Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs) September 1, 2023 - November 30, 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 (September to November 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 158,062,133 298,555 18.9
2 cn 7,972,119 52,002 65.2
3 top 2,649,646 41,213 155.5
4 online 2,820,239 38,605 136.9
5 net 12,920,723 34,136 26.4
6 site 1,440,235 28,951 201.0
7 tk 4,117,297 19,620 47.7
8 xyz 3,325,994 19,397 58.3
9 vip 836,174 18,938 226.5
10 ru 5,230,215 16,998 32.5
11 info 3,674,217 16,747 45.6
12 live 594,486 16,646 280.0
13 cf 1,190,094 10,445 87.8
14 uk 10,181,056 10,432 10.3
15 gq 960,381 10,047 104.6
16 shop 2,009,937 9,123 45.4
17 us 1,950,573 9,082 46.6
18 cc 1,096,235 7,668 70.0
19 org 10,779,064 7,024 6.5
20 xn--p1ai 718,863 6,783 94.4

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (September to November 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 34,373 1,357 394.8
2 live 594,486 16,646 280.0
3 vip 836,174 18,938 226.5
4 cam 32,488 678 208.7
5 site 1,440,235 28,951 201.0
6 tokyo 109,878 1,804 164.2
7 top 2,649,646 41,213 155.5
8 online 2,820,239 38,605 136.9
9 monster 77,031 1,009 131.0
10 quest 38,353 463 120.7
11 asia 301,379 3,480 115.5
12 ng 162,784 1,818 111.7
13 link 225,240 2,504 111.2
14 best 63,790 686 107.5
15 gq 960,381 10,047 104.6
16 su 102,795 1,066 103.7
17 life 366,913 3,796 103.5
18 xn--p1ai 718,863 6,783 94.4
19 bond 230,327 2,068 89.8
20 cf 1,190,094 10,445 87.8

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (September to November 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 158,062,133 148,466 9.4
2 top 2,649,646 39,229 148.1
3 online 2,820,239 33,655 119.3
4 site 1,440,235 26,664 185.1
5 net 12,920,723 22,975 17.8
6 vip 836,174 17,810 213.0
7 xyz 3,325,994 16,258 48.9
8 cn 7,972,119 13,746 17.2
9 live 594,486 11,037 185.7
10 info 3,674,217 10,197 27.8
11 shop 2,009,937 9,123 45.4
12 xn--p1ai 718,863 6,730 93.6
13 ru 5,230,215 6,657 12.7
14 us 1,950,573 5,188 26.6
15 cc 1,096,235 4,170 38.0
16 org 10,779,064 3,208 3.0
17 biz 1,268,099 3,005 23.7
18 asia 301,379 2,789 92.5
19 me 1,151,417 2,762 24.0
20 uk 10,181,056 2,694 2.7

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