# Domain Name Statistics 2026: Registrations, .com, ccTLDs and Registrars

Updated 2026-10-30. Checked by StatisticsGlobal editorial team. DNIB.com quarterly reports (Q1 to Q3 2026), Verisign Q3 2026 results, ICANN .com registry reports (June 2025 and June 2026), Netcraft and DENIC, 5 primary publishers.
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There were 411.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. That is 8.7% more than a year earlier. .com is by far the largest extension, with 169.8 million registrations, or 41.3% of the total, calculated by StatisticsGlobal. Country-code domains such as .cn, .de and .uk make up 36.8%. New generic TLDs are the fastest-growing group, up 32.0% in a year.

## Key statistics

- There were 411.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com.
- Domain name registrations rose by 33.0 million, or 8.7%, year on year by the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com.
- .com accounted for 41.3% of all domain name registrations at the end of Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data.
- New generic TLDs grew 5.2 times as fast as .com and .net in the year to Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data.
- The 10 largest registrars held 56.7% of all .com domains in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data.

## How many domain names are registered

DNIB.com, a research site sponsored by Verisign, publishes a count of every registered domain name each quarter. It covers generic and country-code top-level domains (TLDs).

The domain name base grew by 33.0 million registrations in the year to September 2026. That is 8.7%, about twice the 4.5% growth Verisign reported for the year to Q3 2025. Growth also sped up within 2026. The total rose 1.4% in Q1, 2.3% in Q2 and 2.5% in Q3.

.com alone holds 41.3% of all registrations. Country-code domains hold 36.8%. The rest is split between new generic TLDs such as .xyz and .top, and older generic TLDs such as .org and .info.

A registration is not the same as a website. Many domains are parked, held for resale or used only for email. See our [web hosting statistics](https://statisticsglobal.org/web-hosting-statistics/) for how many sites actually respond.

- There were 411.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Domain name registrations grew by 9.9 million, or 2.5%, in Q3 2026 compared with Q2 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Domain name registrations rose by 33.0 million, or 8.7%, year on year by the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- There were 392.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q1 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q1 2026 (April 2026, data as of 31 March 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q12026.pdf
- There were 386.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q4 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q1 2026 (April 2026, data as of 31 March 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q12026.pdf
- There were 378.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q3 2025, according to Verisign. Source: Verisign, Q3 2025 Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report (23 October 2025, accessed 30 October 2026) https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/q3-2025-domain-name-industry-brief-quarterly-report/
- .com accounted for 41.3% of all domain name registrations at the end of Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Country-code TLDs accounted for 36.8% of all domain name registrations at the end of Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf

Table: Domain name registrations by type of top-level domain, 30 September 2026

| TLD group | Registrations | Share of total | Change on Q2 2026 | Change on Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com and .net | 182.5 million | 44.3% | +1.9% | +6.1% |
| Country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) | 151.4 million | 36.8% | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| New generic TLDs (ngTLDs) | 56.6 million | 13.7% | +6.9% | +32.0% |
| Other legacy gTLDs (.org, .info and others) | 21.1 million | 5.1% | +0.5% | +11.5% |
| All TLDs | 411.6 million | 100% | +2.5% | +8.7% |

Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026. Shares calculated by StatisticsGlobal, except the ngTLD share, which DNIB.com reports.

## Domain registrations by TLD

As of 30 September 2026, the 10 largest TLDs were .com, .cn, .de, .net, .org, .uk, .xyz, .ru, .top and .nl. Six are country codes and four are generic.

.com is in a class of its own. It has 8.1 times as many registrations as .cn, the next-largest TLD. The other nine TLDs in the top 10 add up to 104.4 million, well under .com's total.

Size and loyalty do not always go together. .org had the highest renewal rate estimate in the top 10, at 86.3%. .top had the lowest, at 12.5%, and .xyz was also under 20%. Low renewal rates mean most registrations in these TLDs lapse when they come up for renewal.

The top 10 generic TLDs hold 87.7% of all generic registrations, even though there are 1,122 generic extensions in the root zone. Most of the rest are small.

- The .com domain name base totalled 169.8 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .com had 8.1 times as many registrations as .cn, the largest country-code TLD, in Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .xyz had 10.2 million registrations on 30 September 2026, the fourth-largest generic TLD after .com, .net and .org, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- There were 1,122 generic TLD extensions in the root zone on 30 September 2026, and the top 10 held 87.7% of gTLD registrations, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Renewal rate estimates among the 10 largest TLDs ranged from 86.3% for .org to 12.5% for .top in Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf

Table: The 10 largest top-level domains by registrations, 30 September 2026

| Rank | TLD | Type | Registrations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .com | Legacy generic | 169.8 million |
| 2 | .cn | Country code (China) | 20.9 million |
| 3 | .de | Country code (Germany) | 18.3 million |
| 4 | .net | Legacy generic | 12.6 million |
| 5 | .org | Legacy generic | 12.2 million |
| 6 | .uk | Country code (United Kingdom) | 10.7 million |
| 7 | .xyz | New generic | 10.2 million |
| 8 | .ru | Country code (Russia) | 7.0 million |
| 9 | .top | New generic | 6.3 million |
| 10 | .nl | Country code (Netherlands) | 6.2 million |

Source: DNIB.com, Q3 2026 report (chart values, rounded to 0.1 million). TLD type added by StatisticsGlobal.

