Spam Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
September 1,2024 - November 30,2024
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, 2024 - August 31, 2024 period to the ranking for the September 1,2024 - November 30,2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (September to November 2024)
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 2024 | September to November 2024 | June to August 2024 | September to November 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +2* | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,080,535 | 4,381,935 | (+7%) | 140,575 | 195,113 | (+39%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,666,123 | 65,284,586 | (-1%) | 300,163 | 182,153 | (-39%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,037,707 | 5,011,737 | (-1%) | 177,354 | 174,841 | (-1%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,591,413 | 4,496,523 | (-2%) | 134,800 | 137,669 | (+2%) |
| 5 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 17,371,563 | 17,611,278 | (+1%) | 106,779 | 117,700 | (+10%) |
| 6 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,708,225 | 5,735,442 | (0%) | 89,119 | 65,561 | (-26%) |
| 7 | ▲ +11 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,787,790 | 1,911,724 | (+7%) | 15,153 | 34,891 | (+130%) |
| 8 | ▲ +1 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 662,083 | 577,682 | (-13%) | 39,042 | 34,439 | (-12%) |
| 9 | ▲ +3 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 183,384 | 243,624 | (+33%) | 33,691 | 29,825 | (-11%) |
| 10 | ▲ +1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,263,680 | 4,155,094 | (-3%) | 34,285 | 29,702 | (-13%) |
| 11 | ▲ +5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,038,868 | 1,039,152 | (0%) | 20,389 | 29,225 | (+43%) |
| 12 | ▼ -5 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 871,266 | 1,277,501 | (+47%) | 64,578 | 28,931 | (-55%) |
| 13 | ▲ +4 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,212,502 | 2,182,026 | (-1%) | 17,582 | 28,414 | (+62%) |
| 14 | ▲ +1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,024,270 | 10,031,385 | (0%) | 20,620 | 16,273 | (-21%) |
| 15 | ▲ +16 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 2,925,676 | 3,360,853 | (+15%) | 9,139 | 11,055 | (+21%) |
| 16 | ▼ -2 | Wild West Domains, LLC | 440 | 2,390,874 | 2,354,203 | (-2%) | 21,985 | 10,708 | (-51%) |
| 17 | ▲ +11 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 683,569 | 656,084 | (-4%) | 9,742 | 10,212 | (+5%) |
| 18 | ▲ +8 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,321,408 | 1,253,494 | (-5%) | 10,467 | 9,917 | (-5%) |
| 19 | ▲ +10 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 302,659 | 332,148 | (+10%) | 9,287 | 9,864 | (+6%) |
| 20 | ▲ +2 | Realtime Register B.V. | 839 | 805,366 | 921,375 | (+14%) | 12,774 | 9,350 | (-27%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (September to November 2024)
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 2024 | September to November 2024 | June to August 2024 | September to November 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +2* | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 183,384 | 243,624 | (+33%) | 1,837.2 | 1,224.2 | (-33%) |
| 2 | ▲ +34 | Zhengzhou Century Connect Electronic Technology Development Co., Ltd | 2805 | 34,402 | 32,216 | (-6%) | 91.6 | 791.5 | (+764%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 66,269 | 104,152 | (+57%) | 2,106.9 | 751.8 | (-64%) |
| 4 | ▲ +3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 662,083 | 577,682 | (-13%) | 589.7 | 596.2 | (+1%) |
| 5 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 123,274 | 127,498 | (+3%) | 743.7 | 558.2 | (-25%) |
| 6 | ▲ +5 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,080,535 | 4,381,935 | (+7%) | 344.5 | 445.3 | (+29%) |
| 7 | ▼ -3 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 241,115 | 217,648 | (-10%) | 1,784.7 | 422.0 | (-76%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,037,707 | 5,011,737 | (-1%) | 352.1 | 348.9 | (-1%) |
