Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether phishing activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify suspicious concentrations of phishing domains reported in registrar domain portfolios, and can identify registrars where phishers flock to purchase and manage phishing domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.
In the table below, we use the measurement reported phishing domains to compare the rankings of registrars during the May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 period to the ranking for the August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Number of Phishing Domains | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +3* | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 163,523 | 165,234 | (+1%) | 57,269 | 91,133 | (+59%) |
| 2 | ▲ +3 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,177,316 | 5,606,186 | (+8%) | 55,172 | 64,639 | (+17%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,213,183 | 19,757,602 | (+3%) | 103,905 | 62,973 | (-39%) |
| 4 | ▼ -3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 999,700 | 1,213,917 | (+21%) | 112,009 | 53,299 | (-52%) |
| 5 | ▲ +23 | Eranet International Limited | 1868 | 249,434 | 551,174 | (+121%) | 2,769 | 50,905 | (+1,738%) |
| 6 | ▼ -3 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,854,414 | 5,023,953 | (+3%) | 66,277 | 46,715 | (-30%) |
| 7 | ▼ -1 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 5,743,390 | 6,339,788 | (+10%) | 27,838 | 37,462 | (+35%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 886,449 | 963,321 | (+9%) | 25,263 | 32,924 | (+30%) |
| 9 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,523,668 | 64,323,506 | (0%) | 22,731 | 21,998 | (-3%) |
| 10 | ▲ +7 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 43,934 | 60,115 | (+37%) | 7,141 | 15,215 | (+113%) |
| 11 | ▼ -1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,152,509 | 3,975,444 | (-4%) | 12,866 | 14,264 | (+11%) |
| 12 | ▲ +11 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,042,891 | 1,103,664 | (+6%) | 4,272 | 14,212 | (+233%) |
| 13 | ▼ -2 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,233,436 | 1,248,239 | (+1%) | 12,508 | 13,674 | (+9%) |
| 14 | ▼ -5 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,533,565 | 6,103,563 | (+10%) | 21,489 | 10,105 | (-53%) |
| 15 | ▲ +3 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 339,398 | 416,508 | (+23%) | 6,189 | 8,759 | (+42%) |
| 16 | ▼ -1 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 4,630,276 | 5,107,684 | (+10%) | 8,126 | 8,143 | (+0%) |
| 17 | ▼ -4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,046,693 | 9,929,527 | (-1%) | 9,833 | 7,475 | (-24%) |
| 18 | ▼ -6 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 2,415,161 | 2,951,204 | (+22%) | 10,206 | 7,245 | (-29%) |
| 19 | ▼ -5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 957,980 | 918,406 | (-4%) | 8,955 | 6,591 | (-26%) |
| 20 | ▼ -4 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 317,247 | 286,667 | (-10%) | 7,262 | 6,131 | (-16%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
To allow comparison of large and small gTLD registrars, we rank registrars based on a metric, phishing domain score, which is calculated by dividing the number of domain names reported for phishing in a registrar by the number of domains delegated from that registrar.
gTLD registrar Phishing Score = (number of phishing domains/domains delegated from gTLD registrar) * 10,000
This score can highlight where high-volume phishers place multiple phish on one domain.
