On May 17, 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 data reveals a total of 227,668 newly registered domains across 443 TLDs on May 17, 2025. The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for 50.4% of all new registrations with 114,714 domains. The .top TLD secured the second position with 22,055 registrations (9.7%), followed by .xyz with 13,490 domains (5.9%).
- .com: 114,714 domains (50.4%)
- .top: 22,055 domains (9.7%)
- .xyz: 13,490 domains (5.9%)
- .org: 7,769 domains (3.4%)
- .net: 6,515 domains (2.9%)
- .online: 6,118 domains (2.7%)
- .info: 6,015 domains (2.6%)
- .icu: 5,148 domains (2.3%)
- .store: 5,135 domains (2.3%)
- .site: 4,626 domains (2.0%)
- Others: 36,083 domains (15.8%)
The data indicates that while traditional TLDs like .com, .org, and .net maintain strong positions, newer extensions such as .top, .xyz, and .online are gaining significant traction in the domain registration market.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 114,714 newly registered .com domains on May 17, 2025. These domains were registered on May 16, 2025, as noted in the data.
- GoDaddy: 22,341 domains (19.5%)
- Namecheap: 13,633 domains (11.9%)
- Gname: 7,238 domains (6.3%)
- West.cn: 6,232 domains (5.4%)
- Squarespace: 6,028 domains (5.3%)
- Hostinger: 5,987 domains (5.2%)
- Tucows: 4,519 domains (3.9%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 4,130 domains (3.6%)
- Dynadot: 3,270 domains (2.9%)
- GMO Internet: 2,936 domains (2.6%)
- Others: 38,400 domains (33.5%)
GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains, capturing nearly one-fifth of all new registrations. The registrar landscape shows a competitive market with Namecheap as a strong second-place contender, while the remaining market share is distributed among various registrars with no single provider dominating the space beyond the top two.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
On May 17, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 22,055 newly registered .top domains. These registrations occurred primarily on May 15 and May 16, 2025.
- West.cn: 10,134 domains (45.9%)
- GoDaddy: 4,022 domains (18.2%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 1,877 domains (8.5%)
- Gname: 1,673 domains (7.6%)
- Namesilo: 1,138 domains (5.2%)
- Others: 3,211 domains (14.6%)
The .top TLD shows a significantly different registrar distribution compared to .com domains. West.cn dominates the .top domain registrations with nearly half of the market share, indicating strong regional preferences for this TLD. GoDaddy maintains a solid second position, while Chinese registrars like Alibaba Cloud and Gname also feature prominently in the top five.
c) .xyz Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 13,490 newly registered .xyz domains on May 17, 2025. These domains were registered on May 15 and May 16, 2025.
- GMO Internet: 3,889 domains (28.8%)
- GMO Internet Group Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com: 3,551 domains (26.3%)
- GoDaddy: 1,254 domains (9.3%)
- Namecheap: 1,224 domains (9.1%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 731 domains (5.4%)
- Others: 2,841 domains (21.1%)
The .xyz TLD shows a unique registrar distribution with GMO Internet and its subsidiary GMO Internet Group Inc. (Onamae.com) dominating the market, together accounting for over 55% of all new .xyz registrations. This suggests a strong strategic focus on this TLD by GMO Internet. GoDaddy and Namecheap follow with approximately equal market shares, while Alibaba Cloud rounds out the top five.
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
On May 17, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 7,769 newly registered .org domains. These registrations occurred on May 15, May 16, and May 17, 2025.
- Namecheap: 1,662 domains (21.4%)
- GoDaddy: 1,231 domains (15.8%)
- Squarespace: 601 domains (7.7%)
- Spaceship: 531 domains (6.8%)
- Ionos: 471 domains (6.1%)
- Others: 3,273 domains (42.1%)
For .org domains, Namecheap leads the market with over one-fifth of all new registrations, followed by GoDaddy. The .org TLD shows a more distributed market among registrars, with the top five capturing approximately 58% of the market while the remaining 42% is spread across numerous other registrars. This suggests the .org TLD appeals to a diverse range of registrars and customers.
e) .net Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 6,515 .net newly registered domains on May 17, 2025. These domains were registered on May 17, 2025, as well as May 16, 2025 and May 15, 2025.
- GoDaddy: 1,401 domains (21.5%)
- Namecheap: 928 domains (14.2%)
- Squarespace: 470 domains (7.2%)
- Gname: 377 domains (5.8%)
- Cloudflare: 223 domains (3.4%)
- Others: 3,116 domains (47.8%)
The .net TLD market shows GoDaddy in the leading position, followed by Namecheap. Together, these two registrars account for over one-third of all new .net registrations. The significant “Others” category (47.8%) indicates a highly fragmented market for .net domains beyond the top five registrars, suggesting widespread appeal across many smaller registrars.
3. Key Takeaways
- The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, accounting for 50.4% of all newly registered domains, with 114,714 registrations.
- The .top TLD has emerged as a strong second contender with 9.7% market share, followed by .xyz with 5.9%.
- GoDaddy maintains leadership in .com (19.5%) and .net (21.5%) registrations, while showing strong presence across all top 5 TLDs.
- West.cn dominates the .top TLD with a commanding 45.9% market share, demonstrating regional strength.
- GMO Internet and its subsidiary collectively control over 55% of the .xyz domain registration market.
- Namecheap leads in .org registrations (21.4%) and maintains a strong second position in .com and .net TLDs.
- The registrar market shows varying degrees of concentration across different TLDs, with .top and .xyz showing the most concentrated registrar distribution.
- Chinese registrars (West.cn, Alibaba Cloud, Gname) show particularly strong presence in the .top TLD 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.