Spam Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs) December 1,2023 - February 29,2024

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 (December to February 2024)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains ▼ Spam Domain Score
1 com 157,517,241 261,336 16.6
2 cn 7,968,520 47,829 60.0
3 top 2,687,971 43,615 162.3
4 xyz 3,304,154 26,073 78.9
5 net 12,840,201 23,151 18.0
6 info 3,599,724 18,180 50.5
7 shop 2,370,659 14,890 62.8
8 site 1,526,552 12,544 82.2
9 ru 5,415,296 11,387 21.0
10 us 1,941,800 10,263 52.9
11 cc 1,131,161 9,791 86.6
12 tk 72,482 9,529 1,314.7
13 club 586,557 9,086 154.9
14 sbs 536,396 8,342 155.5
15 online 3,002,603 7,903 26.3
16 org 10,801,063 7,564 7.0
17 live 574,548 6,876 119.7
18 cfd 984,518 6,542 66.5
19 vip 866,736 5,402 62.3
20 uk 10,173,905 5,140 5.1

Ranking of TLDs by Spam Domain Score (December to February 2024)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 spam domains

Rank TLD Domains in TLD Spam Domains Spam Domain Score ▼
1 best 65,551 2,858 436.0
2 pics 66,668 1,317 197.6
3 media 81,490 1,399 171.7
4 top 2,687,971 43,615 162.3
5 sbs 536,396 8,342 155.5
6 club 586,557 9,086 154.9
7 bond 261,229 3,699 141.6
8 ng 170,841 2,164 126.7
9 quest 41,830 502 120.0
10 live 574,548 6,876 119.7
11 asia 309,877 3,691 119.1
12 cam 35,018 362 103.4
13 support 35,491 364 102.6
14 click 533,340 4,872 91.4
15 mom 44,624 400 89.6
16 fit 33,753 297 88.0
17 cc 1,131,161 9,791 86.6
18 homes 67,751 563 83.1
19 site 1,526,552 12,544 82.2
20 icu 397,934 3,200 80.4

Ranking of TLDs by Malicious Spam Domains (December to February 2024)

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 157,517,241 136,181 8.7
2 top 2,687,971 42,437 157.9
3 xyz 3,304,154 21,849 66.1
4 shop 2,370,659 14,867 62.7
5 info 3,599,724 11,925 33.1
6 cn 7,968,520 10,870 13.6
7 site 1,526,552 9,974 65.3
8 net 12,840,201 9,356 7.3
9 club 586,557 8,543 145.7
10 sbs 536,396 7,252 135.2
11 ru 5,415,296 6,690 12.4
12 cc 1,131,161 6,525 57.7
13 us 1,941,800 6,378 32.9
14 online 3,002,603 5,402 18.0
15 cfd 984,518 5,001 50.8
16 vip 866,736 4,764 55.0
17 live 574,548 4,123 71.8
18 org 10,801,063 3,967 3.7
19 click 533,340 3,794 71.1
20 bond 261,229 3,635 139.2

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