On February 24, 2026, ABTdomain recorded a total of 245,727 newly registered domains across 476 TLDs. This report presents a detailed analysis of the TLD distribution and the registrar landscape for the top 5 TLDs by volume.
1. Newly Registered Domains: Global Distribution Analysis
The .com TLD dominates the new registrations, accounting for 125,704 domain names, which equals 51.2% of all newly registered domains on this date. Following .com, the next largest TLDs by volume are .top with 20,640 registrations, .online with 8,370, .org with 8,359, and .makeup with 7,779 new domains. The remaining TLDs collectively represent 19.0% of the total new registrations.
- .com: 125,704
- .top: 20,640
- .online: 8,370
- .org: 8,359
- .makeup: 7,779
- .info: 7,335
- .xyz: 6,160
- .net: 5,019
- .store: 4,869
- .site: 4,710
The data shows a strong preference for .com domains, with the next four leading TLDs holding significantly smaller shares. This distribution highlights the continuing dominance of legacy extensions alongside the growth of newer and niche TLDs.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
On February 24, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 125,704 newly registered .com domains. This massive volume confirms .com as the leading TLD by domain registrations.
- GoDaddy: 26,727 (21.3%)
- Namecheap: 15,283 (12.2%)
- Squarespace: 8,582 (6.8%)
- Hostinger: 8,273 (6.6%)
- Cloudflare: 5,798 (4.6%)
The registrar landscape for .com domains is led by GoDaddy, which controls over one-fifth of new registrations. Namecheap follows at 12.2%, while Squarespace and Hostinger also hold notable shares. Cloudflare rounds out the top five, collectively accounting for just under 52% of .com registrations.
b) .top Newly Registered Domains
The .top TLD saw 20,640 new domain registrations on February 24, 2026, making it the second most popular TLD for new registrations.
- Namesilo: 13,523 (65.5%)
- Gname: 2,222 (10.8%)
- Eranet: 1,696 (8.2%)
- Dynadot: 1,136 (5.5%)
- Spaceship: 536 (2.6%)
Namesilo overwhelmingly dominates the .top domain registrations, accounting for nearly two-thirds of new domains. Other registrars hold significantly smaller shares, with Gname and Eranet following as distant competitors.
c) .online Newly Registered Domains
The .online TLD recorded 8,370 new registrations on February 24, 2026, ranking it third among the top TLDs by daily new registrations.
- GMO Internet: 1,460 (17.5%)
- Namecheap: 1,179 (14.1%)
- Hostinger: 1,130 (13.5%)
- Reg: 798 (9.5%)
- GoDaddy: 765 (9.1%)
The .online domain registrations are more evenly distributed among registrars compared to .top, with GMO Internet leading at 17.5%, closely followed by Namecheap and Hostinger.
d) .org Newly Registered Domains
The .org TLD saw 8,359 newly registered domains on February 24, 2026, the fourth largest volume in this report.
- Namecheap: 1,448 (17.3%)
- GoDaddy: 1,413 (16.9%)
- Squarespace: 789 (9.4%)
- Cloudflare: 618 (7.4%)
- Hostinger: 478 (5.7%)
For .org domains, Namecheap and GoDaddy are nearly tied as top registrars, collectively making up over one-third of new registrations, followed by Squarespace and Cloudflare.
e) .makeup Newly Registered Domains
With 7,779 newly registered domains, .makeup ranks as the fifth most popular TLD on February 24, 2026.
- West.cn: 7,233 (93.0%)
- Eranet: 500 (6.4%)
- Juming: 27 (0.3%)
- Namesilo: 7 (0.1%)
- Namecheap: 6 (0.1%)
West.cn clearly dominates the .makeup TLD, controlling the vast majority of new domain registrations. Minor shares are held by Eranet and a few other registrars.
3. Key Takeaways
- The distribution of newly registered domains is heavily skewed towards .com, which accounts for over half of the total registrations on February 24, 2026.
- The top 5 TLDs—.com, .top, .online, .org, and .makeup—represent a significant portion of the new registrations, with .top and .makeup heavily concentrated under single dominant registrars.
- GoDaddy and Namecheap consistently appear as leading registrars across multiple TLDs, with GoDaddy holding the largest share in .com, and Namecheap leading in .org registrations.
- Some TLDs like .makeup and .top have highly concentrated registrar markets, dominated by West.cn and Namesilo respectively.
*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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