Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
May 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether phishing activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify suspicious concentrations of phishing domains reported in registrar domain portfolios, and can identify registrars where phishers flock to purchase and manage phishing domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.
In the table below, we use the measurement reported phishing domains to compare the rankings of registrars during the February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023 period to the ranking for the May 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 2023)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Number of Phishing Domains | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +1* | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,205,319 | (-5%) | 15,282 | 18,525 | (+21%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 3,521,035 | (-21%) | 16,068 | 12,035 | (-25%) |
| 3 | ▲ +1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,664,751 | 64,115,816 | (-2%) | 10,282 | 11,308 | (+10%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,666,675 | 13,051,112 | (-11%) | 11,517 | 9,336 | (-19%) |
| 5 | ▲ +3 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,239,904 | 4,008,803 | (-5%) | 3,548 | 5,639 | (+59%) |
| 6 | ▲ +6 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,353,902 | 3,794,400 | (-13%) | 3,043 | 4,984 | (+64%) |
| 7 | ▼ -1 | Google LLC | 895 | 8,629,289 | 9,020,378 | (+5%) | 4,395 | 4,334 | (-1%) |
| 8 | ▲ +3 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 49,925 | (-2%) | 3,104 | 4,299 | (+38%) |
| 9 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,749,023 | 3,066,248 | (+12%) | 3,192 | 3,788 | (+19%) |
| 10 | ▼ -5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,226,401 | (-25%) | 5,821 | 3,687 | (-37%) |
| 11 | ▼ -4 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,145,936 | 1,071,089 | (-7%) | 4,134 | 3,332 | (-19%) |
| 12 | ▲ +2 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,680,797 | 9,390,685 | (-3%) | 2,630 | 2,312 | (-12%) |
| 13 | ▲ +3 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,023,913 | 2,652,055 | (-12%) | 2,129 | 2,276 | (+7%) |
| 14 | ▲ +36 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,044,452 | (-5%) | 207 | 2,052 | (+891%) |
| 15 | ▲ +4 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 2,977,281 | 1,747,446 | (-41%) | 1,627 | 1,734 | (+7%) |
| 16 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 813,704 | 706,026 | (-13%) | 1,971 | 1,706 | (-13%) |
| 17 | ▲ +3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 716,182 | (-21%) | 1,526 | 1,580 | (+4%) |
| 18 | ▼ -5 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,654,503 | 991,322 | (-40%) | 2,967 | 1,578 | (-47%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,223,066 | 1,080,725 | (-12%) | 1,103 | 1,560 | (+41%) |
| 20 | ▼ -10 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 650,515 | 509,909 | (-22%) | 3,163 | 1,493 | (-53%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
To allow comparison of large and small gTLD registrars, we rank registrars based on a metric, phishing domain score, which is calculated by dividing the number of domain names reported for phishing in a registrar by the number of domains delegated from that registrar.
gTLD registrar Phishing Score = (number of phishing domains/domains delegated from gTLD registrar) * 10,000
This score can highlight where high-volume phishers place multiple phish on one domain.
