.COM Newly Registered Domains Report – April 16, 2026

2026-04-16 COM Newly Registered Domains: Lifecycle Entry Data

On 2026-04-16, a total of 144,878 domains were newly registered under the COM TLD. These domains represent the day’s inflow into the active COM domain pool, transitioning from the pool of available domains to the registered state as captured in the zone file snapshot for this date.

Volume in Context

The registration volume on 2026-04-16 shows the following comparisons:

  • 1.8% decrease compared to 7 days ago
  • 7.2% increase compared to the 10-day average
  • 8.1% increase compared to the 30-day average

All changes under 10% are considered modest.

Domain Structure

Length Distribution

The newly registered domains have an average length of 12.6 characters, ranging from 4 to 61 characters. Examples include xa94.com (4 characters) and urcovefoshantanzhouinternationalconventionandexhibitioncenter.com (61 characters).

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Length distribution of newly registered COM domains on 2026-04-16, showing counts by domain name character length.

Registration Term Distribution

Registration periods range from 1 to 10 years. Examples of long-term registrations include dgirobotics.com, lsplatforms.com, msx-capital.com, onchaincreditscore.com, and jacksonandjacksonconstruction.com.

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Distribution of registration terms in years for COM domains newly registered on 2026-04-16.

Registrar Concentration

The leading registrars by volume for this date are:

  • GoDaddy.com, LLC: 25,059 domains (17.3% share)
  • NameCheap, Inc.: 16,349 domains
  • HOSTINGER operations, UAB: 8,262 domains

Registrar examples include zeneci.com, maypie.com, benvilla.com, faybur.com, and bananavodka.com.

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Registrar volume distribution for newly registered COM domains on 2026-04-16.

Usage Signals

Lifecycle Note

These newly registered COM domains now enter the active domain pool, where they will either renew and remain active over time or eventually proceed to expiration and deletion phases, as reflected in ongoing lifecycle tracking.

Lifecycle Context

Newly registered domains are the entry point of the domain lifecycle, the inflow side of the active pool. Domains recorded here on April 16, 2026 are entering the registered state from the available pool. They will either renew into long-term active status or eventually appear in expiration tracking.

  • Active pool: TLD Domain Report, April 16, 2026 – active domain counts across all monitored TLDs, the pool these registrations are entering.
  • Exit: Expired Domains – domains leaving the active pool through pending delete, auction, and redemption.
  • State changes: Domain Monitor – nameserver and registrar changes on active premium domains.

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