NRDS · April 21, 2026

.NET Newly Registered Domains Report – April 21, 2026

by Emily Chen April 21, 2026 2 min read

2026-04-21 NET Newly Registered Domains: Lifecycle Entry Data

On 2026-04-21, a total of 5,473 domains were newly registered under the NET TLD. These domains represent the day’s inflow into the active NET domain pool, entering the registered state from the pool of available domains. The data reflects the zone file snapshot for this date, capturing the domains recorded as new registrations at that time.

Volume in Context

The newly registered domain count for NET on this date shows the following comparisons:

-1.8% compared to 7 days ago
-25.0% compared to the 10-day average
-22.5% compared to the 30-day average

Changes under 10% are considered modest.

Domain Structure

Length Distribution

The average length of newly registered NET domains is 10.9 characters, with a range from 3 to 56 characters. Examples include 1rh.net (3 characters) and carpediem-associazione-centro-servizi-finanziari-e-disbr.net (56 characters).

Chart showing the distribution of newly registered NET domains by character length, ranging from 3 to 56 characters, with an average of 10.9 characters.

Registration Term Distribution

Registration periods range from 1 to 10 years. Examples of long-term registrations include consors.net, triagethinking.net, and agenticpoliceman.net.

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Bar chart detailing the distribution of registration terms for newly registered NET domains, from 1 year up to 10 years.

Registrar Concentration

The leading registrars by volume are:

GoDaddy.com, LLC with 953 registrations (17.4% share)
NameCheap, Inc. with 665 registrations
Cloudflare, Inc. with 455 registrations

Registrar examples include trashtocash.net, skybridgegroup.net, and mediaexpo.net.

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Pie chart showing the distribution of newly registered NET domains among top registrars, highlighting GoDaddy.com, LLC, NameCheap, Inc., and Cloudflare, Inc.

Usage Signals

22 domains (0.4%) are listed for sale. Examples: solvea.net, rewatch.net
1,095 domains (20.0%) use Cloudflare DNS. Examples: jonathan-mcgrath.net, kiwivda.net
2 domains (0.0%) use Squarespace DNS. Examples: ryanscleaningservices.net, getclarien.net

Lifecycle Note

These newly registered NET domains now enter the active domain pool, where they will either renew into longer-term active status or later appear in expiration tracking as part of the domain lifecycle progression.

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 21, 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 21, 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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