Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs)
December 1,2022 - February 28,2023

We analyzed the spam domains to see how they were distributed across the top-level domains. For our analysis, we extract the Top-level Domain (e.g., com, xyz, uk) from the hostnames we found in spam reports. We then rank TLD operators based on the number of reported spam domains and a metric, spam score.

In the tables below, we rank TLDs that had the highest number of reported spam domains for the period. A complete list of TLDs where spam was reported for the quarter can be downloaded in CSV format from the Records page.

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domains (December to February 2023)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains ▼ Spam Domain Score
1 com 159,298,451 210,924 13.2
2 cn 7,110,414 36,832 51.8
3 shop 1,432,074 28,468 198.8
4 info 3,737,417 27,775 74.3
5 top 1,886,761 27,188 144.1
6 live 638,920 23,725 371.3
7 net 13,041,411 18,543 14.2
8 tk 5,075,260 15,943 31.4
9 ml 6,857,513 12,246 17.9
10 click 330,682 12,239 370.1
11 xyz 3,699,721 10,660 28.8
12 ga 8,923,398 10,274 11.5
13 cfd 119,973 9,647 804.1
14 gq 5,211,408 9,342 17.9
15 biz 1,351,094 8,436 62.4
16 cf 6,349,691 8,212 12.9
17 us 1,915,300 7,989 41.7
18 online 2,162,815 7,145 33.0
19 me 1,192,943 7,029 58.9
20 org 10,742,206 6,781 6.3

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (December to February 2023)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains Spam Domain Score ▼
1 beauty 36,895 3,038 823.4
2 cfd 119,973 9,647 804.1
3 fit 42,454 1,790 421.6
4 monster 74,543 3,018 404.9
5 live 638,920 23,725 371.3
6 click 330,682 12,239 370.1
7 pics 36,633 1,132 309.0
8 rest 44,115 1,286 291.5
9 sbs 74,472 1,736 233.1
10 shop 1,432,074 28,468 198.8
11 best 44,390 857 193.1
12 tokyo 112,764 2,090 185.3
13 fyi 53,342 948 177.7
14 quest 58,872 952 161.7
15 top 1,886,761 27,188 144.1
16 lol 73,356 1,032 140.7
17 homes 42,148 514 122.0
18 zone 42,437 466 109.8
19 buzz 383,984 4,055 105.6
20 support 32,410 338 104.3

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (December to February 2023)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Malicious Spam
Domain Registrations ▼		 Malicious Spam
Domain Score
1 com 159,298,451 110,915 7.0
2 shop 1,432,074 28,119 196.4
3 top 1,886,761 25,007 132.5
4 info 3,737,417 22,086 59.1
5 live 638,920 20,631 322.9
6 net 13,041,411 9,793 7.5
7 cfd 119,973 9,078 756.7
8 click 330,682 7,998 241.9
9 biz 1,351,094 6,709 49.7
10 xyz 3,699,721 6,544 17.7
11 cn 7,110,414 5,257 7.4
12 online 2,162,815 5,204 24.1
13 site 1,140,226 4,584 40.2
14 us 1,915,300 4,077 21.3
15 org 10,742,206 3,639 3.4
16 me 1,192,943 3,427 28.7
17 buzz 383,984 3,294 85.8
18 monster 74,543 2,622 351.7
19 beauty 36,895 2,391 648.1
20 cc 895,217 2,383 26.6

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