| 9 | ▼ -1 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 195,301 | 151,862 | (-22%) | 560.7 | 347.8 | (-38%) |
| 10 | ▼ -9 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 45,198 | 54,598 | (+21%) | 2,197.4 | 323.1 | (-85%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,591,413 | 4,496,523 | (-2%) | 293.6 | 306.2 | (+4%) |
| 12 | — | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 302,659 | 332,148 | (+10%) | 306.9 | 297.0 | (-3%) |
| 13 | ▲ +6 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,038,868 | 1,039,152 | (0%) | 196.3 | 281.2 | (+43%) |
| 14 | ▲ +18 | MAFF Inc. | 817 | 56,509 | 42,095 | (-26%) | 97.0 | 235.4 | (+143%) |
| 15 | ▲ +6 | Media Elite Holdings Limited | 1114 | 66,765 | 77,610 | (+16%) | 173.0 | 232.6 | (+34%) |
| 16 | ▼ -10 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 871,266 | 1,277,501 | (+47%) | 741.2 | 226.5 | (-69%) |
| 17 | ▲ +5 | Hefei Juming Network Technology Co., Ltd | 3758 | 201,184 | 220,141 | (+9%) | 160.3 | 208.2 | (+30%) |
| 18 | ▼ -3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 390,037 | 333,221 | (-15%) | 286.1 | 183.8 | (-36%) |
| 19 | ▲ +19 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,787,790 | 1,911,724 | (+7%) | 84.8 | 182.5 | (+115%) |
| 20 | ▲ +5 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 231,208 | 246,841 | (+7%) | 143.9 | 160.6 | (+12%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (September to November 2024)
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 2024 | September to November 2024 | June to August 2024 | September to November 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +2* | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 4,080,535 | 4,381,935 | (+7%) | 114,389 | 176,962 | (+55%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,666,123 | 65,284,586 | (-1%) | 226,357 | 138,376 | (-39%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 5,037,707 | 5,011,737 | (-1%) | 128,605 | 137,838 | (+7%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,591,413 | 4,496,523 | (-2%) | 69,814 | 75,435 | (+8%) |
| 5 | ▲ +2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 17,371,563 | 17,611,278 | (+1%) | 47,206 | 71,982 | (+52%) |
| 6 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,708,225 | 5,735,442 | (0%) | 50,745 | 35,115 | (-31%) |
| 7 | ▲ +3 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 662,083 | 577,682 | (-13%) | 30,926 | 29,689 | (-4%) |
| 8 | ▲ +11 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,787,790 | 1,911,724 | (+7%) | 9,795 | 29,152 | (+198%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 183,384 | 243,624 | (+33%) | 28,260 | 26,721 | (-5%) |
| 10 | ▲ +6 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,212,502 | 2,182,026 | (-1%) | 12,786 | 22,809 | (+78%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,038,868 | 1,039,152 | (0%) | 15,779 | 22,166 | (+40%) |
| 12 | ▼ -7 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 871,266 | 1,277,501 | (+47%) | 57,966 | 18,914 | (-67%) |
| 13 | ▼ -1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,263,680 | 4,155,094 | (-3%) | 22,137 | 18,395 | (-17%) |
| 14 | ▲ +3 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,024,270 | 10,031,385 | (0%) | 12,392 | 9,324 | (-25%) |
| 15 | ▼ -2 | Wild West Domains, LLC | 440 | 2,390,874 | 2,354,203 | (-2%) | 20,093 | 9,255 | (-54%) |
| 16 | ▲ +13 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 683,569 | 656,084 | (-4%) | 5,414 | 8,465 | (+56%) |
| 17 | ▲ +15 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,321,408 | 1,253,494 | (-5%) | 4,852 | 7,774 | (+60%) |
| 18 | ▲ +5 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 302,659 | 332,148 | (+10%) | 6,879 | 7,229 | (+5%) |
| 19 | ▼ -11 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 241,115 | 217,648 | (-10%) | 33,930 | 7,137 | (-79%) |
| 20 | ▲ +7 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 123,274 | 127,498 | (+3%) | 5,560 | 6,124 | (+10%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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