Spam Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: March 1,2025 - May 31,2025
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 December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025 period to the ranking for the March 1,2025 - May 31,2025 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (March to May 2025)
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 | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,773,467 | 5,181,018 | (+9%) | 403,250 | 579,228 | (+44%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2* | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,986,740 | 4,974,228 | (-0%) | 272,827 | 419,558 | (+54%) |
| 3 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,987,396 | 64,684,633 | (-0%) | 297,861 | 252,524 | (-15%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 18,281,060 | 18,832,961 | (+3%) | 272,254 | 223,779 | (-18%) |
| 5 | ▲ +1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,500,512 | 4,509,218 | (0%) | 182,678 | 137,974 | (-24%) |
| 6 | ▲ +3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 647,283 | 826,596 | (+28%) | 65,541 | 137,003 | (+109%) |
| 7 | ▲ +18 | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. | 418 | 307,696 | 319,779 | (+4%) | 14,190 | 83,982 | (+492%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 290,243 | 320,743 | (+11%) | 61,590 | 66,809 | (+8%) |
| 9 | ▼ -7 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 1,154,412 | 1,186,427 | (+3%) | 320,887 | 64,080 | (-80%) |
| 10 | ▼ -2 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,620,341 | 5,546,179 | (-1%) | 76,943 | 50,813 | (-34%) |
| 11 | ▼ -4 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 1,632,318 | 2,163,680 | (+33%) | 102,521 | 48,354 | (-53%) |
| 12 | ▲ +72 | Above.com Pty Ltd. | 940 | 176,890 | 204,241 | (+15%) | 530 | 45,811 | (+8,544%) |
| 13 | ▼ -1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,159,586 | 10,084,498 | (-1%) | 45,262 | 39,516 | (-13%) |
| 14 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,014,135 | 4,036,027 | (+1%) | 38,729 | 37,648 | (-3%) |
| 15 | ▲ +13 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 133,987 | 149,285 | (+11%) | 12,794 | 35,743 | (+179%) |
| 16 | ▼ -5 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,226,302 | 1,213,503 | (-1%) | 49,953 | 35,067 | (-30%) |
| 17 | ▼ -2 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,040,041 | 1,002,598 | (-4%) | 30,834 | 33,528 | (+9%) |
| 18 | ▼ -2 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,173,677 | 2,192,671 | (+1%) | 28,328 | 29,412 | (+4%) |
| 19 | ▲ +3 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,817,040 | 3,769,341 | (-1%) | 16,832 | 22,012 | (+31%) |
| 20 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 790,066 | 865,519 | (+10%) | 17,132 | 21,849 | (+28%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (March to May 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Spam Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +4* | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 59,956 | 43,073 | (-28%) | 1,822.2 | 2,646.7 | (+45%) |
| 2 | ▲ +15 | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. | 418 | 307,696 | 319,779 | (+4%) | 461.2 | 2,626.3 | (+469%) |
| 3 | ▲ +7 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 133,987 | 149,285 | (+11%) | 954.9 | 2,394.3 | (+151%) |
| 4 | ▲ +68 | Above.com Pty Ltd. | 940 | 176,890 | 204,241 | (+15%) | 30.0 | 2,243.0 | (+7,387%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 290,243 | 320,743 | (+11%) | 2,122.0 | 2,082.9 | (-2%) |
| 6 | ▲ +67 | Sav.com, LLC - 18 | 3908 | 42,330 | 44,183 | (+4%) | 26.9 | 1,949.6 | (+7,140%) |
| 7 | ▲ +1 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 647,283 | 826,596 | (+28%) | 1,012.6 | 1,657.4 | (+64%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 109,871 | 117,638 | (+7%) | 1,292.4 | 1,118.1 | (-13%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,773,467 | 5,181,018 | (+9%) | 844.8 | 1,118.0 | (+32%) |
