Spam Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: December 1,2024 - February 28,2025
For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether spam activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify suspicious concentrations of spam domains reported in registrar domain portfolios, and can identify registrars where phishers flock to purchase and manage spam domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.
In the table below, we use the measurement reported spam domains to compare the rankings of registrars during the September 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024 period to the ranking for the December 1,2024 - February 28,2025 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Number of Spam Domains | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,381,935 | 4,773,467 | (+9%) | 195,113 | 403,250 | (+107%) |
| 2 | ▲ +92* | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 904,490 | 1,154,412 | (+28%) | 231 | 320,887 | (+138,812%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,284,586 | 64,987,396 | (-0%) | 182,153 | 297,861 | (+64%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,011,737 | 4,986,740 | (-0%) | 174,841 | 272,827 | (+56%) |
| 5 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 17,611,278 | 18,281,060 | (+4%) | 117,700 | 272,254 | (+131%) |
| 6 | ▼ -2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,496,523 | 4,500,512 | (0%) | 137,669 | 182,678 | (+33%) |
| 7 | ▲ +5 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 1,277,501 | 1,632,318 | (+28%) | 28,931 | 102,521 | (+254%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,735,442 | 5,620,341 | (-2%) | 65,561 | 76,943 | (+17%) |
| 9 | ▼ -1 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 577,682 | 647,283 | (+12%) | 34,439 | 65,541 | (+90%) |
| 10 | ▼ -1 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 243,624 | 290,243 | (+19%) | 29,825 | 61,590 | (+107%) |
| 11 | ▲ +7 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,253,494 | 1,226,302 | (-2%) | 9,917 | 49,953 | (+404%) |
| 12 | ▲ +2 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,031,385 | 10,159,586 | (+1%) | 16,273 | 45,262 | (+178%) |
| 13 | N/R** | Global Domains International, Inc. DBA DomainCostClub.com | 1463 | 98,645 | 83,131 | (-16%) | 19 | 39,418 | (+207,363%) |
| 14 | ▼ -4 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,155,094 | 4,014,135 | (-3%) | 29,702 | 38,729 | (+30%) |
| 15 | ▼ -4 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,039,152 | 1,040,041 | (0%) | 29,225 | 30,834 | (+6%) |
| 16 | ▼ -3 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,182,026 | 2,173,677 | (-0%) | 28,414 | 28,328 | (-0%) |
| 17 | ▲ +11 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 3,610,396 | 3,589,335 | (-1%) | 5,871 | 26,085 | (+344%) |
| 18 | ▼ -11 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,911,724 | 2,021,515 | (+6%) | 34,891 | 25,795 | (-26%) |
| 19 | ▲ +69 | Stichting Registrar of Last Resort Foundation | 2482 | 248,721 | 251,375 | (+1%) | 275 | 24,420 | (+8,780%) |
| 20 | ▲ +1 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 217,648 | 227,025 | (+4%) | 9,184 | 24,037 | (+162%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Spam Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | N/R** | Global Domains International, Inc. DBA DomainCostClub.com | 1463 | 98,645 | 83,131 | (-16%) | 1.9 | 4,741.7 | (+245,582%) |
| 2 | ▲ +135* | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 904,490 | 1,154,412 | (+28%) | 2.6 | 2,779.7 | (+108,906%) |
| 3 | ▼ -2 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 243,624 | 290,243 | (+19%) | 1,224.2 | 2,122.0 | (+73%) |
| 4 | ▲ +6 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 54,598 | 46,177 | (-15%) | 323.1 | 1,840.7 | (+470%) |
| 5 | ▲ +4 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 151,862 | 59,956 | (-61%) | 347.8 | 1,822.2 | (+424%) |
| 6 | ▼ -3 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 104,152 | 109,871 | (+5%) | 751.8 | 1,292.4 | (+72%) |
| 7 | — | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 217,648 | 227,025 | (+4%) | 422.0 | 1,058.8 | (+151%) |
| 8 | ▼ -4 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 577,682 | 647,283 | (+12%) | 596.2 | 1,012.6 | (+70%) |
