Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs)
September 1,2022 - November 30,2022

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 (September to November 2022)

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

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains ▼ Spam Domain Score
1 com 159,378,900 198,329 12.4
2 cn 7,486,938 46,773 62.5
3 info 3,687,690 36,370 98.6
4 top 1,853,562 30,932 166.9
5 net 13,077,249 20,772 15.9
6 tk 5,901,385 17,123 29.0
7 ml 6,651,866 16,188 24.3
8 co 3,438,347 15,985 46.5
9 me 1,175,466 14,784 125.8
10 live 637,773 12,835 201.3
11 xyz 4,061,505 11,534 28.4
12 ga 8,754,255 9,716 11.1
13 link 188,282 9,534 506.4
14 click 261,841 9,178 350.5
15 cf 6,239,263 8,347 13.4
16 us 1,891,380 8,238 43.6
17 gq 5,116,670 8,199 16.0
18 uk 10,556,527 6,187 5.9
19 biz 1,374,603 6,149 44.7
20 ru 4,900,700 6,107 12.5

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (September to November 2022)

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

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains Spam Domain Score ▼
1 beauty 30,626 1,625 530.6
2 link 188,282 9,534 506.4
3 fit 45,565 2,246 492.9
4 click 261,841 9,178 350.5
5 rest 43,875 1,481 337.6
6 bond 36,742 1,121 305.1
7 sbs 64,269 1,391 216.4
8 live 637,773 12,835 201.3
9 cfd 135,950 2,285 168.1
10 top 1,853,562 30,932 166.9
11 monster 87,055 1,302 149.6
12 work 240,255 3,567 148.5
13 fyi 49,706 689 138.6
14 me 1,175,466 14,784 125.8
15 support 32,125 342 106.5
16 info 3,687,690 36,370 98.6
17 buzz 549,166 5,395 98.2
18 digital 123,845 1,103 89.1
19 lol 53,825 478 88.8
20 email 111,567 973 87.2

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (September to November 2022)

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 159,378,900 87,485 5.5
2 info 3,687,690 31,669 85.9
3 top 1,853,562 27,291 147.2
4 cn 7,486,938 15,890 21.2
5 me 1,175,466 11,155 94.9
6 live 637,773 10,113 158.6
7 link 188,282 8,768 465.7
8 net 13,077,249 8,294 6.3
9 click 261,841 7,616 290.9
10 xyz 4,061,505 6,604 16.3
11 icu 963,647 4,550 47.2
12 shop 1,295,542 4,438 34.3
13 site 1,084,754 4,404 40.6
14 us 1,891,380 4,254 22.5
15 biz 1,374,603 3,674 26.7
16 co 3,438,347 3,588 10.4
17 buzz 549,166 3,222 58.7
18 online 2,018,042 2,880 14.3
19 work 240,255 2,713 112.9
20 club 661,595 2,597 39.3

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