Newly Registered Domains Report: January 02, 2026

On January 02, 2026, ABTdomain recorded a total of 160,057 newly registered domains across various TLDs (Top-Level Domains). This newly registered domains report provides an in-depth analysis of the TLD distribution and highlights the registrar market share for the top 5 TLDs, reflecting the dynamic nature of domain registrations on this date.

1. Newly Registered Domains: Global Distribution Analysis

The distribution of all newly registered domains on January 02, 2026 shows a dominant presence of .com domains, which account for more than half of the total new registrations. Other popular TLDs such as .site, .top, .org, and .net also contribute significantly to the overall volume, reflecting diverse domain registration preferences globally. – .com: 90,226 newly registered domains (56.4%) – .site: 8,138 newly registered domains (5.1%) – .top: 7,085 newly registered domains (4.4%) – .org: 6,265 newly registered domains (3.9%) – .net: 5,417 newly registered domains (3.4%) – .online: 4,244 newly registered domains (2.7%) – .xyz: 3,358 newly registered domains (2.1%) – .store: 3,252 newly registered domains (2.0%) – .vip: 3,130 newly registered domains (2.0%) – .info: 2,646 newly registered domains (1.7%) The total number of newly registered domains analyzed covers 1104 TLDs, including 430 TLDs with new registrations on this date. The remaining domain registrations are spread across dozens of other TLDs, demonstrating a broad and varied domain registration landscape.

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2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains

a) .com Newly Registered Domains

The .com TLD led the registrations with 90,226 newly registered domains on January 02, 2026. This represents over half of the total domain registrations for the day and confirms .com’s continued dominance in the domain market. – GoDaddy: 16,925 (18.8%) – Namecheap: 8,433 (9.3%) – Ename: 5,546 (6.1%) – Hostinger: 5,032 (5.6%) – Squarespace: 4,516 (5.0%) GoDaddy holds the largest share of newly registered .com domains, nearly doubling the registrations of the second-place registrar, Namecheap. The top five registrars combined account for a major portion of .com domain registrations, with other registrars making up the remaining 39.3%.

b) .site Newly Registered Domains

.site ranked second with 8,138 newly registered domains on January 02, 2026. This reflects a growing interest in this versatile TLD. – Reg: 2,984 (36.7%) – Namecheap: 1,381 (17.0%) – GMO Internet: 1,128 (13.9%) – Hostinger: 825 (10.1%) – GoDaddy: 320 (3.9%) The registrar Reg leads the .site registrations by a significant margin, controlling more than one-third of the new .site domains. Namecheap and GMO Internet also have important shares, together capturing nearly half of the registrations.

c) .top Newly Registered Domains

The .top TLD had 7,085 newly registered domains on January 02, 2026, making it the third most popular TLD on this date. – Spaceship: 2,227 (31.4%) – Namesilo: 1,896 (26.8%) – Gname: 841 (11.9%) – Dynadot: 813 (11.5%) – Alibaba cloud: 368 (5.2%) Spaceship takes the lead for .top registrations with 31.4%, followed by Namesilo at 26.8%, indicating that these registrars dominate the market for this TLD.

d) .org Newly Registered Domains

With 6,265 newly registered domains, .org ranks fourth in popularity among all TLDs on January 02, 2026. – Namecheap: 1,683 (26.9%) – GoDaddy: 927 (14.8%) – Squarespace: 432 (6.9%) – Ionos: 419 (6.7%) – Gname: 365 (5.8%) Namecheap leads .org registrations by a clear margin, followed by GoDaddy. The distribution shows a relatively concentrated registrar market for .org domains.

e) .net Newly Registered Domains

The .net TLD had 5,417 newly registered domains on January 02, 2026, ranking fifth in volume. – GoDaddy: 1,225 (22.6%) – Namecheap: 677 (12.5%) – Squarespace: 361 (6.7%) – Cloudflare: 268 (4.9%) – Dynadot: 242 (4.5%) GoDaddy holds the largest share of new .net registrations, with over one-fifth of the total. Namecheap is the second largest player, and the remaining registrars hold smaller but notable shares.

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3. Key Takeaways

– The newly registered domains report for January 02, 2026 shows a total of 160,057 new domain registrations across 1104 TLDs, with 430 TLDs having new registrations. – The .com TLD dominates new registrations, accounting for 56.4% of the total, followed by .site, .top, .org, and .net. – GoDaddy is the leading registrar for both .com and .net domains, while Reg leads for .site, and Spaceship and Namecheap dominate .top and .org respectively. – The registrar market for the top 5 TLDs is concentrated, with the top 5 registrars controlling a majority of new registrations.

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*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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