In the table below, we use the metric phishing domain score to compare and rank registrars for the February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023 period to the May 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 2023)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Phishing Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 49,925 | (-2%) | 610.6 | 861.1 | (+41%) |
| 2 | ▲ +3* | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 71,753 | 51,038 | (-29%) | 39.3 | 47.8 | (+22%) |
| 3 | ▲ +7 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,205,319 | (-5%) | 34.5 | 44.1 | (+28%) |
| 4 | ▲ +2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 3,521,035 | (-21%) | 36.1 | 34.2 | (-5%) |
| 5 | ▲ +50 | Beget LLC | 3806 | 157,865 | 48,577 | (-69%) | 5.6 | 32.3 | (+480%) |
| 6 | ▲ +1 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,145,936 | 1,071,089 | (-7%) | 36.1 | 31.1 | (-14%) |
| 7 | ▲ +1 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,226,401 | (-25%) | 35.6 | 30.1 | (-16%) |
| 8 | ▼ -5 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 650,515 | 509,909 | (-22%) | 48.6 | 29.3 | (-40%) |
| 9 | ▲ +7 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 693,065 | 542,106 | (-22%) | 21.4 | 27.5 | (+28%) |
| 10 | ▲ +10 | NETIM SARL | 1519 | 74,360 | 68,745 | (-8%) | 16.7 | 24.4 | (+47%) |
| 11 | ▼ -9 | Internet Domain Service BS Corp | 2487 | 404,954 | 400,546 | (-1%) | 62 | 24.2 | (-61%) |
| 12 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 813,704 | 706,026 | (-13%) | 24.2 | 24.2 | (-0%) |
| 13 | ▲ +6 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 716,182 | (-21%) | 16.9 | 22.1 | (+31%) |
| 14 | ▼ -2 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 158,260 | 221,762 | (+40%) | 25 | 21 | (-16%) |
| 15 | ▲ +77 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,044,452 | (-5%) | 1.9 | 19.7 | (+940%) |
| 16 | ▼ -2 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 286,375 | 258,645 | (-10%) | 22.2 | 18.6 | (-16%) |
| 17 | ▲ +9 | CV. Jogjacamp | 1478 | 157,814 | 140,136 | (-11%) | 12.2 | 16.2 | (+32%) |
| 18 | — | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,654,503 | 991,322 | (-40%) | 17.9 | 15.9 | (-11%) |
| 19 | ▲ +12 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,223,066 | 1,080,725 | (-12%) | 9 | 14.4 | (+60%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 47,815 | 68,825 | (+44%) | 18.2 | 14.4 | (-21%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 2023)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 | February to April 2023 | May to July 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 3,521,035 | (-21%) | 13,715 | 8,743 | (-36%) |
| 2 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,205,319 | (-5%) | 11,020 | 8,557 | (-22%) |
| 3 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,666,675 | 13,051,112 | (-11%) | 7,720 | 5,279 | (-32%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1* | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,664,751 | 64,115,816 | (-2%) | 5,079 | 4,996 | (-2%) |
| 5 | ▲ +5 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,239,904 | 4,008,803 | (-5%) | 2,625 | 3,842 | (+46%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 49,925 | (-2%) | 2,732 | 3,276 | (+20%) |
| 7 | ▲ +4 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,353,902 | 3,794,400 | (-13%) | 2,467 | 3,043 | (+23%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | Google LLC | 895 | 8,629,289 | 9,020,378 | (+5%) | 3,624 | 2,894 | (-20%) |
| 9 | ▼ -5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,226,401 | (-25%) | 5,185 | 2,866 | (-45%) |
| 10 | ▲ +2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,749,023 | 3,066,248 | (+12%) | 2,192 | 2,776 | (+27%) |
| 11 | ▼ -4 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,145,936 | 1,071,089 | (-7%) | 3,006 | 2,038 | (-32%) |
| 12 | ▲ +32 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,044,452 | (-5%) | 148 | 1,942 | (+1,212%) |
| 13 | ▲ +2 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,023,913 | 2,652,055 | (-12%) | 1,479 | 1,367 | (-8%) |
| 14 | ▼ -5 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,654,503 | 991,322 | (-40%) | 2,717 | 1,300 | (-52%) |
| 15 | ▼ -1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,680,797 | 9,390,685 | (-3%) | 1,654 | 1,217 | (-26%) |
| 16 | ▲ +6 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 2,977,281 | 1,747,446 | (-41%) | 867 | 1,066 | (+23%) |
| 17 | ▲ +2 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 693,065 | 542,106 | (-22%) | 1,137 | 1,052 | (-7%) |
| 18 | ▲ +5 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,223,066 | 1,080,725 | (-12%) | 828 | 1,025 | (+24%) |
| 19 | ▼ -6 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 650,515 | 509,909 | (-22%) | 2,166 | 988 | (-54%) |
| 20 | ▲ +1 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 716,182 | (-21%) | 1,034 | 860 | (-17%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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