Domain Registrar Shakeup: Latest Numbers Reveal Major Shifts in the Industry

ICANN has released the latest data from Verisign regarding the .com namespace, providing insights into the registration trends as of July 2025. Here are some notable findings:

• Unstoppable Domains, known for its low registration prices, added over 20,000 new .com domains in July.
• TurnCommerce seems to be re-entering the market with its registrars collectively registering 74,165 .com domains in the same month, an increase from previous averages of 25,000 to 30,000 registrations per month. However, their total domains under management have decreased by 1.6 million year-over-year.
• Wix has reached a milestone with over 3 million .com domains under its management, narrowly missing the top 10 registrars list.
• Cloudflare made a surprising entry into the registrar rankings, registering 73,157 domains in July.

The top registrars based on new registrations in July 2025 include:

1. GoDaddy.com – 669,461 registrations (up from 658,152 in July 2024)
2. Namecheap Inc. – 454,807 (up from 342,411)
3. Squarespace – 190,900 (up from 166,443)
4. Hostinger – 188,096 (up from 145,644)
5. Dynadot – 176,282 (up from 91,178)
6. Tucows – 150,123 (down from 197,287)
7. Gname – 149,991 (up from 89,355)
8. Team Internet Group – 121,572
9. Name SRS AB – 100,129 (up from 1,696)
10. Alibaba – 96,783 (up from 56,905)

When it comes to total .com domains under management as of the end of July, the standings are as follows:

1. GoDaddy – 52,702,774 (down from 54,356,015 in July 2024)
2. Namecheap – 11,776,515 (up from 10,169,696)
3. Newfold Digital – 10,641,596 (down from 11,734,201)
4. Tucows – 10,468,611 (down from 10,735,105)
5. Squarespace – 8,576,109 (up from 8,092,688)
6. IONOS – 5,774,936 (slightly down from 5,803,617)
7. Gname – 4,616,811 (up from 4,505,800)
8. TurnCommerce – 4,118,683 (down from 5,815,523)
9. Alibaba – 4,031,059 (up from 3,955,047)
10. Team Internet Group – 3,147,766 (down from 3,185,745)

It’s important to note that many companies hold multiple registrars, and the larger ones have been aggregated together in the figures provided.

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