Spam Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: December 1,2025 - February 28,2026
For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether spam activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify suspicious concentrations of spam domains reported in registrar domain portfolios, and can identify registrars where phishers flock to purchase and manage spam domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.
In the table below, we use the measurement reported spam domains to compare the rankings of registrars during the September 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025 period to the ranking for the December 1,2025 - February 28,2026 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2026)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Number of Spam Domains | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,750,050 | 6,126,313 | (+7%) | 947,200 | 505,873 | (-47%) |
| 2 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,459,772 | 7,163,069 | (+11%) | 619,535 | 255,077 | (-59%) |
| 3 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,872,855 | 20,513,479 | (+3%) | 263,146 | 184,669 | (-30%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1* | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,011,308 | 5,035,328 | (0%) | 172,601 | 170,762 | (-1%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,182,483 | 64,068,896 | (0%) | 203,410 | 126,032 | (-38%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 3,325,393 | 4,728,065 | (+42%) | 62,066 | 78,729 | (+27%) |
| 7 | ▲ +9 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 169,146 | 199,859 | (+18%) | 43,737 | 72,306 | (+65%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 71,147 | 118,663 | (+67%) | 59,740 | 55,884 | (-6%) |
| 9 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 6,399,729 | 9,071,478 | (+42%) | 61,559 | 53,005 | (-14%) |
| 10 | ▲ +23 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 459,253 | 506,505 | (+10%) | 12,281 | 48,886 | (+298%) |
| 11 | ▲ +10 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,093,792 | 1,257,593 | (+15%) | 28,911 | 35,521 | (+23%) |
| 12 | ▲ +7 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,900,989 | 9,355,364 | (-6%) | 36,871 | 28,212 | (-23%) |
| 13 | ▲ +5 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 215,311 | 201,836 | (-6%) | 37,117 | 26,626 | (-28%) |
| 14 | ▲ +6 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,873,898 | 3,702,247 | (-4%) | 30,095 | 26,512 | (-12%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | eName Technology Co., Ltd. | 1331 | 541,260 | 533,972 | (-1%) | 50,310 | 25,988 | (-48%) |
| 16 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 976,014 | 966,838 | (-1%) | 45,646 | 24,544 | (-46%) |
| 17 | ▼ -6 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,204,024 | 1,294,028 | (+7%) | 55,520 | 24,252 | (-56%) |
| 18 | ▼ -5 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,717,905 | 3,695,083 | (-1%) | 47,966 | 22,372 | (-53%) |
| 19 | N/R** | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | 0 | 92,481 | (+N/A%) | 2,889 | 20,404 | (+606%) |
| 20 | ▼ -6 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 441,824 | 476,639 | (+8%) | 46,524 | 19,737 | (-58%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2026)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Spam Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 71,147 | 118,663 | (+67%) | 8,396.7 | 4,709.5 | (-44%) |
| 2 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 169,146 | 199,859 | (+18%) | 2,585.8 | 3,617.9 | (+40%) |
| 3 | N/R** | MainReg Inc. | 1917 | 27,259 | 33,593 | (+23%) | 6,023.7 | 3,090.8 | (-49%) |
| 4 | N/R | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | 0 | 92,481 | (+N/A%) | N/A | 2,206.3 | (N/A%) |
| 5 | N/R | Ultahost, Inc. | 4331 | 23,973 | 32,562 | (+36%) | 3,603.6 | 1,994.0 | (-45%) |
| 6 | ▼ -3* | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 215,311 | 201,836 | (-6%) | 1,723.9 | 1,319.2 | (-23%) |
| 7 | ▲ +21 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 459,253 | 506,505 | (+10%) | 267.4 | 965.2 | (+261%) |
