Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs)
June 1,2024 - August 31,2024

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 (June to August 2024)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains ▼ Spam Domain Score
1 com 154,724,782 896,073 57.9
2 top 2,811,545 246,693 877.4
3 xyz 3,628,102 151,199 416.7
4 shop 3,161,163 102,793 325.2
5 cn 9,073,931 97,416 107.4
6 cc 1,363,369 96,148 705.2
7 vip 1,026,746 64,615 629.3
8 net 12,634,280 61,569 48.7
9 ru 5,644,026 58,480 103.6
10 club 610,966 54,683 895.0
11 bond 415,860 34,685 834.1
12 org 10,936,880 32,604 29.8
13 co 3,402,618 30,165 88.7
14 rest 55,237 28,309 5,125.0
15 app 723,041 22,246 307.7
16 info 3,532,577 20,993 59.4
17 online 3,115,081 16,645 53.4
18 life 402,906 16,056 398.5
19 live 539,286 13,452 249.4
20 pro 655,563 13,252 202.2

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (June to August 2024)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains Spam Domain Score ▼
1 rest 55,237 28,309 5,125.0
2 ooo 39,050 12,474 3,194.4
3 cam 42,639 10,406 2,440.5
4 wiki 71,539 10,280 1,437.0
5 wang 51,552 6,328 1,227.5
6 best 64,879 7,598 1,171.1
7 club 610,966 54,683 895.0
8 top 2,811,545 246,693 877.4
9 bond 415,860 34,685 834.1
10 cc 1,363,369 96,148 705.2
11 vip 1,026,746 64,615 629.3
12 ink 71,821 3,811 530.6
13 pics 62,032 2,743 442.2
14 xyz 3,628,102 151,199 416.7
15 tk 78,944 3,214 407.1
16 life 402,906 16,056 398.5
17 fit 35,986 1,240 344.6
18 mom 45,512 1,480 325.2
19 shop 3,161,163 102,793 325.2
20 buzz 313,185 10,183 325.1

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (June to August 2024)

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 154,724,782 503,207 32.5
2 top 2,811,545 215,097 765.1
3 xyz 3,628,102 125,383 345.6
4 shop 3,161,163 84,536 267.4
5 cc 1,363,369 81,769 599.8
6 vip 1,026,746 61,658 600.5
7 club 610,966 53,995 883.8
8 cn 9,073,931 39,044 43.0
9 bond 415,860 33,712 810.7
10 net 12,634,280 28,611 22.7
11 rest 55,237 27,563 4,990.0
12 ru 5,644,026 24,432 43.3
13 app 723,041 20,695 286.2
14 co 3,402,618 19,919 58.5
15 org 10,936,880 15,606 14.3
16 ooo 39,050 12,430 3,183.1
17 info 3,532,577 11,614 32.9
18 pro 655,563 11,279 172.1
19 online 3,115,081 10,768 34.6
20 life 402,906 10,712 265.9

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