Newly Registered Domains Report – Mar 02, 2025

On March 02, 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. Overall Analysis

According to the data collected by ABTdomain on March 02, 2025, a total of 168,809 domains were newly registered across 415 TLDs. The .com TLD continues to dominate the market with 96,693 new registrations, representing 57.3% of all newly registered domains. Most of these domains were registered between February 28, 2025, and March 02, 2025.

Pie chart illustrating the distribution of newly registered domains by TLD, with .com dominating at 57.3% followed by .top at 5.8% and other TLDs

The top 5 TLDs by registration volume were:

.com: 96,693 domains (57.3%)
.top: 9,840 domains (5.8%)
.org: 6,293 domains (3.7%)
.net: 5,944 domains (3.5%)
.xyz: 5,076 domains (3.0%)

These five TLDs account for 73.3% of all newly registered domains, with the remaining 15.3% distributed across other TLDs including .info (2.9%), .online (2.8%), .store (2.3%), .site (1.9%), and .vip (1.4%).

2. Top 5 TLDs

a) Newly Registered .com Domains

ABTdomain recorded 96,693 newly registered .com domains on March 02, 2025. All these domains were registered on March 01, 2025.

Pie chart showing the distribution of top 10 registrars for newly registered .com domains, with GoDaddy leading at 18.6% followed by Alibaba Cloud at 10.5%

The top 10 registrars for .com domains were:

GoDaddy: 17,937 domains (18.6%)
Alibaba Cloud: 10,135 domains (10.5%)
Key-systems: 8,757 domains (9.1%)
Namecheap: 7,981 domains (8.3%)
Hostinger: 5,068 domains (5.2%)
Squarespace: 4,737 domains (4.9%)
Dynadot: 4,091 domains (4.2%)
Tucows: 3,401 domains (3.5%)
Gname: 2,654 domains (2.7%)
Namesrs: 2,325 domains (2.4%)

GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains, while nearly 30.6% of all newly registered .com domains were distributed among various other registrars.

b) Newly Registered .top Domains

ABTdomain recorded 9,840 newly registered .top domains on March 02, 2025. These domains were registered between February 28, 2025, and March 02, 2025.

Pie chart showing the top 5 registrars for newly registered .top domains, with West.cn leading at 27.4% followed by Namesilo at 20.0% and Gname at 17.2%

TThe top 5 registrars for .top domains were:

West.cn: 2,700 domains (27.4%)
Namesilo: 1,969 domains (20.0%)
Gname: 1,694 domains (17.2%)
Alibaba Cloud: 876 domains (8.9%)
Dynadot: 472 domains (4.8%)

The .top TLD market is dominated by West.cn with over a quarter of all registrations, followed by Namesilo and Gname. Chinese registrars have a particularly strong presence in this TLD, with West.cn leading and Alibaba Cloud also in the top 5. The “Others” category accounts for 21.6% of newly registered .top domains, indicating a moderately consolidated market compared to some other TLDs.

c) Newly Registered .org Domains

ABTdomain recorded 6,293 newly registered .org domains on March 02, 2025. These domains were registered on March 02, 2025, as well as March 01, 2025, and February 28, 2025.

Pie chart showing the top 5 registrars for newly registered .org domains, with Dynadot and GoDaddy nearly tied at 16.7% each

The top 5 registrars for .org domains were:

Dynadot: 1,053 domains (16.7%)
GoDaddy: 1,049 domains (16.7%)
Namecheap: 867 domains (13.8%)
Squarespace: 501 domains (8.0%)
Porkbun: 348 domains (5.5%)

For .org domains, Dynadot and GoDaddy share almost equal market share, each accounting for 16.7% of newly registered domains. A significant 39.3% of .org domains were registered through various other registrars not in the top 5.

d) Newly Registered .net Domains

ABTdomain recorded 5,944 newly registered .net domains on March 02, 2025. These domains were registered on February 28, 2025, and March 01, 2025.

Pie chart displaying the top 5 registrars for newly registered .net domains, with GoDaddy leading at 20.5% and 49.1% belonging to other registrars

The top 5 registrars for .net domains were:

GoDaddy: 1,221 domains (20.5%)
Namecheap: 736 domains (12.4%)
Squarespace: 502 domains (8.4%)
Tucows: 316 domains (5.3%)
Hostinger: 251 domains (4.2%)

GoDaddy dominates the .net registrar market with 20.5% share, followed by Namecheap at 12.4%. A substantial 49.1% of .net domains were registered through various other registrars not in the top 5.

e) Newly Registered .xyz Domains

ABTdomain recorded 5,076 newly registered .xyz domains on March 02, 2025. These domains were registered on March 02, 2025, as well as March 01, 2025, and February 28, 2025.

Pie chart depicting the top 5 registrars for newly registered .xyz domains, with Namecheap dominating at 24.0% followed by GoDaddy at 15.2%

The top 5 registrars for .xyz domains were:

Namecheap: 1,218 domains (24.0%)
GoDaddy: 773 domains (15.2%)
Alibaba Cloud: 578 domains (11.4%)
Dynadot: 555 domains (10.9%)
Namesilo: 226 domains (4.5%)

Namecheap leads the .xyz registrar market with 24.0% share, followed by GoDaddy at 15.2%. The “Others” category accounts for 34.0% of newly registered .xyz domains.

3. Key Takeaways

The .com TLD remains dominant, accounting for 57.3% of all newly registered domains.
GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com and .net domains.
Namecheap leads in the .xyz domain space with a 24.0% market share.
Chinese registrars show strong presence in the .top TLD market with West.cn.
Dynadot narrowly leads the .org registrar market, closely followed by GoDaddy.
The registrar market shows varying levels of consolidation across different TLDs, with .net showing the highest concentration in the “Others” category (49.1%).

*This analysis highlights the evolving domain registration landscape and the ongoing competition among registrars. For more details or to download our database, please visit ABTdomain Members.