On October 2, 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 shows that on October 2, 2025, a total of 233,357 domains were newly registered across 465 active TLDs. The .com TLD continues to dominate the domain registration landscape, capturing 53.3% of all new registrations with 124,422 domains registered.
- .com: 124,422 domains (53.3%)
- .top: 19,018 domains (8.1%)
- .org: 10,744 domains (4.6%)
- .info: 8,994 domains (3.9%)
- .online: 8,620 domains (3.7%)
- .store: 6,665 domains (2.9%)
- .xyz: 6,550 domains (2.8%)
- .net: 6,463 domains (2.8%)
- .site: 6,098 domains (2.6%)
- .sbs: 2,188 domains (0.9%)
The top 10 TLDs account for 85.6% of all newly registered domains, while the remaining 455 TLDs collectively represent just 14.4% (33,595 domains). This distribution highlights the continued dominance of established TLDs, with .com maintaining its strong market leadership position.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
With 124,422 newly registered domains on October 2, 2025, .com continues to be the most popular TLD in the domain market. This represents more than half (53.3%) of all newly registered domains on this date.
- GoDaddy: 23,643 domains (19.0%)
- Namecheap: 13,647 domains (11.0%)
- Squarespace: 7,226 domains (5.8%)
- Hostinger: 6,728 domains (5.4%)
- Dynadot: 6,138 domains (4.9%)
The top 10 registrars account for 62.8% of all .com registrations, while other registrars collectively handle 37.2% (46,254 domains). GoDaddy maintains a clear leadership position in the .com space, registering nearly one in five new .com domains.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
The .top TLD secured the second position with 19,018 newly registered domains, representing 8.1% of all new domain registrations on October 2, 2025.
- godaddy.com: 6,353 domains (33.4%)
- West.cn: 6,004 domains (31.6%)
- Namesilo: 1,376 domains (7.2%)
- Dynadot: 1,343 domains (7.1%)
- Gname: 1,032 domains (5.4%)
The .top TLD market is highly concentrated, with two major players – GoDaddy and West.cn – controlling 65% of all new registrations. Together, the top 5 registrars handle 84.7% of all new .top domain registrations, indicating a much more concentrated market than what we see with .com domains.
c) .org Newly Registered Domains
The .org TLD ranks third with 10,744 newly registered domains, capturing 4.6% of the total new domain registrations recorded on October 2, 2025.
- Dynadot: 3,891 domains (36.2%)
- Namecheap: 1,309 domains (12.2%)
- GoDaddy: 1,287 domains (12.0%)
- Squarespace: 607 domains (5.6%)
- Cloudflare: 418 domains (3.9%)
Dynadot shows remarkable dominance in the .org space, handling over one-third of all new .org registrations. The top 5 registrars collectively manage 69.9% of all new .org domains, with the remaining 30.1% distributed among other registrars.
d) .info Newly Registered Domains
With 8,994 newly registered domains, .info secured the fourth position among TLDs, representing 3.9% of all new domain registrations on October 2, 2025.
- Namecheap: 3,058 domains (34.0%)
- Dynadot: 1,408 domains (15.7%)
- Spaceship: 1,355 domains (15.1%)
- GoDaddy: 735 domains (8.2%)
- Porkbun: 562 domains (6.2%)
Namecheap shows significant strength in the .info TLD market, handling approximately one-third of all new registrations. The top 5 registrars account for 79.1% of all new .info domains, while other registrars collectively manage the remaining 20.9% (1,876 domains).
e) .online Newly Registered Domains
The .online TLD completes the top 5 with 8,620 newly registered domains, representing 3.7% of the total new domain registrations on October 2, 2025.
- Namecheap: 1,472 domains (17.1%)
- GoDaddy: 1,350 domains (15.7%)
- Reg: 1,009 domains (11.7%)
- Ionos: 663 domains (7.7%)
- Hostinger: 572 domains (6.6%)
The .online TLD shows a more distributed market share among registrars, with a significant 41.2% of domains registered through various smaller registrars grouped as “Others.” The top 5 registrars collectively manage 58.8% of all new .online domains, creating a more balanced competitive landscape.
3. Key Takeaways
- The domain registration market continues to be dominated by .com, which accounts for 53.3% of all newly registered domains.
- The top 5 TLDs (.com, .top, .org, .info, and .online) collectively represent 73.6% of all new domain registrations.
- GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains (19.0%) and .top domains (33.4%).
- Dynadot shows strong performance in the .org space with 36.2% market share.
- Namecheap dominates the .info TLD registrations with 34.0% and leads in .online registrations with 17.1%.
- Market concentration varies significantly across TLDs, with .top showing the highest concentration (two registrars controlling 65% of the market) and .online showing the most distributed registrar landscape.
- A total of 233,357 domains were newly registered across 465 active TLDs on October 2, 2025.
*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.
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