.NET Newly Registered Domains Report – April 16, 2026

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

On 2026-04-16, a total of 7,963 domains were newly registered under the NET TLD. These registrations represent the day’s inflow into the NET active domain pool, marking the transition of these domains from the available pool into the registered state as captured in the zone file snapshot.

Volume in Context

The registration volume for this day is 9.5% higher than the count recorded 7 days ago. Compared to the 10-day average, the volume is 16.4% greater, and relative to the 30-day average, it is 13.6% higher. These changes are outside the modest range and reflect the current inflow relative to recent historical values.

Domain Structure

Length Distribution

The newly registered NET domains have an average length of 11.2 characters, with the shortest domain being 3 characters (r-9.net) and the longest 55 characters (grandhighcourtheroinesofjerichonorthcentralmatronsforum.net).

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Distribution of domain name lengths for NET newly registered domains on 2026-04-16, showing frequencies across lengths from 3 to 55 characters.

Registration Term Distribution

Registration terms range from 1 to 10 years, with a variety of term lengths chosen by registrants.

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Breakdown of registration terms in years for NET newly registered domains on 2026-04-16, indicating the share of domains registered for each term length.

Registrar Concentration

The registrar landscape is led by GoDaddy.com, LLC with 1,374 registrations, accounting for 17.3% of the total. Following are NameCheap, Inc. with 949 domains and Dynadot Inc with 591 domains.

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Registrar distribution chart for NET newly registered domains on 2026-04-16, highlighting the top registrars by domain count.

Usage Signals

  • 0.3% of the domains (25) are listed for sale, examples include smartpi.net and ainova.net.
  • 16.7% (1,327) use Cloudflare DNS, including project-ir.net and omnishow.net.
  • 0.0% use Squarespace DNS; no domains were identified with this configuration.

Lifecycle Note

These newly registered NET domains now enter the active pool, where their lifecycle will continue through renewal decisions or eventual expiration tracking. This data reflects the initial registered state as part of the broader domain lifecycle monitored by ABTdomain.

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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