Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs)
December 1,2022 - February 28,2023
We analyzed the spam domains to see how they were distributed across the top-level domains. For our analysis, we extract the Top-level Domain (e.g., com, xyz, uk) from the hostnames we found in spam reports. We then rank TLD operators based on the number of reported spam domains and a metric, spam score.
In the tables below, we rank TLDs that had the highest number of reported spam domains for the period. A complete list of TLDs where spam was reported for the quarter can be downloaded in CSV format from the Records page.
Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domains (December to February 2023)
TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains
Rank | TLD | Domains in TLD | Spam Domains ▼ | Spam Domain Score |
1 | com | 159,298,451 | 210,924 | 13.2 |
2 | cn | 7,110,414 | 36,832 | 51.8 |
3 | shop | 1,432,074 | 28,468 | 198.8 |
4 | info | 3,737,417 | 27,775 | 74.3 |
5 | top | 1,886,761 | 27,188 | 144.1 |
6 | live | 638,920 | 23,725 | 371.3 |
7 | net | 13,041,411 | 18,543 | 14.2 |
8 | tk | 5,075,260 | 15,943 | 31.4 |
9 | ml | 6,857,513 | 12,246 | 17.9 |
10 | click | 330,682 | 12,239 | 370.1 |
11 | xyz | 3,699,721 | 10,660 | 28.8 |
12 | ga | 8,923,398 | 10,274 | 11.5 |
13 | cfd | 119,973 | 9,647 | 804.1 |
14 | gq | 5,211,408 | 9,342 | 17.9 |
15 | biz | 1,351,094 | 8,436 | 62.4 |
16 | cf | 6,349,691 | 8,212 | 12.9 |
17 | us | 1,915,300 | 7,989 | 41.7 |
18 | online | 2,162,815 | 7,145 | 33.0 |
19 | me | 1,192,943 | 7,029 | 58.9 |
20 | org | 10,742,206 | 6,781 | 6.3 |
Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (December to February 2023)
TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains
Rank | TLD | Domains in TLD | Spam Domains | Spam Domain Score ▼ |
1 | beauty | 36,895 | 3,038 | 823.4 |
2 | cfd | 119,973 | 9,647 | 804.1 |
3 | fit | 42,454 | 1,790 | 421.6 |
4 | monster | 74,543 | 3,018 | 404.9 |
5 | live | 638,920 | 23,725 | 371.3 |
6 | click | 330,682 | 12,239 | 370.1 |
7 | pics | 36,633 | 1,132 | 309.0 |
8 | rest | 44,115 | 1,286 | 291.5 |
9 | sbs | 74,472 | 1,736 | 233.1 |
10 | shop | 1,432,074 | 28,468 | 198.8 |
11 | best | 44,390 | 857 | 193.1 |
12 | tokyo | 112,764 | 2,090 | 185.3 |
13 | fyi | 53,342 | 948 | 177.7 |
14 | quest | 58,872 | 952 | 161.7 |
15 | top | 1,886,761 | 27,188 | 144.1 |
16 | lol | 73,356 | 1,032 | 140.7 |
17 | homes | 42,148 | 514 | 122.0 |
18 | zone | 42,437 | 466 | 109.8 |
19 | buzz | 383,984 | 4,055 | 105.6 |
20 | support | 32,410 | 338 | 104.3 |
Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (December to February 2023)
TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains
Rank | TLD | Domains in TLD | Malicious Spam Domain Registrations ▼ |
Malicious Spam Domain Score |
1 | com | 159,298,451 | 110,915 | 7.0 |
2 | shop | 1,432,074 | 28,119 | 196.4 |
3 | top | 1,886,761 | 25,007 | 132.5 |
4 | info | 3,737,417 | 22,086 | 59.1 |
5 | live | 638,920 | 20,631 | 322.9 |
6 | net | 13,041,411 | 9,793 | 7.5 |
7 | cfd | 119,973 | 9,078 | 756.7 |
8 | click | 330,682 | 7,998 | 241.9 |
9 | biz | 1,351,094 | 6,709 | 49.7 |
10 | xyz | 3,699,721 | 6,544 | 17.7 |
11 | cn | 7,110,414 | 5,257 | 7.4 |
12 | online | 2,162,815 | 5,204 | 24.1 |
13 | site | 1,140,226 | 4,584 | 40.2 |
14 | us | 1,915,300 | 4,077 | 21.3 |
15 | org | 10,742,206 | 3,639 | 3.4 |
16 | me | 1,192,943 | 3,427 | 28.7 |
17 | buzz | 383,984 | 3,294 | 85.8 |
18 | monster | 74,543 | 2,622 | 351.7 |
19 | beauty | 36,895 | 2,391 | 648.1 |
20 | cc | 895,217 | 2,383 | 26.6 |
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