Spam Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
June 1,2023 - August 31,2023
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 March 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023 period to the ranking for the June 1,2023 - August 31,2023 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (June to August 2023)
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 | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,898,645 | 13,118,595 | (-12%) | 204,615 | 191,553 | (-6%) |
| 2 | ▲ +1* | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 66,023,521 | 63,947,110 | (-3%) | 71,828 | 75,530 | (+5%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,400,589 | 3,808,294 | (-13%) | 74,475 | 52,882 | (-29%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,479,798 | 3,510,535 | (-22%) | 64,035 | 51,161 | (-20%) |
| 5 | ▲ +1 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,875,088 | 3,191,811 | (+11%) | 28,665 | 26,357 | (-8%) |
| 6 | ▲ +24 | Xin Net Technology Corporation | 120 | 1,329,377 | 1,211,715 | (-9%) | 2,710 | 24,498 | (+804%) |
| 7 | ▲ +17 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,646,782 | 905,272 | (-45%) | 4,725 | 23,594 | (+399%) |
| 8 | — | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,210,255 | 1,117,116 | (-8%) | 15,012 | 16,465 | (+10%) |
| 9 | ▼ -4 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,513,444 | 4,149,398 | (-8%) | 30,346 | 16,155 | (-47%) |
| 10 | ▲ +5 | DNSPod, Inc. | 1697 | 1,090,739 | 819,701 | (-25%) | 8,299 | 13,304 | (+60%) |
| 11 | ▼ -4 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,069,837 | 2,645,831 | (-14%) | 25,410 | 10,456 | (-59%) |
| 12 | ▲ +62 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,093,979 | 1,041,803 | (-5%) | 386 | 8,471 | (+2,095%) |
| 13 | — | Hong Kong Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3855 | 681,305 | 689,963 | (+1%) | 10,204 | 7,573 | (-26%) |
| 14 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 776,136 | 628,863 | (-19%) | 9,252 | 7,537 | (-19%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 2,990,880 | 1,756,604 | (-41%) | 11,485 | 7,480 | (-35%) |
| 16 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 1,185 | 33,712 | (+2,745%) | 1,009 | 6,736 | (+568%) |
| 17 | ▼ -7 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 726,440 | 742,250 | (+2%) | 12,407 | 5,895 | (-52%) |
| 18 | ▼ -7 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,180,672 | 2,004,392 | (-8%) | 11,784 | 5,176 | (-56%) |
| 19 | ▲ +1 | Google LLC | 895 | 8,842,264 | 9,161,797 | (+4%) | 5,461 | 4,883 | (-11%) |
| 20 | ▲ +35 | Xiamen 35.Com Technology Co., Ltd. | 1316 | 317,893 | 330,444 | (+4%) | 795 | 4,784 | (+502%) |
* 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 (June to August 2023)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Spam Domain Score | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 1,185 | 33,712 | (+2,745%) | 8514.8 | 1998.1 | (-77%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1* | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 56,948 | 53,443 | (-6%) | 893.3 | 643.7 | (-28%) |
| 3 | ▲ +47 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,646,782 | 905,272 | (-45%) | 28.7 | 260.6 | (+808%) |
| 4 | N/R | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 505 | 32,859 | (+6,407%) | 40257.4 | 249.3 | (-99%) |
| 5 | ▲ +54 | Xin Net Technology Corporation | 120 | 1,329,377 | 1,211,715 | (-9%) | 20.4 | 202.2 | (+892%) |
| 6 | ▲ +158 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 208,849 | 194,869 | (-7%) | 1.3 | 174.6 | (+12,932%) |
| 7 | ▲ +13 | DNSPod, Inc. | 1697 | 1,090,739 | 819,701 | (-25%) | 76.1 | 162.3 | (+113%) |
| 8 | ▲ +45 | West263 International Limited | 1915 | 589,313 | 316,476 | (-46%) | 25.4 | 150.3 | (+492%) |
| 9 | ▲ +3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,210,255 | 1,117,116 | (-8%) | 124 | 147.4 | (+19%) |
| 10 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,898,645 | 13,118,595 | (-12%) | 137.3 | 146 | (+6%) |
