Spam Activity: Domain Registrars Quarter over Quarter Comparison: September 1, 2023 - November 30, 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 June 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023 period to the ranking for the September 1,2023 - November 30,2023 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (September to November 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 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 13,118,595 | 15,904,537 | (+21%) | 191,553 | 127,836 | (-33%) |
| 2 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 63,947,110 | 65,929,160 | (+3%) | 75,530 | 70,305 | (-7%) |
| 3 | ▲ +1* | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 3,510,535 | 4,610,147 | (+31%) | 51,161 | 43,098 | (-16%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 3,808,294 | 4,925,473 | (+29%) | 52,882 | 40,810 | (-23%) |
| 5 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 3,191,811 | 3,912,740 | (+23%) | 26,357 | 35,554 | (+35%) |
| 6 | ▲ +3 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,149,398 | 4,386,091 | (+6%) | 16,155 | 17,424 | (+8%) |
| 7 | ▲ +4 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 2,645,831 | 3,324,720 | (+26%) | 10,456 | 17,284 | (+65%) |
| 8 | ▲ +5 | Hong Kong Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3855 | 689,963 | 600,855 | (-13%) | 7,573 | 17,030 | (+125%) |
| 9 | ▲ +10 | Squarespace Domains II LLC | 895 | 9,161,797 | 9,709,899 | (+6%) | 4,883 | 15,413 | (+216%) |
| 10 | ▼ -2 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,117,116 | 1,246,245 | (+12%) | 16,465 | 9,470 | (-42%) |
| 11 | ▲ +37 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 106,134 | 215,247 | (+103%) | 1,044 | 8,094 | (+675%) |
| 12 | ▲ +3 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 1,756,604 | 3,061,775 | (+74%) | 7,480 | 8,023 | (+7%) |
| 13 | ▲ +1 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 628,863 | 656,580 | (+4%) | 7,537 | 7,652 | (+2%) |
| 14 | ▼ -4 | DNSPod, Inc. | 1697 | 819,701 | 1,058,210 | (+29%) | 13,304 | 5,923 | (-55%) |
| 15 | ▲ +54 | Cloud Yuqu LLC | 3824 | 321,154 | 314,823 | (-2%) | 320 | 5,621 | (+1,657%) |
| 16 | ▲ +5 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,119,387 | 1,855,335 | (+66%) | 4,766 | 4,335 | (-9%) |
| 17 | ▲ +30 | Cloudflare, Inc. | 1910 | 887,836 | 1,093,714 | (+23%) | 1,072 | 4,263 | (+298%) |
| 18 | ▲ +5 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,375,318 | 9,811,690 | (+5%) | 4,608 | 4,179 | (-9%) |
| 19 | ▲ +9 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 508,181 | 623,743 | (+23%) | 3,334 | 3,508 | (+5%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 742,250 | 781,425 | (+5%) | 5,895 | 3,279 | (-44%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (September to November 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 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +18* | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 106,134 | 215,247 | (+103%) | 98.4 | 376 | (+282%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 33,712 | 83,014 | (+146%) | 1998.1 | 359.5 | (-82%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 53,443 | 83,229 | (+56%) | 643.7 | 344.4 | (-47%) |
| 4 | ▲ +14 | Hong Kong Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3855 | 689,963 | 600,855 | (-13%) | 109.8 | 283.4 | (+158%) |
| 5 | N/R** | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 29,379 | 42,407 | (+44%) | 145.7 | 183.7 | (+26%) |
| 6 | ▲ +69 | Cloud Yuqu LLC | 3824 | 321,154 | 314,823 | (-2%) | 10 | 178.5 | (+1,693%) |
| 7 | ▲ +9 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 628,863 | 656,580 | (+4%) | 119.9 | 116.5 | (-3%) |
| 8 | ▲ +3 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 3,510,535 | 4,610,147 | (+31%) | 145.7 | 93.5 | (-36%) |
| 9 | ▲ +11 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 3,191,811 | 3,912,740 | (+23%) | 82.6 | 90.9 | (+10%) |
