- Godaddy: 923 (19.3%)
- Namecheap: 718 (15.0%)
- Squarespace: 297 (6.2%)
- Dynadot: 256 (5.4%)
- Gname: 220 (4.6%)
Godaddy holds the largest share of .net registrations at 19.3%, followed by Namecheap with 15%. The registrar distribution shows a clear leader but also a diverse set of registrars participating in the .net market, with nearly half of registrations handled by other registrars.
e) .online Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 4,711 newly registered .online domains on December 22, 2025.
- Hostinger: 833 (17.7%)
- Namecheap: 719 (15.3%)
- Godaddy: 682 (14.5%)
- Reg: 321 (6.8%)
- Key-systems: 218 (4.6%)
Hostinger leads the .online registrar market with 17.7% share, closely followed by Namecheap and Godaddy. This distribution reflects a competitive environment among the top registrars, with a significant portion of registrations (41.1%) managed by others.
3. Key Takeaways
- The total volume of newly registered domains on December 22, 2025, reached 150,091, across 427 TLDs.
- The .com TLD dominates with 50.5% of new registrations, followed distantly by .top, .org, .net, and .online.
- Registrar market shares vary significantly by TLD, with Godaddy and Namecheap frequently leading, while others like Namesilo dominate specific TLDs such as .top.
- The registrar landscape is fragmented beyond the top 5 registrars for each TLD, with a large percentage of domains registered through smaller or other registrars.
*This analysis highlights the evolving domain registration landscape and the ongoing competition among registrars. For more details or to download our newly registered domains database, please visit ABTdomain Members.
- Explore Dec 22, 2025 COM Newly Registered Domains Trends with ABTdomain: 2025-12-22 COM Newly Registered Domains: Market Analysis and Trends.
- Explore Dec 22, 2025 Net Newly Registered Domains Trends with ABTdomain: 2025-12-22 NET Newly Registered Domains: Market Analysis and Trends.
- ABTdomain provides dedicated TLD Reports, updated daily with the number of active and newly registered domains. Discover key trends in our detailed TLD Domain Report.
- ABTdomain also delivers daily-updated TLD Rank Reports, showcasing the Top 10 TLDs by active and newly registered domains. Gain valuable insights from our comprehensive TLD Rank Report.
- For detailed information about our TLDs report data sources, methodology, and collection processes, please visit our FAQ page where we provide comprehensive explanations of how we compile and verify our daily updates TLDs report data.