On December 12, 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
On December 12, 2025, ABTdomain analyzed 1,105 TLDs and found 473 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 299,724 newly registered domains. The distribution shows a dominant share held by .com domains, followed by .xyz and other popular TLDs. The top 10 TLDs account for over 80% of total registrations, indicating a strong concentration in a few key domain extensions.
- .com: 128,723 domains (42.9%)
- .xyz: 50,156 domains (16.7%)
- .info: 11,068 domains (3.7%)
- .sbs: 10,552 domains (3.5%)
- .top: 9,356 domains (3.1%)
- .org: 8,429 domains (2.8%)
- .cyou: 8,308 domains (2.8%)
- .online: 7,550 domains (2.5%)
- .net: 7,150 domains (2.4%)
- .bond: 4,859 domains (1.6%)
The newly registered domains are heavily focused on traditional and emerging popular extensions, with .com leading by a wide margin.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On December 12, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 128,723 .com newly registered domains. These registrations represent the largest volume by far among all TLDs, reaffirming .com’s dominant position in domain registration.
- Godaddy: 24,948 (19.4%)
- Namecheap: 16,347 (12.7%)
- Hostinger: 7,332 (5.7%)
- Squarespace: 6,689 (5.2%)
- Metaregistrar: 6,372 (5.0%)
The .com registrar market is led by Godaddy, capturing nearly one-fifth of all .com registrations, followed by Namecheap. The top five registrars combined account for close to 48% of the registrations in this TLD, highlighting a competitive but concentrated registrar landscape.
b) .xyz Newly Registered Domains
For the .xyz TLD, ABTdomain recorded 50,156 newly registered domains as of December 12, 2025. This TLD represents the second largest volume of new registrations.
- GMO Internet: 44,647 (89.0%)
- Namecheap: 959 (1.9%)
- Godaddy: 811 (1.6%)
- Namesilo: 638 (1.3%)
- Dynadot: 447 (0.9%)
The .xyz registrar market is highly dominated by GMO Internet, which accounts for an overwhelming 89% of new registrations. The remaining registrars hold small shares, indicating a highly concentrated market for this TLD.
c) .info Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 11,068 newly registered .info domains on December 12, 2025. This TLD ranks third in terms of new registrations.
- Namecheap: 2,558 (23.1%)
- Eranet: 2,058 (18.6%)
- 59: 1,000 (9.0%)
- Dynadot: 876 (7.9%)
- Ionos: 729 (6.6%)
The .info registrar distribution shows a more balanced landscape, with Namecheap and Eranet collectively holding over 40% of registrations. A diverse array of registrars accounts for the remaining registrations.
d) .sbs Newly Registered Domains
For the .sbs TLD, 10,552 newly registered domains were recorded, placing it fourth in new domain registration volume.
- Eranet: 8,600 (81.5%)
- Dynadot: 754 (7.1%)
- Namesilo: 425 (4.0%)
- Namecheap: 298 (2.8%)
- Spaceship: 119 (1.1%)
The registrar market for .sbs is heavily dominated by Eranet, which controls over 80% of the registrations, indicating an almost monopolistic position in this TLD.
e) .top Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 9,356 newly registered .top domains on December 12, 2025, rounding out the top five TLDs by registration volume.
- Dynadot: 1,781 (19.0%)
- Namesilo: 1,647 (17.6%)
- Godaddy: 1,321 (14.1%)
- Wdomain: 1,253 (13.4%)
- Gname: 1,108 (11.8%)
The .top registrar distribution is fairly spread among multiple providers, with Dynadot leading but holding less than one-fifth of registrations. The top five registrars collectively account for over 75%, showing moderate concentration.
3. Key Takeaways
- The newly registered domains on December 12, 2025, are heavily concentrated in a few key TLDs, led by .com with 42.9% of total registrations.
- The top five TLDs include .com, .xyz, .info, .sbs, and .top, collectively accounting for a significant majority of new domain registrations.
- .com registrations are widely distributed among several registrars, with Godaddy and Namecheap as the leaders.
- .xyz and .sbs domains show strong dominance by single registrars, GMO Internet and Eranet respectively, indicating concentrated registrar markets.
- Other TLDs such as .info and .top have a more balanced registrar distribution, reflecting competitive environments.
*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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