On October 4, 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 analyzed 1,034 TLDs and found 458 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 275,814 newly registered domains on October 4, 2025. The distribution shows a clear dominance of certain TLDs in the domain registration market.
- .com: 122,037 domains (44.2%)
- .xyz: 65,530 domains (23.8%)
- .top: 12,420 domains (4.5%)
- .org: 10,301 domains (3.7%)
- .net: 6,266 domains (2.3%)
- .info: 5,819 domains (2.1%)
- .online: 5,360 domains (1.9%)
- .store: 4,483 domains (1.6%)
- .site: 3,523 domains (1.3%)
- .icu: 2,960 domains (1.1%)
- Others: 37,115 domains (13.5%)
The .com TLD continues to dominate the market with nearly half of all new registrations. The .xyz TLD holds a strong second position with almost a quarter of all new domains. Together, these two TLDs account for 68% of all new domain registrations on this date.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On October 4, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 122,037 newly registered .com domains, representing 44.2% of all new domain registrations.
- GoDaddy: 22,375 domains (18.3%)
- Namecheap: 12,160 domains (10.0%)
- Dynadot: 9,424 domains (7.7%)
- Hostinger: 6,156 domains (5.0%)
- Squarespace: 6,140 domains (5.0%)
GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading registrar for .com domains, capturing nearly one-fifth of all new .com registrations. The top five registrars account for 46% of all new .com registrations, with the remaining 54% distributed among numerous other registrars, indicating a competitive market.
b) .xyz Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 65,530 newly registered .xyz domains on October 4, 2025, representing 23.8% of all new domain registrations.
- GMO Internet: 54,000 domains (82.4%)
- Spaceship: 7,187 domains (11.0%)
- Namecheap: 942 domains (1.4%)
- Dynadot: 863 domains (1.3%)
- GoDaddy: 463 domains (0.7%)
The .xyz TLD shows a highly concentrated market with GMO Internet dominating with over 82% of all new .xyz registrations. Spaceship holds a distant second position with 11%, while the other registrars each have less than 2% market share, highlighting the unique market dynamics of this TLD.
c) .top Newly Registered Domains
On October 4, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 12,420 newly registered .top domains, accounting for 4.5% of all new domain registrations.
- Gname: 3,395 domains (27.3%)
- West.cn: 3,003 domains (24.2%)
- Namesilo: 1,128 domains (9.1%)
- GoDaddy: 1,115 domains (9.0%)
- Dynadot: 924 domains (7.4%)
The .top TLD market is less concentrated than .xyz but shows significant presence of Chinese registrars. Gname and West.cn together control more than half of all new .top registrations (51.5%), while the top five registrars account for 77% of the market.
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 10,301 newly registered .org domains on October 4, 2025, representing 3.7% of all new domain registrations.
- Dynadot: 3,190 domains (31.0%)
- GoDaddy: 1,337 domains (13.0%)
- Namecheap: 1,127 domains (10.9%)
- Squarespace: 663 domains (6.4%)
- Gname: 503 domains (4.9%)
Dynadot leads the .org registrar market with nearly a third of all new registrations. The top three registrars (Dynadot, GoDaddy, and Namecheap) account for 54.9% of all new .org domains, suggesting a moderately concentrated market for this TLD.
e) .net Newly Registered Domains
On October 4, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 6,266 newly registered .net domains, accounting for 2.3% of all new domain registrations.
- GoDaddy: 1,373 domains (21.9%)
- Namecheap: 780 domains (12.4%)
- Squarespace: 546 domains (8.7%)
- Dynadot: 304 domains (4.9%)
- Wix: 238 domains (3.8%)
The .net TLD shows GoDaddy maintaining a strong lead with over one-fifth of all new registrations. The top five registrars account for 51.7% of the market, while “Others” represent 48.3%, indicating a relatively diversified registrar landscape for this legacy TLD.
3. Key Takeaways
- The domain registration market continues to be dominated by .com (44.2%) and .xyz (23.8%), which together account for 68% of all new registrations.
- The remaining TLDs in the top 10 (.top, .org, .net, .info, .online, .store, .site, and .icu) collectively represent 18.5% of the market.
- GoDaddy maintains its leadership position for .com and .net TLDs, while GMO Internet dominates the .xyz market with an overwhelming 82.4% share.
- Dynadot shows strong performance in the .org space (31%), highlighting its niche focus.
- Chinese registrars (Gname and West.cn) control over half of the .top TLD market.
- Different TLDs show varying levels of market concentration, with .xyz being the most concentrated (GMO Internet at 82.4%) and .com being relatively more distributed.
- The “Others” category remains significant across all TLDs, indicating continued fragmentation and competition 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.
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