| 11 | ▼ -2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,479,798 | 3,510,535 | (-22%) | 142.9 | 145.7 | (+2%) |
| 12 | ▲ +44 | Xiamen 35.Com Technology Co., Ltd. | 1316 | 317,893 | 330,444 | (+4%) | 25 | 144.8 | (+479%) |
| 13 | ▼ -11 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 175,135 | 236,399 | (+35%) | 226.6 | 141.4 | (-38%) |
| 14 | ▼ -9 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,400,589 | 3,808,294 | (-13%) | 169.2 | 138.9 | (-18%) |
| 15 | ▲ +56 | Blue Razor Domains, LLC | 612 | 63,014 | 33,103 | (-47%) | 16.2 | 120.5 | (+644%) |
| 16 | ▼ -3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 776,136 | 628,863 | (-19%) | 119.2 | 119.9 | (+1%) |
| 17 | ▲ +14 | Jiangsu Bangning Science & technology Co. Ltd. | 1469 | 351,975 | 204,406 | (-42%) | 42.2 | 111.4 | (+164%) |
| 18 | ▼ -11 | Hong Kong Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3855 | 681,305 | 689,963 | (+1%) | 149.8 | 109.8 | (-27%) |
| 19 | ▲ +3 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 189,505 | 106,134 | (-44%) | 65.7 | 98.4 | (+50%) |
| 20 | ▼ -4 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,875,088 | 3,191,811 | (+11%) | 99.7 | 82.6 | (-17%) |
* 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 (June to August 2023)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 spam domains
| Domains under Management | Malicious Domain Registrations | ||||||||
| Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 | March to May 2023 | June to August 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,898,645 | 13,118,595 | (-12%) | 90,441 | 116,868 | (+29%) |
| 2 | ▲ +1* | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 66,023,521 | 63,947,110 | (-3%) | 41,732 | 46,947 | (+12%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,400,589 | 3,808,294 | (-13%) | 49,313 | 36,338 | (-26%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,479,798 | 3,510,535 | (-22%) | 32,213 | 31,994 | (-1%) |
| 5 | ▲ +25 | Xin Net Technology Corporation | 120 | 1,329,377 | 1,211,715 | (-9%) | 1,119 | 23,050 | (+1,960%) |
| 6 | ▲ +17 | Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | 1556 | 1,646,782 | 905,272 | (-45%) | 2,557 | 13,555 | (+430%) |
| 7 | ▲ +7 | DNSPod, Inc. | 1697 | 1,090,739 | 819,701 | (-25%) | 5,036 | 10,027 | (+99%) |
| 8 | ▲ +3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,210,255 | 1,117,116 | (-8%) | 6,496 | 9,818 | (+51%) |
| 9 | ▼ -3 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,875,088 | 3,191,811 | (+11%) | 16,684 | 9,544 | (-43%) |
| 10 | ▼ -3 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,513,444 | 4,149,398 | (-8%) | 14,713 | 8,831 | (-40%) |
| 11 | ▲ +59 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,093,979 | 1,041,803 | (-5%) | 118 | 7,073 | (+5,894%) |
| 12 | N/R** | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 1,185 | 33,712 | (+2,745%) | 928 | 6,617 | (+613%) |
| 13 | ▼ -8 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,069,837 | 2,645,831 | (-14%) | 18,054 | 6,075 | (-66%) |
| 14 | ▼ -5 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 2,990,880 | 1,756,604 | (-41%) | 8,972 | 4,154 | (-54%) |
| 15 | ▲ +29 | Xiamen 35.Com Technology Co., Ltd. | 1316 | 317,893 | 330,444 | (+4%) | 403 | 3,998 | (+892%) |
| 16 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 776,136 | 628,863 | (-19%) | 4,277 | 3,851 | (-10%) |
| 17 | ▲ +114 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 208,849 | 194,869 | (-7%) | 18 | 3,350 | (+18,511%) |
| 18 | ▼ -8 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 726,440 | 742,250 | (+2%) | 6,943 | 3,283 | (-53%) |
| 19 | ▲ +1 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,266,481 | 1,119,387 | (-12%) | 2,719 | 3,101 | (+14%) |
| 20 | ▼ -5 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 56,948 | 53,443 | (-6%) | 4,524 | 3,056 | (-32%) |
* 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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