| 10 | ▲ +4 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 3,808,294 | 4,925,473 | (+29%) | 138.9 | 82.9 | (-40%) |
| 11 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 13,118,595 | 15,904,537 | (+21%) | 146 | 80.4 | (-45%) |
| 12 | ▼ -3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,117,116 | 1,246,245 | (+12%) | 147.4 | 76 | (-48%) |
| 13 | ▼ -1 | Leascend Technology Co., Ltd. | 1316 | 330,444 | 368,015 | (+11%) | 144.8 | 74.7 | (-48%) |
| 14 | ▲ +9 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 99,619 | 111,412 | (+12%) | 79.6 | 74.1 | (-7%) |
| 15 | ▲ +16 | Hongkong Domain Name Information Management Co., Ltd. | 2251 | 177,594 | 136,386 | (-23%) | 46.2 | 68.9 | (+49%) |
| 16 | ▲ +13 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 247,996 | 219,902 | (-11%) | 51.7 | 65.2 | (+26%) |
| 17 | ▲ +5 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 86,061 | 97,270 | (+13%) | 80.2 | 59.3 | (-26%) |
| 18 | ▼ -14 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 32,859 | 139,105 | (+323%) | 249.3 | 57.8 | (-77%) |
| 19 | ▼ -6 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 236,399 | 278,678 | (+18%) | 141.4 | 56.5 | (-60%) |
| 20 | ▲ +5 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 508,181 | 623,743 | (+23%) | 65.6 | 56.2 | (-14%) |
* 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 (September to November 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 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 | June to August 2023 | September to November 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 13,118,595 | 15,904,537 | (+21%) | 116,868 | 81,299 | (-30%) |
| 2 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 63,947,110 | 65,929,160 | (+3%) | 46,947 | 39,722 | (-15%) |
| 3 | ▲ +1* | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 3,510,535 | 4,610,147 | (+31%) | 31,994 | 26,115 | (-18%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 3,808,294 | 4,925,473 | (+29%) | 36,338 | 23,797 | (-35%) |
| 5 | ▲ +4 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 3,191,811 | 3,912,740 | (+23%) | 9,544 | 14,130 | (+48%) |
| 6 | ▲ +18 | Hong Kong Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3855 | 689,963 | 600,855 | (-13%) | 2,641 | 13,243 | (+401%) |
| 7 | ▲ +15 | Squarespace Domains II LLC | 895 | 9,161,797 | 9,709,899 | (+6%) | 2,716 | 12,936 | (+376%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,149,398 | 4,386,091 | (+6%) | 8,831 | 11,288 | (+28%) |
| 9 | ▲ +4 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 2,645,831 | 3,324,720 | (+26%) | 6,075 | 10,726 | (+77%) |
| 10 | ▲ +25 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 106,134 | 215,247 | (+103%) | 886 | 7,964 | (+799%) |
| 11 | ▲ +61 | Cloud Yuqu LLC | 3824 | 321,154 | 314,823 | (-2%) | 88 | 5,258 | (+5,875%) |
| 12 | ▼ -4 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,117,116 | 1,246,245 | (+12%) | 9,818 | 5,136 | (-48%) |
| 13 | ▼ -6 | DNSPod, Inc. | 1697 | 819,701 | 1,058,210 | (+29%) | 10,027 | 4,030 | (-60%) |
| 14 | ▲ +28 | Cloudflare, Inc. | 1910 | 887,836 | 1,093,714 | (+23%) | 430 | 3,761 | (+775%) |
| 15 | ▼ -1 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 1,756,604 | 3,061,775 | (+74%) | 4,154 | 3,108 | (-25%) |
| 16 | ▲ +3 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 1,119,387 | 1,855,335 | (+66%) | 3,101 | 2,973 | (-4%) |
| 17 | ▼ -5 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 33,712 | 83,014 | (+146%) | 6,617 | 2,560 | (-61%) |
| 18 | ▲ +2 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 53,443 | 83,229 | (+56%) | 3,056 | 2,459 | (-20%) |
| 19 | ▼ -3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 628,863 | 656,580 | (+4%) | 3,851 | 2,410 | (-37%) |
| 20 | ▲ +3 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,375,318 | 9,811,690 | (+5%) | 2,671 | 2,080 | (-22%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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