On April 30, 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’s analysis on April 30, 2025, revealed a total of 232,794 newly registered domains across 447 TLDs. The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for more than half (51.4%) of all new registrations with 119,687 domains.
- .com: 119,687 domains (51.4%)
- .top: 13,961 domains (6.0%)
- .info: 8,046 domains (3.5%)
- .org: 7,480 domains (3.2%)
- .icu: 6,962 domains (3.0%)
- .online: 6,591 domains (2.8%)
- .net: 6,370 domains (2.7%)
- .xyz: 5,636 domains (2.4%)
- .vip: 5,635 domains (2.4%)
- .life: 4,870 domains (2.1%)
The remaining TLDs collectively represent 20.4% of new registrations with 47,556 domains. Most of these domains were registered between April 28 and April 30, 2025, showing a concentrated registration pattern over this three-day period.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
The .com TLD continues to be the dominant choice for domain registrations, with 119,687 new domains recorded on April 30, 2025. These registrations occurred primarily on April 29, 2025.
- GoDaddy: 24,078 domains (20.1%)
- Namecheap: 14,135 domains (11.8%)
- Dynadot: 7,343 domains (6.1%)
- Squarespace: 7,092 domains (5.9%)
- Hostinger: 6,543 domains (5.5%)
The registrar market for .com domains shows a moderately concentrated distribution, with GoDaddy maintaining a clear leadership position. The top five registrars account for 49.4% of all new .com registrations, while the remaining registrars collectively handle 50.6% of the market, with 40,303 domains categorized under “Others” representing 33.7% of the total.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
The .top TLD secured the second position with 13,961 newly registered domains on April 30, 2025. All these domains were registered between April 28 and April 30, 2025.
- Namesilo: 3,585 domains (25.7%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,703 domains (12.2%)
- Gname: 1,642 domains (11.8%)
- West.cn: 1,456 domains (10.4%)
- GoDaddy: 1,179 domains (8.4%)
The registrar distribution for .top domains shows Namesilo as the clear market leader with over a quarter of all registrations. The top five registrars collectively manage 68.5% of all new .top domain registrations, with the remaining 31.5% (4,395 domains) spread across other registrars.
c) .info Newly Registered Domains
The .info TLD ranks third with 8,046 newly registered domains recorded on April 30, 2025. These registrations occurred between April 28 and April 29, 2025.
- Namecheap: 1,601 domains (19.9%)
- Spaceship: 1,159 domains (14.4%)
- Porkbun: 1,119 domains (13.9%)
- Dynadot: 992 domains (12.3%)
- Ionos: 844 domains (10.5%)
The registrar market for .info domains is relatively balanced among the top five providers, which together control 71% of all new .info registrations. Namecheap leads with approximately one-fifth of the market share, while the remaining 29% (2,331 domains) are distributed among other registrars.
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
The .org TLD secured the fourth position with 7,480 newly registered domains on April 30, 2025. These registrations took place on April 30, 2025, as well as on April 28 and April 29, 2025.
- Namecheap: 1,414 domains (18.9%)
- GoDaddy: 1,376 domains (18.4%)
- Squarespace: 630 domains (8.4%)
- Ionos: 469 domains (6.3%)
- Tucows: 411 domains (5.5%)
The registrar distribution for .org domains shows Namecheap and GoDaddy in close competition, together accounting for 37.3% of all new .org registrations. The top five registrars handle 57.5% of the market, while a significant 42.5% (3,180 domains) are managed by other registrars, indicating a more fragmented market for .org domains.
e) .icu Newly Registered Domains
The .icu TLD rounds out the top five with 6,962 newly registered domains recorded on April 30, 2025. These registrations occurred between April 28 and April 30, 2025.
- Dnspod: 5,028 domains (72.2%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,131 domains (16.2%)
- Gname: 334 domains (4.8%)
- Dynadot: 112 domains (1.6%)
- Publicdomainregistry: 74 domains (1.1%)
The registrar market for .icu domains is highly concentrated, with Dnspod dominating at 72.2% of all new registrations. Together with Alibaba Cloud, these two registrars control 88.4% of the market. The top five registrars collectively manage 95.9% of all new .icu registrations, leaving only 4.1% (283 domains) to other registrars, making this the most concentrated market among the top five TLDs.
3. Key Takeaways
- .com remains the dominant TLD, accounting for 51.4% of all newly registered domains, reinforcing its status as the preferred choice for domain registrations.
- The top five TLDs (.com, .top, .info, .org, and .icu) collectively represent 67.1% of all new domain registrations, highlighting the concentration of the market.
- GoDaddy maintains its leadership position in the .com space with 20.1% market share, while specialized registrars like Dnspod (72.2% of .icu) and Namesilo (25.7% of .top) dominate in specific TLD markets.
- The .icu TLD shows the highest registrar concentration, with Dnspod controlling nearly three-quarters of all new registrations.
- The .org TLD exhibits the most fragmented registrar distribution, with 42.5% of registrations handled by registrars outside the top five.
- Namecheap demonstrates strong performance across multiple TLDs, appearing in the top five for .com, .org, and .info, and leading in two of these.
*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.