| 8 | ▲ +6 | Global Domain Group LLC | 3956 | 117,104 | 145,661 | (+24%) | 597.8 | 944.1 | (+58%) |
| 9 | ▼ -5 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,750,050 | 6,126,313 | (+7%) | 1,647.3 | 825.7 | (-50%) |
| 10 | N/R | Vantage of Convergence (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd. | 3869 | 22,510 | 37,150 | (+65%) | 1,562.0 | 702.3 | (-55%) |
| 11 | ▲ +10 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 52,478 | 57,013 | (+9%) | 421.3 | 590.6 | (+40%) |
| 12 | ▲ +3 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 290,576 | 318,528 | (+10%) | 580.9 | 559.3 | (-4%) |
| 13 | ▲ +4 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 53,030 | 49,818 | (-6%) | 519.9 | 489.6 | (-6%) |
| 14 | ▼ -4 | eName Technology Co., Ltd. | 1331 | 541,260 | 533,972 | (-1%) | 929.5 | 486.7 | (-48%) |
| 15 | ▲ +12 | Xiamen Nawang Technology Co., Ltd | 1655 | 67,437 | 55,389 | (-18%) | 270.3 | 458.2 | (+70%) |
| 16 | ▼ -5 | July Name Limited | 3855 | 159,910 | 201,518 | (+26%) | 887.9 | 418.2 | (-53%) |
| 17 | ▼ -9 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 441,824 | 476,639 | (+8%) | 1,053.0 | 414.1 | (-61%) |
| 18 | ▼ -9 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,459,772 | 7,163,069 | (+11%) | 959.1 | 356.1 | (-63%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,011,308 | 5,035,328 | (0%) | 344.4 | 339.1 | (-2%) |
| 20 | ▲ +9 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,093,792 | 1,257,593 | (+15%) | 264.3 | 282.5 | (+7%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2026)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 | September to November 2025 | December to February 2026 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,750,050 | 6,126,313 | (+7%) | 537,518 | 341,046 | (-37%) |
| 2 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 6,459,772 | 7,163,069 | (+11%) | 514,302 | 156,986 | (-69%) |
| 3 | ▲ +2* | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 5,011,308 | 5,035,328 | (0%) | 123,911 | 114,493 | (-8%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 19,872,855 | 20,513,479 | (+3%) | 192,681 | 112,117 | (-42%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,182,483 | 64,068,896 | (0%) | 149,026 | 72,162 | (-52%) |
| 6 | ▲ +4 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 169,146 | 199,859 | (+18%) | 39,697 | 65,231 | (+64%) |
| 7 | ▲ +2 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 3,325,393 | 4,728,065 | (+42%) | 40,109 | 53,190 | (+33%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 71,147 | 118,663 | (+67%) | 53,795 | 52,846 | (-2%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 6,399,729 | 9,071,478 | (+42%) | 38,706 | 38,147 | (-1%) |
| 10 | ▲ +25 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 459,253 | 506,505 | (+10%) | 5,242 | 37,639 | (+618%) |
| 11 | ▲ +8 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,093,792 | 1,257,593 | (+15%) | 20,884 | 32,045 | (+53%) |
| 12 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 976,014 | 966,838 | (-1%) | 37,002 | 19,138 | (-48%) |
| 13 | ▲ +2 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 215,311 | 201,836 | (-6%) | 29,684 | 18,390 | (-38%) |
| 14 | N/R** | NameMart Pte. Ltd. | 4162 | 0 | 92,481 | (+N/A%) | 2,679 | 18,352 | (+585%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 1,204,024 | 1,294,028 | (+7%) | 37,283 | 16,618 | (-55%) |
| 16 | ▲ +6 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,900,989 | 9,355,364 | (-6%) | 17,875 | 16,607 | (-7%) |
| 17 | ▲ +7 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 3,873,898 | 3,702,247 | (-4%) | 16,276 | 14,090 | (-13%) |
| 18 | ▲ +11 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 290,576 | 318,528 | (+10%) | 11,824 | 12,492 | (+6%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 2,509,427 | 2,697,783 | (+8%) | 16,363 | 12,333 | (-25%) |
| 20 | ▼ -6 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,717,905 | 3,695,083 | (-1%) | 30,549 | 12,220 | (-60%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
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