On March 03, 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 March 03, 2026, ABTdomain analyzed 1103 TLDs and found 480 TLDs with newly registered domains, recording a total of 285,162 newly registered domains. The top 10 TLDs represent a substantial portion of the total registrations, with .com dominating nearly half of the volume.
- .com: 138,962 registrations (48.7%)
- .lol: 40,627 registrations (14.2%)
- .org: 10,066 registrations (3.5%)
- .online: 8,175 registrations (2.9%)
- .info: 7,394 registrations (2.6%)
- .xyz: 6,989 registrations (2.5%)
- .top: 6,657 registrations (2.3%)
- .net: 5,131 registrations (1.8%)
- .site: 5,086 registrations (1.6%)
- .store: 4,487 registrations (1.4%)
Together, these top 10 TLDs account for over 81% of the total daily registrations, highlighting the dominance of traditional and popular new gTLDs in the domain market.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
The .com TLD remains the leader with 138,962 newly registered domains on March 03, 2026, accounting for nearly half of all domain registrations on that day.
- Godaddy: 22,898 domains (16.5%)
- Namecheap: 15,374 domains (11.1%)
- GMO Internet: 13,996 domains (10.1%)
- Squarespace: 8,121 domains (5.8%)
- Hostinger: 7,872 domains (5.7%)
Godaddy leads as the largest registrar for .com new registrations, holding a significant share ahead of its competitors. The combined market share of the top 5 registrars accounts for nearly 49% of all .com newly registered domains, indicating a relatively concentrated registrar market.
b) .lol Newly Registered Domains
The .lol TLD ranks second with 40,627 newly registered domains on March 03, 2026, representing 14.2% of all new registrations.
- GMO Internet: 40,195 domains (98.9%)
- Porkbun: 143 domains (0.4%)
- Namecheap: 66 domains (0.2%)
- Globaldomaingroup: 53 domains (0.1%)
- Spaceship: 52 domains (0.1%)
GMO Internet overwhelmingly dominates the .lol registry with nearly 99% of the new registrations, showing an extremely concentrated registrar footprint in this TLD.
c) .org Newly Registered Domains
With 10,066 newly registered domains, .org holds the third position among the top TLDs on March 03, 2026.
- Namecheap: 1,816 domains (18.0%)
- Godaddy: 1,407 domains (14.0%)
- Squarespace: 745 domains (7.4%)
- Cloudflare: 726 domains (7.2%)
- Dynadot: 693 domains (6.9%)
The .org registrar market is relatively diversified with Namecheap and Godaddy leading, but no single registrar holding a dominant majority. The top 5 registrars account for about 54% of the new .org registrations.
d) .online Newly Registered Domains
The .online TLD recorded 8,175 new registrations on March 03, 2026, placing it fourth in popularity among newly registered domains.
- Hostinger: 1,291 domains (15.8%)
- Namecheap: 1,138 domains (13.9%)
- GMO Internet: 940 domains (11.5%)
- Godaddy: 894 domains (10.9%)
- Reg: 768 domains (9.4%)
The .online registrar landscape is fairly balanced with Hostinger leading, followed closely by Namecheap and GMO Internet. The top 5 registrars collectively represent nearly 61% of all new .online registrations.
e) .info Newly Registered Domains
.info ranks fifth with 7,394 newly registered domains on March 03, 2026.
- Namecheap: 1,512 domains (20.5%)
- Porkbun: 981 domains (13.3%)
- Dynadot: 800 domains (10.8%)
- Ionos: 701 domains (9.5%)
- Namesilo: 657 domains (8.9%)
Namecheap leads the .info registrar market with over 20% share, supported by Porkbun and Dynadot. The top 5 registrars together control nearly 63% of the new .info registrations, indicating a moderately concentrated registrar distribution.
3. Key Takeaways
- The total daily newly registered domains on March 03, 2026, reached 285,162 across 480 active TLDs.
- .com remains the dominant TLD with 48.7% of new registrations, followed by .lol (14.2%), .org (3.5%), .online (2.9%), and .info (2.6%).
- Registrar concentration varies widely among TLDs. .lol is almost monopolized by GMO Internet, while .com and .online registrations are more distributed among multiple registrars.
- Godaddy and Namecheap consistently appear among the top registrars across multiple TLDs, reflecting their strong market presence.
- The diversity in registrar distribution across different TLDs highlights varying levels of competition and market maturity within the domain registration ecosystem.
*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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