## Dot com domain statistics

Verisign runs the .com and .net registries. It reports the domain name base each quarter. ICANN publishes Verisign's monthly .com report, which splits the count by registrar.

.com reached 169.8 million registrations on 30 September 2026, up 3.2 million in one quarter. New .com and .net registrations jumped 23.6% on a year earlier, to 13.1 million in the quarter. Renewal rates moved the other way. The final rate for Q2 2026 was 75.2%, slightly below the 75.5% of a year before.

GoDaddy is still the largest .com registrar by far, with 28.9% of all .com domains. But its count was flat over the year while the market grew, so its share fell 1.6 points. The fastest growth among the top 10 came from Cloudflare (85.7%) and Hostinger (54.8%). Both sell domains alongside hosting or network services.

The market is broad but top-heavy. 2,903 registrars hold at least one .com domain, yet the 10 largest hold 56.7%. In June 2026 there were 1.36 net new registrations for every domain deleted after the add grace period.

- The .com domain name base totalled 169.8 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .com registrations grew by 3.2 million, or 1.9%, between Q2 and Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- The .net domain name base totalled 12.6 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .com and .net registrations together grew by 10.5 million, or 6.1%, year on year to 182.5 million in Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- The .com and .net domain name base had a net increase of 3.36 million domains during Q3 2026, according to Verisign. Source: Verisign, Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K exhibit) (22 October 2026) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001014473/000101447326000038/q32026earningsrelease.htm
- Verisign processed 13.1 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3 2026, up from 10.6 million in Q3 2025, according to Verisign. Source: Verisign, Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K exhibit) (22 October 2026) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001014473/000101447326000038/q32026earningsrelease.htm
- New .com and .net registrations were 23.6% higher in Q3 2026 than in Q3 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Verisign data. Source: Verisign, Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K exhibit) (22 October 2026) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001014473/000101447326000038/q32026earningsrelease.htm
- The preliminary .com and .net renewal rate was 74.3% for Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- The final .com and .net renewal rate was 75.2% for Q2 2026, down from 75.5% a year earlier, according to Verisign. Source: Verisign, Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K exhibit) (22 October 2026) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001014473/000101447326000038/q32026earningsrelease.htm
- Registrars held 170,253,825 .com domains at the end of June 2026, according to ICANN's .com monthly registry report. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- .com domains under registrars grew 5.4% between June 2025 and June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports, registrar transactions, June 2025 and June 2026 (June 2025 and June 2026 reports, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2014-03-04-en
- GoDaddy.com, LLC held 49,152,691 .com domains at the end of June 2026, the most of any registrar, according to ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- NameCheap held 11,865,969 .com domains at the end of June 2026, the second most of any registrar, according to ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- GoDaddy.com, LLC held 28.9% of .com domains in June 2026, down from 30.5% in June 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports, registrar transactions, June 2025 and June 2026 (June 2025 and June 2026 reports, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2014-03-04-en
- The 10 largest registrars held 56.7% of all .com domains in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- Hostinger's .com domains grew 54.8% in a year to 4,088,971 in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports, registrar transactions, June 2025 and June 2026 (June 2025 and June 2026 reports, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2014-03-04-en
- Cloudflare's .com domains as a registrar grew 85.7% in a year to 3,525,525 in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports, registrar transactions, June 2025 and June 2026 (June 2025 and June 2026 reports, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2014-03-04-en
- 2,903 accredited registrars held at least one .com domain in June 2026, and 28 held over 1 million, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- Registrars made 3,970,406 net new .com registrations in June 2026, not counting add grace deletions, according to ICANN's .com registry report. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- Registrars deleted 2,921,557 .com domains outside the add grace period in June 2026, according to ICANN's .com monthly registry report. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- There were 1.36 net new .com registrations for every .com domain deleted after the add grace period in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ICANN registry data. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv

