Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars in .com
ICANN has released its latest registrar-by-registrar snapshot of the .com namespace, based on official data Verisign supplies to ICANN. The statistics are reported three months in arrears; the newest set covers activity through February 2026.
Key takeaways from the February data:
- Unstoppable Domains added roughly 639,000 net new .com registrations over the past 12 months. The company recently announced a price increase and higher transfer fees, closer to levels typical for domain investors; it will be worth watching whether that affects its growth trajectory.
- Squarespace surpassed nine million .com domains under management, an important milestone for the website-building platform.
Top new .com registrations (February)
The table below lists registrars with the most new .com registrations in February. The arrow indicates whether monthly adds rose or fell compared with the prior month.
| # | Registrar | Total Adds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoDaddy | 639,479 ▼ |
| 2 | Namecheap | 467,449 ▼ |
| 3 | Squarespace | 213,446 ▲ |
| 4 | Hostinger | 210,277 ▲ |
| 5 | Tucows | 138,694 ▼ |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 134,744 ▲ |
| 7 | IONOS | 97,238 ▲ |
| 8 | Dynadot | 83,933 ▼ |
| 9 | Newfold Digital | 80,490 ▼ |
| 10 | Wix | 75,448 ▼ |
| 11 | GMO | 69,610 ▲ |
| 12 | Metaregistrar BV | 67,666 ▼ |
| 13 | Porkbun | 60,925 ▲ |
| 14 | Gname | 59,887 ▼ |
| 15 | TurnCommerce | 58,830 ▼ |
Top total .com registrations (as of February)
Below are the 15 registrars with the largest totals of .com domains under management. The arrow reflects the change over the past year.
| # | Registrar | Total Domains |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoDaddy | 52,544,426 ▼ |
| 2 | Namecheap | 12,956,054 ▲ |
| 3 | Newfold Digital | 10,583,387 ▼ |
| 4 | Tucows | 9,582,608 ▼ |
| 5 | Squarespace | 9,099,905 ▲ |
| 6 | IONOS | 6,120,565 ▲ |
| 7 | Gname | 5,064,061 ▲ |
| 8 | TurnCommerce | 4,145,633 ▼ |
| 9 | Alibaba | 4,015,781 ▲ |
| 10 | Hostinger | 3,541,706 ▲ |
| 11 | Wix | 3,225,521 ▲ |
| 12 | Dynadot | 3,159,487 ▲ |
| 13 | Team Internet | 3,037,038 ▼ |
| 14 | Cloudflare | 2,656,669 ▲ |
| 15 | GMO | 2,252,892 ▼ |
Largest gains in the past year
Domain registrars’ totals change through a combination of new registrations, deletions and transfers. These 15 registrars added the most .com domains under management in the twelve months ending February 2026:
| # | Registrar | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namecheap | +1,975,551 |
| 2 | Hostinger | +1,242,273 |
| 3 | Cloudflare | +1,022,305 |
| 4 | Gname | +841,211 |
| 5 | Squarespace | +778,456 |
| 6 | Unstoppable Domains | +638,748 |
| 7 | Dynadot | +562,497 |
| 8 | IONOS | +471,728 |
| 9 | Name SRS AB | +409,888 |
| 10 | Porkbun | +343,847 |
| 11 | Wix | +266,175 |
| 12 | Metaregistrar BV | +242,090 |
| 13 | Registrar.eu | +212,704 |
| 14 | Alibaba | +164,101 |
| 15 | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | +146,632 |
Largest losses in the past year
These registrars lost the most .com domains under management in the twelve months ending February 2026:
| # | Registrar | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfold Digital | -1,441,819 |
| 2 | Tucows | -1,092,371 |
| 3 | GoDaddy | -735,695 |
| 4 | TurnCommerce | -639,743 |
| 5 | GMO | -235,520 |
| 6 | Realtime Register | -194,721 |
| 7 | SAV | -145,655 |
| 8 | Xiamen 35.com | -89,108 |
| 9 | WebNic.cc | -83,720 |
| 10 | Domain Name Network | -68,911 |
| 11 | DNSPod, Inc. | -63,626 |
| 12 | One.com A/S | -62,877 |
| 13 | Jiangsu Bangning Science | -61,868 |
| 14 | Hongkong Kouming | -56,215 |
| 15 | Epik LLC | -40,714 |
Many domain companies operate multiple registrar accreditations or brands. The counts above group common brands under their parent company where appropriate. Notable groupings used in this report:
- GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) includes GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry, GoDaddy Corporate Domains, MeshDigital, the five “Go Country” registrars, and 123 Reg.
- Namecheap’s total includes Namecheap and Spaceship.
- Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) aggregates Tucows, Enom, Ascio, and EPAG.
- Newfold Digital combines PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, SnapNames registrars, and Crazy Domains/Dreamscape.
- TurnCommerce covers NameBright and DropCatch registrars.
- IONOS includes 1&1, InterNetX, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys, and world4you.
- Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG) includes Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, and Instra.
The ICANN/Verisign dataset is a useful source for tracking registrar market share and momentum in the .com space. Because it is reported with a lag, it offers a clear, audited snapshot of where domains are managed rather than real-time fluctuations. Watching trends across these leaderboards can reveal shifting customer preferences, the impact of pricing and product changes, and where registrars are gaining ground through promotions, partnerships or reseller networks.