Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars
Year over Year Comparison:
May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
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 May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023 period to the ranking for the May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Year over Year (May to April 2024)
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 | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 4,629,000 | (+4%) | 73,725 | 93,131 | (+26%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2* | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,664,751 | 65,960,522 | (0%) | 50,339 | 69,007 | (+37%) |
| 3 | ▲ +7 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,353,902 | 5,246,759 | (+21%) | 13,105 | 59,792 | (+356%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,298,842 | (-3%) | 68,400 | 56,845 | (-17%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,666,675 | 16,562,932 | (+13%) | 50,652 | 52,415 | (+3%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 100,732 | (+98%) | 13,474 | 45,238 | (+236%) |
| 7 | ▲ +55 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 181,460 | 229,113 | (+26%) | 601 | 43,877 | (+7,201%) |
| 8 | ▲ +14 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,749,023 | 4,640,558 | (+69%) | 6,258 | 43,715 | (+599%) |
| 9 | ▲ +5 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,145,936 | 2,467,027 | (+115%) | 12,216 | 21,401 | (+75%) |
| 10 | ▲ +10 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 813,704 | 685,443 | (-16%) | 7,547 | 19,007 | (+152%) |
| 11 | ▲ +4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,680,797 | 10,022,289 | (+4%) | 10,992 | 18,270 | (+66%) |
| 12 | ▲ +7 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,023,913 | 3,728,270 | (+23%) | 8,301 | 17,126 | (+106%) |
| 13 | — | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 693,065 | 642,997 | (-7%) | 12,539 | 16,750 | (+34%) |
| 14 | ▲ +45 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,318,992 | (+20%) | 647 | 16,441 | (+2,441%) |
| 15 | ▼ -4 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,239,904 | 3,818,637 | (-10%) | 13,054 | 14,981 | (+15%) |
| 16 | ▼ -11 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,245,696 | (-24%) | 31,328 | 14,101 | (-55%) |
| 17 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 825 | 189,118 | (+22,823%) | 126 | 13,538 | (+10,644%) |
| 18 | ▼ -6 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 513,858 | (-43%) | 12,899 | 13,420 | (+4%) |
| 19 | ▼ -3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,223,066 | 1,319,163 | (+8%) | 10,616 | 12,462 | (+17%) |
| 20 | ▲ +65 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 330,750 | 678,414 | (+105%) | 332 | 12,440 | (+3,647%) |
* Indicates change over prior year
** Indicates not ranked in prior year; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
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 May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023 period to the May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Year over Year (May to April 2024)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Phishing Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 100,732 | (+98%) | 2,650.6 | 4,490.9 | (+69%) |
| 2 | ▲ +37* | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 181,460 | 229,113 | (+26%) | 33.1 | 1,915.1 | (+5,682%) |
| 3 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 825 | 189,118 | (+22,823%) | 1,527.3 | 715.9 | (-53%) |
| 4 | ▲ +9 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 813,704 | 685,443 | (-16%) | 92.8 | 277.3 | (+199%) |
| 5 | ▲ +3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 513,858 | (-43%) | 142.9 | 261.2 | (+83%) |
| 6 | ▼ -1 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 693,065 | 642,997 | (-7%) | 180.9 | 260.5 | (+44%) |
| 7 | ▼ -5 | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 71,753 | 71,481 | (-0%) | 233.4 | 202.4 | (-13%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 4,629,000 | (+4%) | 165.6 | 201.2 | (+22%) |
| 9 | ▲ +80 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 330,750 | 678,414 | (+105%) | 10.0 | 183.4 | (+1,726%) |
| 10 | ▲ +46 | Danesco Trading Ltd. | 1418 | 79,720 | 77,504 | (-3%) | 22.3 | 166.8 | (+647%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 286,375 | 207,880 | (-27%) | 87.2 | 165.3 | (+90%) |
| 12 | ▼ -2 | Internet Domain Service BS Corp | 2487 | 404,954 | 371,363 | (-8%) | 116.2 | 164.9 | (+42%) |
| 13 | ▼ -6 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,298,842 | (-3%) | 154.4 | 132.2 | (-14%) |
| 14 | ▼ -11 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 650,515 | 828,714 | (+27%) | 202.3 | 125.1 | (-38%) |
| 15 | ▲ +107 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,318,992 | (+20%) | 5.9 | 124.7 | (+2,013%) |
| 16 | ▲ +28 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,353,902 | 5,246,759 | (+21%) | 30.1 | 114.0 | (+279%) |
| 17 | ▼ -13 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,245,696 | (-24%) | 191.8 | 113.2 | (-41%) |
| 18 | N/R | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 17,400 | 67,514 | (+288%) | 27.6 | 112.0 | (+306%) |
| 19 | ▲ +154 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 263,050 | 154,766 | (-41%) | 1.3 | 109.4 | (+8,125%) |
| 20 | ▲ +2 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 158,260 | 302,409 | (+91%) | 67.9 | 104.0 | (+53%) |
* Indicates change over prior year
** Indicates not ranked in prior year; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Year over Year (May to April 2024)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 | May to April 2023 | May to April 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,452,651 | 4,629,000 | (+4%) | 63,472 | 83,013 | (+31%) |
| 2 | ▲ +10* | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,353,902 | 5,246,759 | (+21%) | 9,228 | 56,547 | (+513%) |
| 3 | ▲ +2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,664,751 | 65,960,522 | (0%) | 25,437 | 49,902 | (+96%) |
| 4 | ▲ +5 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 50,833 | 100,732 | (+98%) | 10,584 | 42,181 | (+299%) |
| 5 | ▲ +65 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 181,460 | 229,113 | (+26%) | 317 | 41,596 | (+13,022%) |
| 6 | ▼ -3 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,666,675 | 16,562,932 | (+13%) | 35,425 | 41,416 | (+17%) |
| 7 | ▼ -5 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,429,499 | 4,298,842 | (-3%) | 40,269 | 41,277 | (+3%) |
| 8 | ▲ +16 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,749,023 | 4,640,558 | (+69%) | 4,787 | 37,528 | (+684%) |
| 9 | ▲ +4 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,145,936 | 2,467,027 | (+115%) | 8,907 | 16,101 | (+81%) |
| 10 | ▲ +44 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,096,391 | 1,318,992 | (+20%) | 435 | 15,422 | (+3,445%) |
| 11 | ▲ +8 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 813,704 | 685,443 | (-16%) | 5,466 | 15,322 | (+180%) |
| 12 | ▼ -4 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 693,065 | 642,997 | (-7%) | 10,866 | 14,324 | (+32%) |
| 13 | ▲ +5 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,023,913 | 3,728,270 | (+23%) | 5,996 | 13,777 | (+130%) |
| 14 | ▲ +65 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 330,750 | 678,414 | (+105%) | 224 | 12,315 | (+5,398%) |
| 15 | — | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,680,797 | 10,022,289 | (+4%) | 6,971 | 12,110 | (+74%) |
| 16 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 825 | 189,118 | (+22,823%) | 106 | 12,084 | (+11,300%) |
| 17 | ▼ -6 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,239,904 | 3,818,637 | (-10%) | 9,609 | 11,775 | (+23%) |
| 18 | ▼ -14 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,633,675 | 1,245,696 | (-24%) | 29,598 | 11,692 | (-60%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,223,066 | 1,319,163 | (+8%) | 5,232 | 9,622 | (+84%) |
| 20 | ▼ -6 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 902,935 | 513,858 | (-43%) | 8,879 | 9,314 | (+5%) |
* Indicates change over prior year
** Indicates not ranked in prior year; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
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