On December 28, 2025, ABTdomain recorded robust domain registration activity across a wide range of TLDs (Top-Level Domains). This report provides an in-depth analysis of the distribution of newly registered domains by TLD and highlights the registrar market shares for the top 5 TLDs on this date.
1. Newly Registered Domains: Global Distribution Analysis
On this day, ABTdomain analyzed 1,034 TLDs and found 412 TLDs with newly registered domains, totaling 162,240 new registrations. The distribution reveals a heavy concentration in the .com domain, making up more than half of the total volume of newly registered domains.
- .com: 84,165 registrations (51.9%)
- .top: 15,797 registrations (9.7%)
- .vip: 13,186 registrations (8.1%)
- .org: 5,275 registrations (3.3%)
- .net: 5,271 registrations (3.2%)
- .online: 4,936 registrations (3.0%)
- .store: 4,710 registrations (2.9%)
- .xyz: 3,860 registrations (2.4%)
- .info: 2,514 registrations (1.5%)
- .cyou: 1,865 registrations (1.1%)
The “Others” category accounts for 20,661 registrations, representing 12.7% of the total. This data highlights the dominant position of the .com TLD alongside emerging popularity in .top and .vip domains.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On December 28, 2025, the .com TLD saw 84,165 newly registered domains, capturing more than half (51.9%) of all registrations. This reaffirms the enduring popularity and trust in .com domains.
- GoDaddy: 17,831 registrations (21.2%)
- Namecheap: 7,409 registrations (8.8%)
- Openprovider: 5,345 registrations (6.4%)
- Gname: 4,070 registrations (4.8%)
- Squarespace: 3,838 registrations (4.6%)
GoDaddy remains the leading registrar for .com domains with a significant share of 21.2%, followed by Namecheap and Openprovider. The distribution shows a competitive market with several registrars holding meaningful portions of new .com registrations.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
The .top TLD accounted for 15,797 new domain registrations on December 28, 2025, representing 9.7% of the total newly registered domains that day.
- Namesilo: 11,722 registrations (74.2%)
- Gname: 967 registrations (6.1%)
- Dynadot: 654 registrations (4.1%)
- Spaceship: 494 registrations (3.1%)
- Wdomain: 321 registrations (2.0%)
Namesilo dominates the .top registrar market by a wide margin, controlling nearly three-quarters of the new registrations for this TLD.
c) .vip Newly Registered Domains
The .vip TLD recorded 13,186 newly registered domains, contributing 8.1% to the overall total registrations on December 28, 2025.
- GoDaddy: 10,264 registrations (77.8%)
- Gname: 1,711 registrations (13.0%)
- Dynadot: 828 registrations (6.3%)
- Namecheap: 58 registrations (0.4%)
- Spaceship: 58 registrations (0.4%)
GoDaddy overwhelmingly leads the .vip registrar market, capturing over three-quarters of the new registrations. Gname and Dynadot follow but with significantly smaller shares.
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
The .org TLD had 5,275 newly registered domains, making up 3.3% of the total registrations on December 28, 2025.
- Namecheap: 923 registrations (17.5%)
- GoDaddy: 837 registrations (15.9%)
- Dynadot: 353 registrations (6.7%)
- Spaceship: 345 registrations (6.5%)
- Cloudflare: 333 registrations (6.3%)
Namecheap and GoDaddy lead the .org registrar landscape, together accounting for over a third of the new domain registrations in this TLD.
e) .net Newly Registered Domains
The .net TLD saw 5,271 new domain registrations on December 28, 2025, accounting for 3.2% of all newly registered domains.
- GoDaddy: 1,013 registrations (19.2%)
- Namecheap: 749 registrations (14.2%)
- Dynadot: 319 registrations (6.1%)
- Squarespace: 285 registrations (5.4%)
- Cloudflare: 264 registrations (5.0%)
GoDaddy holds the largest share of .net registrations, complemented by Namecheap. The remaining top registrars share relatively smaller portions, reflecting a moderately diversified registrar market.
3. Key Takeaways
- The newly registered domain landscape on December 28, 2025, was dominated by the .com TLD, comprising over half of all new registrations.
- Other significant TLDs included .top, .vip, .org, and .net, together accounting for about a quarter of the total new registrations.
- GoDaddy remains a dominant registrar for .com, .vip, and .net domains, while Namesilo leads the .top market, and Namecheap shows strength in .org domains.
- The registrar distribution indicates both strong market leaders and a competitive environment across the top TLDs.
*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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