In the table below, we use the metric phishing domain score to compare and rank registrars for the May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 period to the August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Phishing Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 163,523 | 165,234 | (+1%) | 3,502.2 | 5,515.4 | (+57%) |
| 2 | — | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 43,934 | 60,115 | (+37%) | 1,625.4 | 2,531.0 | (+56%) |
| 3 | ▲ +11* | Eranet International Limited | 1868 | 249,434 | 551,174 | (+121%) | 111.0 | 923.6 | (+732%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 999,700 | 1,213,917 | (+21%) | 1,120.4 | 439.1 | (-61%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 886,449 | 963,321 | (+9%) | 285.0 | 341.8 | (+20%) |
| 6 | ▲ +3 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 84,301 | 106,168 | (+26%) | 153.0 | 269.2 | (+76%) |
| 7 | ▼ -2 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 317,247 | 286,667 | (-10%) | 228.9 | 213.9 | (-7%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 339,398 | 416,508 | (+23%) | 182.4 | 210.3 | (+15%) |
| 9 | ▲ +36 | Gransy, s.r.o. | 1505 | 221,476 | 249,148 | (+12%) | 23.7 | 194.9 | (+724%) |
| 10 | ▲ +2 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 278,186 | 286,082 | (+3%) | 133.3 | 182.9 | (+37%) |
| 11 | ▼ -3 | Jiangsu Bangning Science & technology Co. Ltd. | 1469 | 190,701 | 170,652 | (-11%) | 166.3 | 145.9 | (-12%) |
| 12 | ▲ +5 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 59,949 | 53,084 | (-11%) | 97.1 | 142.8 | (+47%) |
| 13 | ▲ +18 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,042,891 | 1,103,664 | (+6%) | 41.0 | 128.8 | (+214%) |
| 14 | ▲ +4 | MAT BAO CORPORATION | 1586 | 167,933 | 154,938 | (-8%) | 95.2 | 126.8 | (+33%) |
| 15 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,177,316 | 5,606,186 | (+8%) | 106.6 | 115.3 | (+8%) |
| 16 | ▼ -10 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 34,892 | 52,312 | (+50%) | 198.3 | 112.0 | (-44%) |
| 17 | ▼ -1 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,233,436 | 1,248,239 | (+1%) | 101.4 | 109.6 | (+8%) |
| 18 | ▼ -5 | Xiamen Nawang Technology Co., Ltd | 1655 | 80,672 | 68,754 | (-15%) | 123.2 | 102.5 | (-17%) |
| 19 | ▲ +77 | Çizgi Telekomunikasyon A.Ş. | 1534 | 80,772 | 81,449 | (+1%) | 4.5 | 101.7 | (+2,179%) |
| 20 | ▼ -10 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 402,599 | 458,220 | (+14%) | 141.1 | 97.8 | (-31%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 | May to July 2025 | August to October 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +4* | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 163,523 | 165,234 | (+1%) | 31,880 | 58,004 | (+82%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,177,316 | 5,606,186 | (+8%) | 47,453 | 53,781 | (+13%) |
| 3 | ▼ -2 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 999,700 | 1,213,917 | (+21%) | 109,109 | 49,792 | (-54%) |
| 4 | ▲ +21 | Eranet International Limited | 1868 | 249,434 | 551,174 | (+121%) | 2,233 | 49,424 | (+2,113%) |
| 5 | ▼ -3 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,213,183 | 19,757,602 | (+3%) | 90,093 | 48,776 | (-46%) |
| 6 | ▼ -3 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,854,414 | 5,023,953 | (+3%) | 53,202 | 34,221 | (-36%) |
| 7 | ▼ -1 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 5,743,390 | 6,339,788 | (+10%) | 24,567 | 34,159 | (+39%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 886,449 | 963,321 | (+9%) | 19,248 | 22,811 | (+19%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 43,934 | 60,115 | (+37%) | 6,367 | 14,296 | (+125%) |
| 10 | ▲ +12 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,042,891 | 1,103,664 | (+6%) | 3,103 | 12,321 | (+297%) |
| 11 | ▼ -2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,523,668 | 64,323,506 | (0%) | 9,707 | 10,386 | (+7%) |
| 12 | — | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 339,398 | 416,508 | (+23%) | 5,925 | 7,710 | (+30%) |
| 13 | — | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,233,436 | 1,248,239 | (+1%) | 5,676 | 7,142 | (+26%) |
| 14 | ▼ -6 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,533,565 | 6,103,563 | (+10%) | 18,157 | 6,394 | (-65%) |
| 15 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,152,509 | 3,975,444 | (-4%) | 5,417 | 6,221 | (+15%) |
| 16 | ▼ -6 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 2,415,161 | 2,951,204 | (+22%) | 8,466 | 5,112 | (-40%) |
| 17 | ▼ -3 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 957,980 | 918,406 | (-4%) | 5,498 | 4,064 | (-26%) |
| 18 | ▲ +1 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 317,247 | 286,667 | (-10%) | 4,002 | 4,062 | (+1%) |
| 19 | ▼ -3 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 402,599 | 458,220 | (+14%) | 4,917 | 3,875 | (-21%) |
| 20 | ▼ -2 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 4,630,276 | 5,107,684 | (+10%) | 4,392 | 3,850 | (-12%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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