On March 07, 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
ABTdomain analyzed 999 TLDs and found 449 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 249,123 newly registered domains. Most of these domains were registered on March 05, March 06, and March 07, 2025. The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for nearly half (49.1%) of all newly registered domains with 122,292 registrations.
The top 5 TLDs by newly registered domain volume are:
- .com: 122,292 (49.1%)
- .xyz: 18,884 (7.6%)
- .vip: 12,134 (4.9%)
- .top: 11,753 (4.7%)
- .online: 7,227 (2.9%)
These top 5 TLDs collectively represent 69.2% of all newly registered domains, highlighting their continued popularity in the domain market. The remaining TLDs, categorized as “Others,” account for 19.2% of total registrations with 47,753 domains.
2. Top 5 TLDs
a) Newly Registered .com Domains
On March 07, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 122,292 newly registered .com domains. All these domains were registered on March 06, 2025, according to the data.
The top 10 registrars for newly registered .com domains are:
- GoDaddy: 26,911 (22.0%)
- Namecheap: 13,167 (10.8%)
- Publicdomainregistry: 8,418 (6.9%)
- Squarespace: 6,879 (5.6%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 5,985 (4.9%)
- Ename: 5,921 (4.8%)
- Dynadot: 5,252 (4.3%)
- Tucows: 4,839 (4.0%)
- Namesilo: 3,357 (2.7%)
- Wix: 2,738 (2.2%)
GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains with more than one-fifth of the market share. The remaining registrars categorized as “Others” account for 31.7% (38,825) of all newly registered .com domains, indicating a diverse and competitive registrar landscape.
b) Newly Registered .xyz Domains
ABTdomain recorded 18,884 newly registered .xyz domains on March 07, 2025. All these domains were registered on March 07, 2025, as well as March 06 and March 05, 2025.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .xyz domains are:
- GMO Internet: 11,106 (58.8%)
- Namecheap: 1,731 (9.2%)
- GoDaddy: 1,369 (7.2%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,036 (5.5%)
- Dynadot: 947 (5.0%)
The .xyz TLD shows a highly concentrated registrar market, with GMO Internet dominating with almost 59% of all registrations. The remaining registrars categorized as “Others” account for 14.3% (2,695) of newly registered .xyz domains.
c) Newly Registered .vip Domains
On March 07, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 12,134 newly registered .vip domains. All these domains were registered on March 07, 2025, as well as March 06 and March 05, 2025.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .vip domains are:
- GoDaddy: 8,807 (72.6%)
- Dynadot: 1,040 (8.6%)
- Namesilo: 774 (6.4%)
- Gname: 584 (4.8%)
- Juming: 183 (1.5%)
The .vip TLD shows the most concentrated registrar market among the top 5 TLDs, with GoDaddy commanding almost three-quarters of all registrations. The remaining registrars categorized as “Others” account for only 6.1% (746) of newly registered .vip domains.
d) Newly Registered .top Domains
ABTdomain recorded 11,753 newly registered .top domains on March 07, 2025. All these domains were registered on March 07, 2025, as well as March 06 and March 05, 2025.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .top domains are:
- Namesilo: 2,393 (20.4%)
- Gname: 1,992 (16.9%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,697 (14.4%)
- Wdomain: 1,478 (12.6%)
- West.cn: 1,238 (10.5%)
The .top TLD exhibits a more balanced distribution among registrars compared to .xyz and .vip, with no single registrar holding more than 21% of the market. The remaining registrars categorized as “Others” account for 25.1% (2,955) of newly registered .top domains.
e) Newly Registered .online Domains
On March 07, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 7,227 newly registered .online domains. All these domains were registered on March 07, 2025, as well as March 06 and March 05, 2025.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .online domains are:
- GoDaddy: 1,512 (20.9%)
- Namecheap: 1,051 (14.5%)
- Reg: 650 (9.0%)
- Hostinger: 602 (8.3%)
- Networksolutions: 444 (6.1%)
The .online TLD shows a moderately concentrated registrar market, with GoDaddy and Namecheap together accounting for over one-third of all registrations. The remaining registrars categorized as “Others” account for 41.1% (2,968) of newly registered .online domains, indicating a diverse set of smaller registrars serving this market.
3. Key Takeaways
- The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for 49.1% of all newly registered domains.
- GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com and .vip domains, with market shares of 22.0% and 72.6% respectively.
- GMO Internet shows overwhelming dominance in the .xyz TLD space with 58.8% market share.
- The .top TLD has the most balanced distribution of registrars among the top 5 TLDs, with Namesilo leading at 20.4%.
- The .online TLD shows significant fragmentation with 41.1% of registrations handled by registrars outside the top 5.
- Total newly registered domains across all TLDs reached 249,123 on March 07, 2025, demonstrating continued robust activity in the domain registration market.
*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.