Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs)
June 1,2023 - August 31,2023

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 (June to August 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 158,896,675 354,338 22.3
2 site 1,365,425 47,840 350.4
3 online 2,534,934 38,294 151.1
4 cyou 263,541 27,397 1,039.6
5 cn 7,374,910 26,539 36.0
6 info 3,747,572 26,216 70.0
7 net 12,770,100 24,787 19.4
8 top 2,300,368 21,498 93.5
9 live 624,542 15,914 254.8
10 shop 1,768,228 14,881 84.2
11 uk 10,295,509 13,293 12.9
12 tk 4,298,105 12,367 28.8
13 xyz 3,293,663 10,592 32.2
14 cc 1,060,584 10,306 97.2
15 ru 4,956,261 10,264 20.7
16 vip 743,981 8,846 118.9
17 store 1,190,092 8,587 72.2
18 org 10,767,300 7,591 7.1
19 cf 1,311,288 7,357 56.1
20 cfd 771,136 7,312 94.8

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (June to August 2023)

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

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains Spam Domain Score ▼
1 rest 32,480 1,405 432.6
2 beauty 37,689 1,393 369.6
3 site 1,365,425 47,840 350.4
4 icu 184,045 4,728 256.9
5 live 624,542 15,914 254.8
6 best 52,814 1,345 254.7
7 asia 275,861 5,664 205.3
8 wtf 36,050 709 196.7
9 bio 63,098 1,219 193.2
10 monster 80,177 1,414 176.4
11 autos 34,382 578 168.1
12 wiki 54,068 907 167.8
13 online 2,534,934 38,294 151.1
14 click 539,687 7,162 132.7
15 vip 743,981 8,846 118.9
16 life 355,459 3,692 103.9
17 xn--p1ai 657,036 6,721 102.3
18 digital 120,613 1,172 97.2
19 cc 1,060,584 10,306 97.2
20 cfd 771,136 7,312 94.8

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (June to August 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 158,896,675 187,637 11.8
2 site 1,365,425 44,428 325.4
3 online 2,534,934 33,209 131.0
4 top 2,300,368 18,322 79.7
5 cyou 263,541 16,989 644.6
6 info 3,747,572 16,555 44.2
7 shop 1,768,228 14,654 82.9
8 live 624,542 12,393 198.4
9 net 12,770,100 9,654 7.6
10 vip 743,981 7,837 105.3
11 cc 1,060,584 7,182 67.7
12 xyz 3,293,663 6,856 20.8
13 xn--p1ai 657,036 6,698 101.9
14 cfd 771,136 6,415 83.2
15 store 1,190,092 5,584 46.9
16 click 539,687 4,891 90.6
17 cn 7,374,910 4,503 6.1
18 icu 184,045 4,016 218.2
19 asia 275,861 3,991 144.7
20 uk 10,295,509 3,847 3.7

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