| 9 | ▲ +78 | Stichting Registrar of Last Resort Foundation | 2482 | 248,721 | 251,375 | (+1%) | 11.1 | 971.5 | (+8,684%) |
| 10 | ▼ -5 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 127,498 | 133,987 | (+5%) | 558.2 | 954.9 | (+71%) |
| 11 | ▼ -5 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,381,935 | 4,773,467 | (+9%) | 445.3 | 844.8 | (+90%) |
| 12 | ▲ +4 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 1,277,501 | 1,632,318 | (+28%) | 226.5 | 628.1 | (+177%) |
| 13 | ▼ -11 | Zhengzhou Century Connect Electronic Technology Development Co., Ltd | 2805 | 32,216 | 47,875 | (+49%) | 791.5 | 625.0 | (-21%) |
| 14 | N/R | Reserved for historic use by Registry Operator acting as Registrar | 8888888 | 37,452 | 37,452 | (0%) | 1.6 | 556.5 | (+34,678%) |
| 15 | ▼ -7 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,011,737 | 4,986,740 | (-0%) | 348.9 | 547.1 | (+57%) |
| 16 | ▲ +63 | Gransy, s.r.o. | 1505 | 269,245 | 249,120 | (-7%) | 13.7 | 496.8 | (+3,526%) |
| 17 | ▲ +116 | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. | 418 | 261,755 | 307,696 | (+18%) | 2.9 | 461.2 | (+15,802%) |
| 18 | ▲ +8 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 329,406 | 324,722 | (-1%) | 116.1 | 451.6 | (+289%) |
| 19 | ▼ -1 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 333,221 | 274,549 | (-18%) | 183.8 | 420.6 | (+129%) |
| 20 | ▲ +12 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,253,494 | 1,226,302 | (-2%) | 79.1 | 407.4 | (+415%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 2025)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 | September to November 2024 | December to February 2025 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,381,935 | 4,773,467 | (+9%) | 176,962 | 362,424 | (+105%) |
| 2 | ▲ +76* | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 904,490 | 1,154,412 | (+28%) | 171 | 314,926 | (+184,067%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,284,586 | 64,987,396 | (-0%) | 138,376 | 238,489 | (+72%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,011,737 | 4,986,740 | (-0%) | 137,838 | 215,839 | (+57%) |
| 5 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 17,611,278 | 18,281,060 | (+4%) | 71,982 | 187,275 | (+160%) |
| 6 | ▼ -2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,496,523 | 4,500,512 | (0%) | 75,435 | 131,623 | (+74%) |
| 7 | ▲ +5 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 1,277,501 | 1,632,318 | (+28%) | 18,914 | 88,862 | (+370%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 577,682 | 647,283 | (+12%) | 29,689 | 53,163 | (+79%) |
| 9 | — | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 243,624 | 290,243 | (+19%) | 26,721 | 52,169 | (+95%) |
| 10 | ▼ -4 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,735,442 | 5,620,341 | (-2%) | 35,115 | 47,276 | (+35%) |
| 11 | ▲ +6 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,253,494 | 1,226,302 | (-2%) | 7,774 | 44,585 | (+474%) |
| 12 | N/R** | Global Domains International, Inc. DBA DomainCostClub.com | 1463 | 98,645 | 83,131 | (-16%) | 5 | 36,804 | (+735,980%) |
| 13 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,155,094 | 4,014,135 | (-3%) | 18,395 | 25,268 | (+37%) |
| 14 | ▼ -4 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,182,026 | 2,173,677 | (-0%) | 22,809 | 23,395 | (+3%) |
| 15 | ▼ -4 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,039,152 | 1,040,041 | (0%) | 22,166 | 20,540 | (-7%) |
| 16 | ▲ +3 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 217,648 | 227,025 | (+4%) | 7,137 | 20,325 | (+185%) |
| 17 | ▼ -9 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,911,724 | 2,021,515 | (+6%) | 29,152 | 18,983 | (-35%) |
| 18 | ▼ -4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,031,385 | 10,159,586 | (+1%) | 9,324 | 12,962 | (+39%) |
| 19 | ▼ -4 | Wild West Domains, LLC | 440 | 2,354,203 | 2,336,345 | (-1%) | 9,255 | 11,757 | (+27%) |
| 20 | ▲ +15 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 329,406 | 324,722 | (-1%) | 2,066 | 11,596 | (+461%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of spam domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking
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