Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: February 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
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 November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 period to the ranking for the February 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (February to April 2026)
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 | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +12* | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 4,347,664 | 5,333,076 | (+23%) | 9,261 | 109,910 | (+1,087%) |
| 2 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 187,141 | 237,724 | (+27%) | 92,588 | 98,862 | (+7%) |
| 3 | ▼ -2 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,965,203 | 7,525,692 | (+8%) | 122,483 | 56,271 | (-54%) |
| 4 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 6,032,200 | 6,369,529 | (+6%) | 55,244 | 54,462 | (-1%) |
| 5 | ▲ +1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,022,205 | 5,309,185 | (+6%) | 38,150 | 46,985 | (+23%) |
| 6 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 20,401,779 | 20,664,356 | (+1%) | 49,087 | 42,637 | (-13%) |
| 7 | — | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,266,302 | 1,245,427 | (-2%) | 25,389 | 16,165 | (-36%) |
| 8 | ▼ -5 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 979,928 | 853,487 | (-13%) | 59,883 | 16,106 | (-73%) |
| 9 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,112,892 | 64,062,098 | (0%) | 21,703 | 15,870 | (-27%) |
| 10 | ▲ +6 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 138,225 | 202,903 | (+47%) | 8,069 | 14,593 | (+81%) |
| 11 | ▼ -2 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 8,373,272 | 9,950,524 | (+19%) | 17,510 | 14,386 | (-18%) |
| 12 | ▲ +3 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,109,170 | 1,314,080 | (+18%) | 8,106 | 12,560 | (+55%) |
| 13 | ▼ -2 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,766,256 | 3,590,665 | (-5%) | 11,446 | 10,528 | (-8%) |
| 14 | ▲ +13 | West263 International Limited | 1915 | 1,332,062 | 1,464,153 | (+10%) | 3,288 | 8,563 | (+160%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 106,618 | 137,995 | (+29%) | 10,591 | 8,410 | (-21%) |
| 16 | ▼ -6 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,443,710 | 1,544,237 | (+7%) | 12,182 | 6,520 | (-46%) |
| 17 | — | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 5,497,388 | 5,960,557 | (+8%) | 7,368 | 6,459 | (-12%) |
| 18 | ▲ +3 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 815,158 | 798,244 | (-2%) | 5,868 | 5,947 | (+1%) |
| 19 | — | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 30,082 | 35,938 | (+19%) | 6,085 | 4,810 | (-21%) |
| 20 | ▼ -2 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,454,141 | 9,134,678 | (-3%) | 7,044 | 4,579 | (-35%) |
* 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 November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 period to the February 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (February to April 2026)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Phishing Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 187,141 | 237,724 | (+27%) | 4,947.5 | 4,158.7 | (-16%) |
| 2 | ▲ +1* | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 30,082 | 35,938 | (+19%) | 2,022.8 | 1,338.4 | (-34%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | MainReg Inc. | 1917 | 32,031 | 34,410 | (+7%) | 2,689.3 | 886.4 | (-67%) |
| 4 | ▲ +3 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 138,225 | 202,903 | (+47%) | 583.8 | 719.2 | (+23%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 106,618 | 137,995 | (+29%) | 993.4 | 609.4 | (-39%) |
| 6 | ▲ +3 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 54,174 | 66,511 | (+23%) | 206.0 | 345.2 | (+68%) |
| 7 | ▲ +5 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 51,671 | 64,312 | (+24%) | 177.7 | 293.1 | (+65%) |
| 8 | ▲ +32 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 4,347,664 | 5,333,076 | (+23%) | 21.3 | 206.1 | (+868%) |