| 10 | ▲ +5 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,986,740 | 4,974,228 | (-0%) | 547.1 | 843.5 | (+54%) |
| 11 | ▼ -7 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 46,177 | 55,524 | (+20%) | 1,840.7 | 826.1 | (-55%) |
| 12 | ▼ -5 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 227,025 | 220,693 | (-3%) | 1,058.8 | 751.2 | (-29%) |
| 13 | ▲ +6 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 274,549 | 331,552 | (+21%) | 420.6 | 629.5 | (+50%) |
| 14 | ▲ +50 | Danesco Trading Ltd. | 1418 | 70,403 | 63,533 | (-10%) | 41.3 | 609.0 | (+1,373%) |
| 15 | ▲ +50 | Xiamen Nawang Technology Co., Ltd | 1655 | 77,557 | 70,439 | (-9%) | 40.6 | 607.8 | (+1,396%) |
| 16 | ▼ -14 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 1,154,412 | 1,186,427 | (+3%) | 2,779.7 | 540.1 | (-81%) |
| 17 | ▲ +7 | eName Technology Co., Ltd. | 1331 | 363,885 | 434,185 | (+19%) | 323.2 | 481.9 | (+49%) |
| 18 | ▼ -2 | Gransy, s.r.o. | 1505 | 249,120 | 226,057 | (-9%) | 496.8 | 369.3 | (-26%) |
| 19 | ▲ +3 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 250,319 | 296,545 | (+18%) | 377.4 | 351.0 | (-7%) |
| 20 | ▲ +29 | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 73,444 | 71,772 | (-2%) | 78.2 | 342.8 | (+339%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (March to May 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 | December to February 2025 | March to May 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,773,467 | 5,181,018 | (+9%) | 362,424 | 464,707 | (+28%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2* | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,986,740 | 4,974,228 | (-0%) | 215,839 | 315,071 | (+46%) |
| 3 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 64,987,396 | 64,684,633 | (-0%) | 238,489 | 180,162 | (-24%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 18,281,060 | 18,832,961 | (+3%) | 187,275 | 151,932 | (-19%) |
| 5 | ▲ +3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 647,283 | 826,596 | (+28%) | 53,163 | 125,418 | (+136%) |
| 6 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,500,512 | 4,509,218 | (0%) | 131,623 | 107,674 | (-18%) |
| 7 | ▼ -5 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 1,154,412 | 1,186,427 | (+3%) | 314,926 | 63,634 | (-80%) |
| 8 | ▲ +1 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 290,243 | 320,743 | (+11%) | 52,169 | 55,287 | (+6%) |
| 9 | ▼ -2 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 1,632,318 | 2,163,680 | (+33%) | 88,862 | 38,724 | (-56%) |
| 10 | ▲ +14 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 133,987 | 149,285 | (+11%) | 10,074 | 31,055 | (+208%) |
| 11 | — | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,226,302 | 1,213,503 | (-1%) | 44,585 | 30,155 | (-32%) |
| 12 | ▼ -2 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,620,341 | 5,546,179 | (-1%) | 47,276 | 29,128 | (-38%) |
| 13 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,014,135 | 4,036,027 | (+1%) | 25,268 | 21,985 | (-13%) |
| 14 | ▲ +1 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,040,041 | 1,002,598 | (-4%) | 20,540 | 21,899 | (+7%) |
| 15 | ▼ -1 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,173,677 | 2,192,671 | (+1%) | 23,395 | 21,877 | (-6%) |
| 16 | ▲ +69 | InterNetX GmbH | 151 | 1,113,231 | 1,033,606 | (-7%) | 123 | 20,093 | (+16,236%) |
| 17 | ▲ +5 | eName Technology Co., Ltd. | 1331 | 363,885 | 434,185 | (+19%) | 10,177 | 17,289 | (+70%) |
| 18 | ▲ +3 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 790,066 | 865,519 | (+10%) | 10,305 | 16,588 | (+61%) |
| 19 | ▲ +23 | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. | 418 | 307,696 | 319,779 | (+4%) | 2,127 | 15,317 | (+620%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 2,021,515 | 2,100,478 | (+4%) | 18,983 | 14,491 | (-24%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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