Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 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 August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 period to the ranking for the November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (November to January 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 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +6* | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,339,788 | 6,965,203 | (+10%) | 37,462 | 122,483 | (+227%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 165,234 | 187,141 | (+13%) | 91,133 | 92,588 | (+2%) |
| 3 | ▲ +5 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 963,321 | 979,928 | (+2%) | 32,924 | 59,883 | (+82%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,606,186 | 6,032,200 | (+8%) | 64,639 | 55,244 | (-15%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,757,602 | 20,401,779 | (+3%) | 62,973 | 49,087 | (-22%) |
| 6 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,023,953 | 5,022,205 | (0%) | 46,715 | 38,150 | (-18%) |
| 7 | ▼ -3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,213,917 | 1,266,302 | (+4%) | 53,299 | 25,389 | (-52%) |
| 8 | ▲ +1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,323,506 | 64,112,892 | (0%) | 21,998 | 21,703 | (-1%) |
| 9 | ▲ +5 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 6,103,563 | 8,373,272 | (+37%) | 10,105 | 17,510 | (+73%) |
| 10 | ▲ +3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,248,239 | 1,443,710 | (+16%) | 13,674 | 12,182 | (-11%) |
| 11 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,975,444 | 3,766,256 | (-5%) | 14,264 | 11,446 | (-20%) |
| 12 | ▼ -2 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 60,115 | 106,618 | (+77%) | 15,215 | 10,591 | (-30%) |
| 13 | ▲ +5 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 2,951,204 | 4,347,664 | (+47%) | 7,245 | 9,261 | (+28%) |
| 14 | N/R** | MainReg Inc. | 1917 | 26,439 | 32,031 | (+21%) | 19,037 | 8,614 | (-55%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,103,664 | 1,109,170 | (0%) | 14,212 | 8,106 | (-43%) |
| 16 | ▲ +14 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 106,168 | 138,225 | (+30%) | 2,858 | 8,069 | (+182%) |
| 17 | ▼ -1 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 5,107,684 | 5,497,388 | (+8%) | 8,143 | 7,368 | (-10%) |
| 18 | ▼ -1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,929,527 | 9,454,141 | (-5%) | 7,475 | 7,044 | (-6%) |
| 19 | N/R | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 20,592 | 30,082 | (+46%) | 4,809 | 6,085 | (+27%) |
| 20 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 286,667 | 308,987 | (+8%) | 6,131 | 5,898 | (-4%) |
* 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
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 August 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 period to the November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (November to January 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 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 165,234 | 187,141 | (+13%) | 5,515.4 | 4,947.5 | (-10%) |
| 2 | N/R** | MainReg Inc. | 1917 | 26,439 | 32,031 | (+21%) | 7,200.4 | 2,689.3 | (-63%) |
| 3 | N/R | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 20,592 | 30,082 | (+46%) | 2,335.4 | 2,022.8 | (-13%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2* | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 60,115 | 106,618 | (+77%) | 2,531.0 | 993.4 | (-61%) |
| 5 | N/R | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | N/A | 47,596 | (+N/A%) | N/A | 689.8 | (N/A%) |
| 6 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 963,321 | 979,928 | (+2%) | 341.8 | 611.1 | (+79%) |
| 7 | ▼ -1 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 106,168 | 138,225 | (+30%) | 269.2 | 583.8 | (+117%) |
| 8 | ▲ +11 | Çizgi Telekomunikasyon A.Ş. | 1534 | 81,449 | 82,084 | (+1%) | 101.7 | 576.5 | (+467%) |
| 9 | ▲ +7 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 52,312 | 54,174 | (+4%) | 112.0 | 206.0 | (+84%) |
| 10 | ▼ -6 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,213,917 | 1,266,302 | (+4%) | 439.1 | 200.5 | (-54%) |
| 11 | ▼ -4 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 286,667 | 308,987 | (+8%) | 213.9 | 190.9 | (-11%) |
| 12 | — | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 53,084 | 51,671 | (-3%) | 142.8 | 177.7 | (+24%) |
| 13 | ▲ +15 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,339,788 | 6,965,203 | (+10%) | 59.1 | 175.9 | (+198%) |
| 14 | ▲ +11 | GKG.NET, INC. | 93 | 63,986 | 64,315 | (+1%) | 72.4 | 165.9 | (+129%) |
| 15 | ▼ -1 | MAT BAO CORPORATION | 1586 | 154,938 | 160,016 | (+3%) | 126.8 | 158.2 | (+25%) |
| 16 | ▼ -6 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 286,082 | 313,939 | (+10%) | 182.9 | 134.9 | (-26%) |
| 17 | N/R | Zhengzhou Century Connect Electronic Technology Development Co., Ltd | 2805 | 58,306 | 62,758 | (+8%) | 2.9 | 124.0 | (+4,146%) |
| 18 | ▲ +20 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 472,599 | 408,854 | (-13%) | 26.6 | 104.4 | (+292%) |
| 19 | ▼ -4 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,606,186 | 6,032,200 | (+8%) | 115.3 | 91.6 | (-21%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,248,239 | 1,443,710 | (+16%) | 109.6 | 84.4 | (-23%) |
* 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 (November to January 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 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 | August to October 2025 | November to January 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +6* | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,339,788 | 6,965,203 | (+10%) | 34,159 | 76,235 | (+123%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 165,234 | 187,141 | (+13%) | 58,004 | 74,307 | (+28%) |
| 3 | ▲ +5 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 963,321 | 979,928 | (+2%) | 22,811 | 48,890 | (+114%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,606,186 | 6,032,200 | (+8%) | 53,781 | 47,177 | (-12%) |
| 5 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,757,602 | 20,401,779 | (+3%) | 48,776 | 36,299 | (-26%) |
| 6 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,023,953 | 5,022,205 | (0%) | 34,221 | 30,214 | (-12%) |
| 7 | ▼ -4 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,213,917 | 1,266,302 | (+4%) | 49,792 | 21,401 | (-57%) |
| 8 | ▲ +6 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 6,103,563 | 8,373,272 | (+37%) | 6,394 | 14,015 | (+119%) |
| 9 | — | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 60,115 | 106,618 | (+77%) | 14,296 | 9,833 | (-31%) |
| 10 | N/R** | MainReg Inc. | 1917 | 26,439 | 32,031 | (+21%) | 16,373 | 8,064 | (-51%) |
| 11 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,323,506 | 64,112,892 | (0%) | 10,386 | 8,034 | (-23%) |
| 12 | ▲ +4 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 2,951,204 | 4,347,664 | (+47%) | 5,112 | 7,559 | (+48%) |
| 13 | ▼ -3 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,103,664 | 1,109,170 | (0%) | 12,321 | 6,799 | (-45%) |
| 14 | ▲ +16 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 106,168 | 138,225 | (+30%) | 1,992 | 6,459 | (+224%) |
| 15 | ▼ -2 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,248,239 | 1,443,710 | (+16%) | 7,142 | 6,206 | (-13%) |
| 16 | ▼ -1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,975,444 | 3,766,256 | (-5%) | 6,221 | 5,098 | (-18%) |
| 17 | ▲ +3 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 5,107,684 | 5,497,388 | (+8%) | 3,850 | 4,343 | (+13%) |
| 18 | ▲ +6 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,734,805 | 3,756,144 | (+1%) | 2,754 | 3,910 | (+42%) |
| 19 | ▼ -2 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 918,406 | 815,158 | (-11%) | 4,064 | 3,563 | (-12%) |
| 20 | ▼ -2 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 286,667 | 308,987 | (+8%) | 4,062 | 3,527 | (-13%) |
* 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
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