List of domain name registrars

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This is a list of the top ten domain registrars ranked in order according to the statistics compiled by Name Intelligence, Inc. Company names used in other rankings are also shown:

  1. Go Daddy
  2. eNom
  3. Network Solutions
  4. Tucows
  5. INWW.com (a.k.a. Melbourne IT) [1] [2]
  6. Schlund.de (d.b.a. 1&1 Internet AG)
  7. Wild West Domains (Part of Go Daddy)
  8. Moniker Online Services
  9. Register.com
  10. DomainDiscount24 (a.k.a. Key-Systems GmbH)
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

[edit] Registrar statistics

All the organizations that publish registrar rankings work from the same data sources: raw data released daily in the form of Registry Zone files, from which are derived Domain name registry Whois, domain registrar Whois, and Domain name servers. The published rankings differ in which top-level domains (TLDs) are used, and in the frequency of updates. Published rankings and reports include:

  • Monthly (but with approximately a three-month delay), ICANN posts reports, created by the registries of thirteen TLDs, that list the number of domains under the sponsorship of each ICANN-accredited registrar.
  • Weekly, WebHosting.info, operated by Directi, updates their published numbers. They state that they count “Total Domains” and do not specifically include or exclude any TLDs.
  • Daily, RegistrarSTATS.com, operated by eNom, updates their published numbers. They label their numbers as a “Domain Count” and do not list which TLDs are included.


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