In July 2025, 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 during the period of July 14-20, 2025.
1. Newly Registered Domains TLD Distribution Analysis
During the week of July 14-20, 2025, a total of 1,626,007 new domain names were registered across 520 different TLDs. The distribution of these registrations shows clear market preferences among domain buyers and businesses.
- .com: 775,943 domains (47.7%)
- .xyz: 239,532 domains (14.7%)
- .top: 93,576 domains (5.8%)
- .online: 46,757 domains (2.9%)
- .org: 46,275 domains (2.8%)
- .net: 43,085 domains (2.6%)
- .mobi: 37,993 domains (2.3%)
- .info: 35,255 domains (2.2%)
- .store: 33,928 domains (2.1%)
- .site: 27,348 domains (1.7%)
The data clearly shows the continued dominance of .com TLD in the domain registration market, accounting for nearly half of all new registrations. The .xyz TLD maintains a strong second position with 14.7% market share, while .top rounds out the top three at 5.8%. The remaining TLDs in the top 10 each represent less than 3% of the total registrations, highlighting the concentrated nature of the domain market.
2. Newly Registered Domains Registrar Distribution Analysis
The analysis of registrar market share provides insights into which companies are capturing the domain registration business across all TLDs during the reporting period.
- GoDaddy: 246,013 domains (15.1%)
- Namecheap: 190,542 domains (11.7%)
- GMO Internet: 178,597 domains (11.0%)
- Dynadot: 83,874 domains (5.2%)
- Hostinger: 69,774 domains (4.3%)
- Namesilo: 67,745 domains (4.2%)
- Gname: 64,531 domains (4.0%)
- Squarespace: 54,789 domains (3.4%)
- Porkbun: 48,545 domains (3.0%)
- Spaceship: 41,040 domains (2.5%)
GoDaddy continues to lead the domain registrar market with 15.1% of all new registrations, followed by Namecheap (11.7%) and GMO Internet (11.0%). These top three registrars account for 37.8% of all newly registered domains. The remaining market is fragmented among numerous registrars, with “Others” representing 35.7% of registrations, indicating a competitive marketplace with many smaller players.
2. Top 5 TLDs by Volume of Newly Registered Domains
a) .com Newly Registered Domains
During the week of July 14-20, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 775,943 new .com domain registrations, representing 47.7% of all new domains registered in this period.
- GoDaddy: 155,467 domains (20.0%)
- Namecheap: 90,896 domains (11.7%)
- Hostinger: 44,289 domains (5.7%)
- Squarespace: 43,933 domains (5.7%)
- Dynadot: 37,290 domains (4.8%)
The .com TLD registration market shows GoDaddy as the clear leader with a 20% market share, followed by Namecheap at 11.7%. Together, these two registrars handle nearly one-third of all new .com registrations. Hostinger and Squarespace are tied with 5.7% each, while Dynadot rounds out the top five with 4.8%. It’s notable that 36.1% of .com registrations are handled by registrars outside the top 10, indicating a diverse ecosystem of domain providers.
b) .xyz Newly Registered Domains
The .xyz TLD saw 239,532 new domain registrations during the reporting period, making it the second most popular TLD with 14.7% of all new registrations.
- GMO Internet: 161,741 domains (67.5%)
- Porkbun: 23,239 domains (9.7%)
- Namesilo: 21,528 domains (9.0%)
- GoDaddy: 8,008 domains (3.3%)
- Namecheap: 6,514 domains (2.7%)
The .xyz domain registration market is heavily dominated by GMO Internet, which accounts for 67.5% of all new registrations. This represents a significant concentration of market power compared to other TLDs. Porkbun and Namesilo hold comparable market shares at 9.7% and 9.0% respectively, while GoDaddy and Namecheap have much smaller presences in the .xyz space than they do in the overall domain market.
c) .top Newly Registered Domains
During the week of July 14-20, 2025, ABTdomain recorded 93,576 new .top domain registrations, representing 5.8% of total new domain registrations.
- GoDaddy: 22,269 domains (23.8%)
- Namesilo: 13,511 domains (14.4%)
- GoDaddy.com: 12,723 domains (13.6%)
- Gname: 9,886 domains (10.6%)
- Alibaba Cloud: 7,743 domains (8.3%)
GoDaddy leads the .top TLD market with 23.8% of registrations, while Namesilo holds 14.4%. Interestingly, GoDaddy.com appears as a separate registrar entity from GoDaddy, holding 13.6% of the market. If combined, the GoDaddy entities would control 37.4% of all .top registrations. Gname and Alibaba Cloud complete the top five with 10.6% and 8.3% respectively. The “Others” category represents 29.3% of registrations, showing moderate market fragmentation.
d) .online Newly Registered Domains
ABTdomain recorded 46,757 new .online domain registrations during the week, making it the fourth most popular TLD with 2.9% of all new registrations.
- Namecheap: 8,726 domains (18.7%)
- GoDaddy: 6,296 domains (13.5%)
- Reg: 4,021 domains (8.6%)
- Hostinger: 3,744 domains (8.0%)
- Crazydomains: 3,072 domains (6.6%)
The .online TLD market shows Namecheap as the leader with 18.7% market share, followed by GoDaddy with 13.5%. The registrar “Reg” holds the third position with 8.6%, while Hostinger and Crazydomains round out the top five with 8.0% and 6.6% respectively. It’s notable that 44.7% of .online registrations are handled by registrars outside the top five, indicating a highly diverse and competitive market for this TLD.
e) .org Newly Registered Domains
During the reporting period, 46,275 new .org domains were registered, accounting for 2.8% of all new domain registrations.
- GoDaddy: 8,144 domains (17.6%)
- Namecheap: 8,107 domains (17.5%)
- Squarespace: 4,481 domains (9.7%)
- Tucows: 2,484 domains (5.4%)
- Cloudflare: 2,379 domains (5.1%)
The .org TLD market shows an interesting near-tie between GoDaddy (17.6%) and Namecheap (17.5%) for market leadership. Together, these two registrars handle over one-third of all new .org registrations. Squarespace holds a significant position with 9.7% market share, while Tucows and Cloudflare complete the top five with similar shares of 5.4% and 5.1% respectively. The “Others” category represents 44.7% of registrations, indicating a diverse ecosystem of providers serving the non-profit and organizational sector.
3. Key Takeaways
- The domain registration market continues to be dominated by .com, which accounts for nearly half (47.7%) of all new registrations.
- The .xyz TLD maintains a strong second position with 14.7% market share, followed by .top at 5.8%.
- GoDaddy maintains its position as the leading domain registrar across most TLDs, with particularly strong performance in .com (20.0%) and .top (23.8%) markets.
- GMO Internet shows exceptional dominance in the .xyz TLD space, controlling 67.5% of all new registrations.
- Namecheap demonstrates consistent performance across all major TLDs, particularly in .online where it leads with 18.7% market share.
- The registrar market shows varying degrees of concentration across TLDs, with .xyz being the most concentrated and .online being the most fragmented.
- A total of 1,626,007 domains were registered across 520 TLDs through 815 different registrars, highlighting the scale and diversity of 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.