| 9 | ▼ -4 | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | 47,596 | 181,936 | (+282%) | 689.8 | 197.5 | (-71%) |
| 10 | ▼ -4 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 979,928 | 853,487 | (-13%) | 611.1 | 188.7 | (-69%) |
| 11 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 308,987 | 248,095 | (-20%) | 190.9 | 153.1 | (-20%) |
| 12 | ▼ -2 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,266,302 | 1,245,427 | (-2%) | 200.5 | 129.8 | (-35%) |
| 13 | N/R** | Devexpanse Ltd | 4342 | 20,100 | 35,940 | (+79%) | 146.8 | 112.1 | (-24%) |
| 14 | ▲ +8 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,109,170 | 1,314,080 | (+18%) | 73.1 | 95.6 | (+31%) |
| 15 | ▲ +6 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,022,205 | 5,309,185 | (+6%) | 76.0 | 88.5 | (+17%) |
| 16 | ▲ +11 | Nicnames, Inc. | 4156 | 51,605 | 61,163 | (+19%) | 50.8 | 86.0 | (+69%) |
| 17 | ▲ +2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 6,032,200 | 6,369,529 | (+6%) | 91.6 | 85.5 | (-7%) |
| 18 | ▼ -5 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,965,203 | 7,525,692 | (+8%) | 175.9 | 74.8 | (-57%) |
| 19 | ▲ +5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 815,158 | 798,244 | (-2%) | 72.0 | 74.5 | (+3%) |
| 20 | ▲ +51 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 211,963 | 192,485 | (-9%) | 9.6 | 72.8 | (+657%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (February to April 2026)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 | November to January 2026 | February to April 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +11* | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 4,347,664 | 5,333,076 | (+23%) | 7,559 | 108,565 | (+1,336%) |
| 2 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 187,141 | 237,724 | (+27%) | 74,307 | 86,888 | (+17%) |
| 3 | ▼ -2 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,965,203 | 7,525,692 | (+8%) | 76,235 | 51,792 | (-32%) |
| 4 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 6,032,200 | 6,369,529 | (+6%) | 47,177 | 49,006 | (+4%) |
| 5 | ▲ +1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,022,205 | 5,309,185 | (+6%) | 30,214 | 41,707 | (+38%) |
| 6 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 20,401,779 | 20,664,356 | (+1%) | 36,299 | 34,196 | (-6%) |
| 7 | — | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,266,302 | 1,245,427 | (-2%) | 21,401 | 14,875 | (-30%) |
| 8 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 8,373,272 | 9,950,524 | (+19%) | 14,015 | 12,951 | (-8%) |
| 9 | ▲ +5 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 138,225 | 202,903 | (+47%) | 6,459 | 12,901 | (+100%) |
| 10 | ▲ +3 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,109,170 | 1,314,080 | (+18%) | 6,799 | 11,320 | (+66%) |
| 11 | ▼ -8 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 979,928 | 853,487 | (-13%) | 48,890 | 8,878 | (-82%) |
| 12 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,112,892 | 64,062,098 | (0%) | 8,034 | 8,256 | (+3%) |
| 13 | ▲ +14 | West263 International Limited | 1915 | 1,332,062 | 1,464,153 | (+10%) | 2,632 | 8,016 | (+205%) |
| 14 | ▼ -5 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 106,618 | 137,995 | (+29%) | 9,833 | 7,935 | (-19%) |
| 15 | ▲ +1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,766,256 | 3,590,665 | (-5%) | 5,098 | 5,962 | (+17%) |
| 16 | ▲ +1 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 5,497,388 | 5,960,557 | (+8%) | 4,343 | 4,410 | (+2%) |
| 17 | ▲ +2 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 815,158 | 798,244 | (-2%) | 3,563 | 4,220 | (+18%) |
| 18 | ▼ -3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,443,710 | 1,544,237 | (+7%) | 6,206 | 4,157 | (-33%) |
| 19 | ▲ +3 | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | 47,596 | 181,936 | (+282%) | 3,200 | 3,264 | (+2%) |
| 20 | ▲ +3 | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 30,082 | 35,938 | (+19%) | 2,970 | 2,899 | (-2%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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