On March 11, 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
ABTdomain analyzed 1000 TLDs and found 448 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 230,276 newly registered domains. The data shows that traditional gTLDs continue to dominate the market, with .com maintaining its leadership position.
The top 5 TLDs by registration volume were:
- .com: 112,575 domains (48.9%)
- .xyz: 21,524 domains (9.3%)
- .top: 13,639 domains (5.9%)
- .org: 7,845 domains (3.4%)
- .online: 6,973 domains (3.0%)
These five TLDs account for 70.5% of all newly registered domains, highlighting the continued preference for established and recognized domain extensions. The remaining TLDs collectively represent 29.5% of registrations, with extensions like .info, .store, .site, .net, and .bond each accounting for less than 3% of the total.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On March 11, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 112,575 newly registered .com domains. These registrations were primarily made on March 10, 2025, as noted in the data.
The top registrars for .com domains were:
- GoDaddy: 22,824 domains (20.3%)
- Namecheap: 16,043 domains (14.3%)
- PublicDomainRegistry: 8,196 domains (7.3%)
- Dynadot: 7,127 domains (6.3%)
- Squarespace: 6,760 domains (6.0%)
Other notable registrars included Tucows (4.4%), Alibaba Cloud (4.1%), Wix (2.4%), Ionos (2.3%), and Cloudflare (2.0%). The remaining registrars collectively accounted for 30.8% of .com registrations. GoDaddy maintains its strong market leadership in the .com space, capturing over one-fifth of all new registrations.
b) .xyz Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 21,524 newly registered .xyz domains on March 11, 2025. These domains were registered primarily on March 9 and 10, 2025.
The market for .xyz domains is heavily dominated by a single registrar:
- GMO Internet: 15,244 domains (70.8%)
- Namecheap: 1,611 domains (7.5%)
- GoDaddy: 1,113 domains (5.2%)
- Namesilo: 678 domains (3.1%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 547 domains (2.5%)
The remaining registrars collectively account for just 10.8% of the market. GMO Internet’s dominant position in the .xyz space is remarkable, controlling nearly three-quarters of all new registrations for this TLD.
c) .top Newly Registered Domains
On March 11, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 13,639 newly registered .top domains. These registrations occurred over March 9, 10, and 11, 2025.
The distribution among registrars for .top domains was:
- Namesilo: 4,248 domains (31.1%)
- Gname: 2,227 domains (16.3%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,730 domains (12.7%)
- West.cn: 1,444 domains (10.6%)
- Dynadot: 1,104 domains (8.1%)
Other registrars collectively accounted for 21.2% of .top domain registrations. The .top TLD shows a more diversified registrar distribution compared to .xyz, though Namesilo holds a strong lead with nearly one-third of all registrations.
Top 5 Registrars for Newly Registered .top Domains showing Namesilo leading with 31.1% market share
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 7,845 newly registered .org domains on March 11, 2025. These domains were registered between March 9 and March 11, 2025.
The leading registrars for .org domains were:
- GoDaddy: 1,294 domains (16.5%)
- Namecheap: 1,209 domains (15.4%)
- Dynadot: 1,015 domains (12.9%)
- Squarespace: 678 domains (8.6%)
- Tucows: 417 domains (5.3%)
The remaining registrars collectively accounted for 41.2% of .org registrations. The .org TLD demonstrates a fairly competitive market with GoDaddy and Namecheap running a close race for market leadership, with Dynadot also holding a significant share.
e) .online Newly Registered Domains
On March 11, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 6,973 newly registered .online domains. These registrations occurred between March 9 and March 11, 2025.
The distribution among registrars for .online domains was:
- GoDaddy: 1,081 domains (15.5%)
- Namecheap: 787 domains (11.3%)
- Reg: 642 domains (9.2%)
- Hostinger: 633 domains (9.1%)
- Networksolutions: 563 domains (8.1%)
Other registrars collectively accounted for 46.9% of .online domain registrations. The .online TLD shows the most fragmented registrar distribution among the top 5 TLDs, with no registrar holding more than a 16% share and almost half of all registrations coming from smaller registrars.
3. Key Takeaways
- .com remains the dominant TLD, accounting for nearly half (48.9%) of all newly registered domains.
- GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains with a 20.3% market share.
- The .xyz TLD shows the most concentrated registrar distribution, with GMO Internet controlling 70.8% of registrations.
- Namesilo leads in the .top TLD space with 31.1% of new registrations.
- The .org and .online TLDs display more competitive registrar distributions, with no single company holding more than 20% market share.
- Different TLDs show distinct registrar preferences, suggesting specialized market strategies by registrar companies for different domain extensions.
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.