On March 03, 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 956 TLDs and found 421 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 153,223 newly registered domains on March 1-3, 2025. The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for 54.0% of all new registrations with 82,726 domains registered.
The top 5 TLDs by newly registered domains volume are:
- .com: 82,726 domains (54.0%)
- .top: 7,043 domains (4.6%)
- .xyz: 6,345 domains (4.1%)
- .org: 5,575 domains (3.6%)
- .store: 5,036 domains (3.3%)
These five TLDs account for 69.6% of all newly registered domains, with the remaining 17.2% distributed across hundreds of other TLDs including .info (4,844), .online (4,770), .net (4,516), .site (3,336), and .work (2,643).
2. Top 5 TLDs
a) Newly Registered .com Domains
ABTdomain recorded 82,726 newly registered .com domains on March 02, 2025. Godaddy leads the registrar market for .com domains with a 19.7% share, followed by Namecheap at 11.0%.
The top 10 registrars for newly registered .com domains are:
- Godaddy: 16,276 domains (19.7%)
- Namecheap: 9,110 domains (11.0%)
- Hostinger: 4,814 domains (5.8%)
- Squarespace: 4,676 domains (5.7%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 4,400 domains (5.3%)
- Tucows: 3,568 domains (4.3%)
- Namesrs: 3,281 domains (4.0%)
- Networksolutions: 2,979 domains (3.6%)
- Gname: 2,721 domains (3.3%)
- Dynadot: 2,681 domains (3.2%)
The “Others” category accounts for 34.1% (28,220 domains), indicating a fairly fragmented market with many smaller registrars collectively handling a significant portion of .com registrations.
b) Newly Registered .top Domains
On March 03, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 7,043 newly registered .top domains. Unlike the .com TLD, the .top domain registrar landscape shows a different pattern with Namesilo leading at 21.8%.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .top domains are:
- Namesilo: 1,536 domains (21.8%)
- West.cn: 1,345 domains (19.1%)
- Gname: 1,054 domains (15.0%)
- Dynadot: 1,028 domains (14.6%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 650 domains (9.2%)
The “Others” category accounts for 20.3% (1,430 domains), showing that the .top TLD has a more concentrated registrar distribution compared to .com, with the top 5 registrars handling nearly 80% of all new .top domain registrations.
c) Newly Registered .xyz Domains
ABTdomain recorded 6,345 newly registered .xyz domains on March 03, 2025. GMO Internet dominates the registrar market for .xyz domains with a 19.9% share.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .xyz domains are:
- GMO Internet: 1,261 domains (19.9%)
- Namecheap: 1,034 domains (16.3%)
- Godaddy: 742 domains (11.7%)
- Namesilo: 516 domains (8.1%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 447 domains (7.0%)
The “Others” category accounts for 37.0% (2,345 domains), indicating that while there are dominant players in the .xyz registrar market, there is still significant diversity among registrars handling these domains.
d) Newly Registered .org Domains
On March 03, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 5,575 newly registered .org domains. Unlike other TLDs, Dynadot leads the .org registrar market with a 17.8% share.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .org domains are:
- Dynadot: 993 domains (17.8%)
- Godaddy: 881 domains (15.8%)
- Namecheap: 741 domains (13.3%)
- Squarespace: 510 domains (9.1%)
- Cloudflare: 280 domains (5.0%)
The “Others” category accounts for a significant 38.9% (2,170 domains), showing that the .org TLD has a fairly fragmented registrar market with many players beyond the top 5.
e) Newly Registered .store Domains
ABTdomain recorded 5,036 newly registered .store domains on March 03, 2025. The registrar “Above” leads the market for .store domains with a 19.2% share.
The top 5 registrars for newly registered .store domains are:
- Above: 967 domains (19.2%)
- Namecheap: 878 domains (17.4%)
- Dotserve: 863 domains (17.1%)
- Godaddy: 709 domains (14.1%)
- Tucows: 325 domains (6.5%)
The “Others” category accounts for 25.7% (1,294 domains), indicating that the .store TLD has a somewhat concentrated registrar market with the top 5 registrars handling nearly 75% of all new .store domain registrations.
3. Key Takeaways
- The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for 54.0% of all newly registered domains.
- Different TLDs show distinct registrar preferences: Godaddy leads in .com, Namesilo in .top, GMO Internet in .xyz, Dynadot in .org, and Above in .store.
- Market concentration varies by TLD: .com shows a more fragmented registrar landscape, while .top shows higher concentration among the top registrars.
- Godaddy appears in the top 5 registrars for most popular TLDs, showing its strong market presence across different domain extensions.
- Chinese registrars like Alibaba Cloud, West.cn, and Gname have significant market shares, particularly in the .top TLD.
- A total of 153,223 domains were registered across 421 active TLDs during this period, showing the continued robust growth of 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 database, please visit ABTdomain Members.