Table: The 10 registrars with the most .com domains, June 2026 vs June 2025

| Registrar (accredited entity) | June 2025 | June 2026 | Change | Share of .com, June 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | 49,234,675 | 49,152,691 | -0.2% | 28.9% |
| NameCheap, Inc. | 10,629,120 | 11,865,969 | +11.6% | 7.0% |
| Tucows Domains Inc. | 7,423,056 | 6,563,298 | -11.6% | 3.9% |
| Squarespace Domains II LLC | 5,739,909 | 6,035,945 | +5.2% | 3.5% |
| Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 3,826,099 | 4,382,843 | +14.6% | 2.6% |
| HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 2,641,912 | 4,088,971 | +54.8% | 2.4% |
| IONOS SE | 3,577,403 | 4,005,965 | +12.0% | 2.4% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | 1,898,659 | 3,525,525 | +85.7% | 2.1% |
| Squarespace Domains LLC | 2,780,222 | 3,520,187 | +26.6% | 2.1% |
| Wix.com Ltd. | 3,001,572 | 3,406,398 | +13.5% | 2.0% |

Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports (registrar transactions), June 2025 and June 2026. Changes and shares calculated by StatisticsGlobal. Some companies run more than one accredited registrar; each is listed separately.

## Country-code domain (ccTLD) statistics

Country-code TLDs are two-letter extensions run by national registries, such as .de by DENIC and .uk by Nominet. DNIB.com counted 309 of them in the root zone in September 2026.

Country-code domains grew more slowly than the market as a whole, by 4.6% in a year against 8.7% for all TLDs. Their share of all registrations is now 36.8%.

China's .cn and Germany's .de are far ahead of the rest. DENIC says .de passed 18 million registrations in June 2026. The UK's .uk is third, with 7.1% of all ccTLD registrations. The top 10 ccTLDs hold 56.7% of the total, so the other 299 share the remaining 43.3%.

DNIB.com says there is not enough data to estimate one renewal rate for all ccTLDs. Among the top 10 with data, renewal estimates ranged from 82.2% for .fr to 70.2% for .ru.

- Country-code TLDs had 151.4 million registrations at the end of Q3 2026, up 4.6% year on year, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Country-code TLDs accounted for 36.8% of all domain name registrations at the end of Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- China's .cn was the largest country-code TLD with 20.9 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Germany's .de had 18.3 million registrations on 30 September 2026, the second-largest country-code TLD, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Registrations of Germany's .de passed 18 million in June 2026, according to DENIC. Source: DENIC, Digital milestone: .de domains break the 18 million mark (9 July 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://blog.denic.de/en/digital-milestone-de-domains-break-the-18-million-mark/
- The UK's .uk had 10.7 million registrations on 30 September 2026, the third-largest country-code TLD, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .uk held 7.1% of all country-code TLD registrations at the end of Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- The 10 largest country-code TLDs held 56.7% of all ccTLD registrations on 30 September 2026, across 309 ccTLDs, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf

Table: The 10 largest country-code TLDs by registrations, 30 September 2026

| Rank | ccTLD | Country or region | Registrations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .cn | China | 20.9 million |
| 2 | .de | Germany | 18.3 million |
| 3 | .uk | United Kingdom | 10.7 million |
| 4 | .ru | Russia | 7.0 million |
| 5 | .nl | Netherlands | 6.2 million |
| 6 | .br | Brazil | 6.0 million |
| 7 | .fr | France | 4.6 million |
| 8 | .au | Australia | 4.4 million |
| 9 | .in | India | 4.0 million |
| 10 | .eu | European Union | 3.7 million |

Source: DNIB.com, Q3 2026 report (chart values, rounded to 0.1 million).

## New gTLD registration statistics and growth rate

New generic TLDs (ngTLDs) are the extensions added since ICANN's new gTLD programme, such as .xyz, .top, .shop and .online. They now drive most of the growth in domain registrations.

New gTLD registrations rose from 49.6 million to 56.6 million in the first three quarters of 2026. Their year-on-year growth of 32.0% is 5.2 times the rate for .com and .net. They now hold 13.7% of all registrations, up from 13.2% at the end of June.

Much of that growth may not last. The combined renewal rate estimate for ngTLDs was only 28.6%, against 79.8% for legacy gTLDs and a preliminary 74.3% for .com and .net. Most ngTLD registrations are not renewed when they come up for renewal.

DNIB.com's figures do not forecast the next quarter. If ngTLDs keep growing faster than .com, their share will keep rising, but low renewal rates make that growth easy to reverse.

- New generic TLDs had 56.6 million registrations at the end of Q3 2026, up 32.0% year on year, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- New generic TLDs held 13.7% of all domain name registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- New generic TLDs grew 5.2 times as fast as .com and .net in the year to Q3 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from DNIB.com data. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- The combined renewal rate estimate for new generic TLDs was 28.6% in the Q3 2026 report, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Legacy generic TLDs other than .com and .net had 21.1 million registrations in Q3 2026, up 11.5% year on year, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- Country-code TLDs had 151.4 million registrations at the end of Q3 2026, up 4.6% year on year, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
- .com and .net registrations together grew by 10.5 million, or 6.1%, year on year to 182.5 million in Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. Source: DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026 (October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf

Table: Registrations and year-on-year growth by TLD group, Q1 to Q3 2026 (millions)

| TLD group | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Year-on-year growth, Q3 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New generic TLDs | 49.6 | 52.9 | 56.6 | +32.0% |
| Country-code TLDs | 146.3 | 148.6 | 151.4 | +4.6% |
| .com | 163.6 | 166.6 | 169.8 | n/a |
| .com and .net | 176.1 | 179.1 | 182.5 | +6.1% |

Source: DNIB.com quarterly reports for Q1, Q2 and Q3 2026.

