On January 17, 2026, 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 January 17, 2026, ABTdomain analyzed 1106 TLDs and found 470 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 253,694 newly registered domains. The distribution of these domain registrations shows a clear dominance by the .com TLD, which accounts for over half of the registrations.
- .com: 131,774 registrations (51.9%)
- .top: 27,176 registrations (10.7%)
- .info: 8,816 registrations (3.5%)
- .org: 8,265 registrations (3.3%)
- .online: 7,310 registrations (2.9%)
- .net: 7,144 registrations (2.8%)
- .xyz: 6,838 registrations (2.7%)
- .store: 4,708 registrations (1.9%)
- .site: 4,151 registrations (1.6%)
- .app: 2,792 registrations (1.1%)
The remaining TLDs collectively account for 44,720 registrations, representing 17.6% of the total volume. This distribution highlights the strong preference for .com domains, followed by a significantly lower but notable number of registrations in .top, .info, .org, and .online domains.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On January 17, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 131,774 newly registered .com domains, representing the majority of total domain registrations at 51.9%.
- Godaddy: 25,349 registrations (19.2%)
- Namecheap: 13,106 registrations (9.9%)
- Squarespace: 7,451 registrations (5.7%)
- Hostinger: 7,403 registrations (5.6%)
- Spaceship: 7,018 registrations (5.3%)
Together, the top five registrars account for a significant portion of .com registrations, illustrating a competitive but concentrated market dominated by GoDaddy and Namecheap.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
The .top TLD registered 27,176 new domains on January 17, 2026, making it the second most popular TLD by registration volume.
- Namesilo: 22,607 registrations (83.2%)
- Dynadot: 1,207 registrations (4.4%)
- Alibaba cloud: 605 registrations (2.2%)
- Gname: 432 registrations (1.6%)
- West.cn: 333 registrations (1.2%)
Namesilo overwhelmingly leads the .top registrar market, commanding over 80% of all new registrations in this TLD, which indicates strong dominance in this segment.
c) .info Newly Registered Domains
On January 17, 2026, there were 8,816 newly registered .info domains recorded by ABTdomain.
- Unstoppabledomains: 2,019 registrations (22.9%)
- Dynadot: 1,624 registrations (18.4%)
- Namecheap: 1,222 registrations (13.9%)
- Ionos: 679 registrations (7.7%)
- Godaddy: 632 registrations (7.2%)
The .info TLD registrar landscape is more diversified, with Unstoppabledomains leading but with substantial shares held by Dynadot and Namecheap as well.
d) .online Newly Registered Domains
There were 7,310 newly registered .online domains on January 17, 2026.
- Namecheap: 1,320 registrations (18.1%)
- Hostinger: 1,160 registrations (15.9%)
- Godaddy: 976 registrations (13.4%)
- Reg: 566 registrations (7.7%)
- Networksolutions: 422 registrations (5.8%)
The .online TLD registrations show a competitive market with Namecheap and Hostinger leading, but with Godaddy also holding a significant share.
e) .org Newly Registered Domains
The .org TLD had 8,265 new registrations recorded on January 17, 2026.
- Godaddy: 1,475 registrations (17.8%)
- Namecheap: 1,362 registrations (16.5%)
- Squarespace: 712 registrations (8.6%)
- Dynadot: 494 registrations (6.0%)
- Cloudflare: 455 registrations (5.5%)
Godaddy and Namecheap dominate the .org registration market, together accounting for over 34% of all new .org registrations.
3. Key Takeaways
- The .com TLD remains dominant with over half of total newly registered domains on January 17, 2026.
- Other popular TLDs like .top, .info, .org, and .online contribute smaller but significant volumes, with .top showing a particularly strong registration volume.
- Registrar market leadership varies by TLD, with Godaddy and Namecheap frequently appearing as leading registrars, while Namesilo dominates .top registrations.
- The domain registration market shows a mix of concentrated and diversified registrar competition depending on the TLD.
*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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