## How DNIB.com, Verisign, ICANN and Netcraft count domains

DNIB.com is sponsored by Verisign, which runs .com and .net and has an interest in the market. Its counts combine Verisign's own registry data with ZookNIC data and ICANN's Centralized Zone Data Service. ccTLD data comes from many national registries in different formats. DNIB.com says there is not enough data to estimate a combined ccTLD renewal rate.

ICANN's monthly .com reports come from the registry and list every accredited registrar. They are published about three months late, so June 2026 was the latest month available. ICANN's June 2026 .com total was 170.3 million, 2.2% above the 166.6 million .com base DNIB.com reports for 30 June 2026. The two use different definitions, so we show both and do not mix them in one calculation.

Netcraft counts something else again. It finds domains with at least one website that answers its survey. In September 2026 that was 323.1 million domains, equal to 78.5% of all registrations. Treat this as a rough ratio. Many registered domains have no website, and Netcraft's survey method differs from a registry count.

All registration counts here are point-in-time totals at the end of a quarter or month. Snapshots of the figures we used, with file hashes of the source reports, are linked from each statistic.

- ICANN's June 2026 .com count was 3.65 million, or 2.2%, above the DNIB.com .com base for the same date, calculated by StatisticsGlobal. Source: ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026 (June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
- Netcraft found responding websites on 323,147,961 domains in its September 2026 survey, according to Netcraft. Source: Netcraft, September 2026 Web Server Survey (30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.netcraft.com/blog/september-2026-web-server-survey
- Netcraft found live websites on 323.1 million domains in September 2026, equal to 78.5% of all registrations, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Netcraft and DNIB.com data. Source: Netcraft, September 2026 Web Server Survey (30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026) https://www.netcraft.com/blog/september-2026-web-server-survey

## Frequently asked questions

### How many domain names are registered in 2026?

There were 411.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. That is up 33.0 million, or 8.7%, on a year earlier.

### How many .com domains are there?

The .com domain name base totalled 169.8 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. That is 41.3% of all domain names, calculated by StatisticsGlobal.

### Which country has the most domain names?

China's .cn was the largest country-code TLD with 20.9 million registrations on 30 September 2026, according to DNIB.com. Germany's .de was second with 18.3 million and the UK's .uk third with 10.7 million.

### Are domain registrations growing compared with last year?

Yes. Registrations rose 8.7% in the year to Q3 2026, according to DNIB.com. New generic TLDs grew fastest, at 32.0%, while country-code TLDs grew 4.6%.

### Which registrar has the most .com domains?

GoDaddy.com, LLC held 49,152,691 .com domains at the end of June 2026, or 28.9% of the total, according to ICANN registry data and StatisticsGlobal calculations. NameCheap was second with 11,865,969.

### Why do different sources give different domain counts?

They count different things. DNIB.com counts registrations, ICANN's .com reports count domains per registrar on a slightly different basis, and Netcraft counts domains with a responding website. Netcraft's September 2026 count was 78.5% of DNIB.com's total.

## Sources

1. DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q3 2026, October 2026, data as of 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026. https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q32026.pdf
2. ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Report, registrar transactions, June 2026, June 2026 report, published with a three-month lag, accessed 30 October 2026. https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/mrr/com/com-transactions-202606-en.csv
3. DNIB.com, The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report Q1 2026, April 2026, data as of 31 March 2026, accessed 30 October 2026. https://www.dnib.com/media/downloads/reports/domain-name-report-Q12026.pdf
4. Verisign, Q3 2025 Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report, 23 October 2025, accessed 30 October 2026. https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/q3-2025-domain-name-industry-brief-quarterly-report/
5. Verisign, Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K exhibit), 22 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001014473/000101447326000038/q32026earningsrelease.htm
6. ICANN, .com Monthly Registry Reports, registrar transactions, June 2025 and June 2026, June 2025 and June 2026 reports, accessed 30 October 2026. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/com-2014-03-04-en
7. DENIC, Digital milestone: .de domains break the 18 million mark, 9 July 2026, accessed 30 October 2026. https://blog.denic.de/en/digital-milestone-de-domains-break-the-18-million-mark/
8. Netcraft, September 2026 Web Server Survey, 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026. https://www.netcraft.com/blog/september-2026-web-server-survey