Spam Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
December 1,2022 - February 28,2023
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 December 1,2022 - February 28,2023 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 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 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,357,356 | 14,625,345 | (+2%) | 92,898 | 75,900 | (-18%) |
| 2 | — | GMO Internet, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,731,460 | 4,534,589 | (-4%) | 43,141 | 60,608 | (+40%) |
| 3 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,500,025 | 4,471,576 | (-1%) | 33,482 | 39,583 | (+18%) |
| 4 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,346,958 | 65,685,553 | (+1%) | 24,277 | 27,318 | (+13%) |
| 5 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,692,243 | 4,644,623 | (-1%) | 11,446 | 14,670 | (+28%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2* | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,390,617 | 4,318,500 | (-2%) | 9,287 | 12,001 | (+29%) |
| 7 | — | Dynadot, LLC | 472 | 3,125,165 | 3,131,584 | (0%) | 9,517 | 11,004 | (+16%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,558,932 | 1,378,542 | (-12%) | 10,270 | 10,549 | (+3%) |
| 9 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,078,050 | 2,536,937 | (+22%) | 8,645 | 9,669 | (+12%) |
| 10 | — | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,498,698 | 1,596,501 | (+7%) | 7,299 | 7,568 | (+4%) |
| 11 | — | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,260,934 | 3,305,887 | (+1%) | 6,885 | 6,812 | (-1%) |
| 12 | ▲ +3 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,175,485 | 915,070 | (-22%) | 3,193 | 5,783 | (+81%) |
| 13 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 927,644 | 1,035,311 | (+12%) | 4,207 | 5,667 | (+35%) |
| 14 | ▼ -1 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,200,671 | 2,187,690 | (-1%) | 4,513 | 5,569 | (+23%) |
| 15 | ▲ +4 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,021,684 | 1,076,760 | (+5%) | 2,810 | 3,810 | (+36%) |
| 16 | ▲ +1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,718,212 | 9,696,631 | (-0%) | 3,161 | 3,677 | (+16%) |
| 17 | ▼ -1 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 35,801 | 44,505 | (+24%) | 3,181 | 3,372 | (+6%) |
| 18 | ▼ -6 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 850,664 | 955,810 | (+12%) | 5,622 | 3,174 | (-44%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | Google LLC | 895 | 7,842,634 | 8,284,846 | (+6%) | 2,052 | 2,930 | (+43%) |
| 20 | — | Key-Systems GmbH | 269 | 1,945,055 | 1,997,542 | (+3%) | 2,779 | 2,535 | (-9%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 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 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 35,801 | 44,505 | (+24%) | 888.5 | 757.7 | (-15%) |
| 2 | ▲ +1* | GMO Internet, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,731,460 | 4,534,589 | (-4%) | 91.2 | 133.7 | (+47%) |
| 3 | ▲ +3 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 89,293 | 130,356 | (+46%) | 70 | 90.8 | (+30%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,500,025 | 4,471,576 | (-1%) | 74.4 | 88.5 | (+19%) |
| 5 | ▲ +3 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,558,932 | 1,378,542 | (-12%) | 65.9 | 76.5 | (+16%) |
| 6 | ▲ +21 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,175,485 | 915,070 | (-22%) | 27.2 | 63.2 | (+133%) |
| 7 | ▼ -5 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 178,624 | 187,783 | (+5%) | 165.8 | 61.9 | (-63%) |
| 8 | ▲ +30 | Hello Internet Corp. | 1924 | 33,107 | 40,505 | (+22%) | 20.5 | 56.8 | (+176%) |
| 9 | ▲ +3 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 927,644 | 1,035,311 | (+12%) | 45.4 | 54.7 | (+21%) |
| 10 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,357,356 | 14,625,345 | (+2%) | 64.7 | 51.9 | (-20%) |
| 11 | — | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,498,698 | 1,596,501 | (+7%) | 48.7 | 47.4 | (-3%) |
| 12 | ▲ +48 | Netowl, Inc. | 1557 | 508,830 | 523,179 | (+3%) | 14 | 40.2 | (+188%) |
| 13 | ▲ +3 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 339,340 | 309,614 | (-9%) | 42.1 | 38.8 | (-8%) |
| 14 | ▲ +4 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,078,050 | 2,536,937 | (+22%) | 41.6 | 38.1 | (-8%) |
| 15 | ▲ +5 | CV. Jogjacamp | 1478 | 123,959 | 137,475 | (+11%) | 34 | 37.4 | (+10%) |
| 16 | ▼ -6 | NETIM SARL | 1519 | 64,514 | 67,742 | (+5%) | 55.3 | 37.1 | (-33%) |
| 17 | ▲ +9 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,021,684 | 1,076,760 | (+5%) | 27.5 | 35.4 | (+29%) |
| 18 | ▲ +3 | Dynadot, LLC | 472 | 3,125,165 | 3,131,584 | (0%) | 30.5 | 35.1 | (+15%) |
| 19 | ▼ -15 | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 74,272 | 74,204 | (-0%) | 76.1 | 34.5 | (-55%) |
| 20 | ▼ -13 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 850,664 | 955,810 | (+12%) | 66.1 | 33.2 | (-50%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (December to February 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 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 | September to November 2022 | December to February 2023 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +1* | GMO Internet, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,731,460 | 4,534,589 | (-4%) | 26,811 | 41,509 | (+55%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 14,357,356 | 14,625,345 | (+2%) | 41,444 | 35,887 | (-13%) |
| 3 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,500,025 | 4,471,576 | (-1%) | 15,459 | 25,557 | (+65%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,346,958 | 65,685,553 | (+1%) | 8,896 | 11,528 | (+30%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,558,932 | 1,378,542 | (-12%) | 9,226 | 9,579 | (+4%) |
| 6 | — | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,390,617 | 4,318,500 | (-2%) | 6,925 | 9,352 | (+35%) |
| 7 | ▲ +1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,692,243 | 4,644,623 | (-1%) | 5,112 | 7,845 | (+53%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | Dynadot, LLC | 472 | 3,125,165 | 3,131,584 | (0%) | 4,773 | 7,798 | (+63%) |
| 9 | ▼ -2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 2,078,050 | 2,536,937 | (+22%) | 6,073 | 7,228 | (+19%) |
| 10 | ▲ +1 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,498,698 | 1,596,501 | (+7%) | 4,321 | 6,026 | (+39%) |
| 11 | ▼ -2 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,260,934 | 3,305,887 | (+1%) | 5,098 | 5,636 | (+11%) |
| 12 | ▲ +1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 927,644 | 1,035,311 | (+12%) | 3,009 | 3,312 | (+10%) |
| 13 | ▲ +1 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 35,801 | 44,505 | (+24%) | 2,827 | 3,059 | (+8%) |
| 14 | ▲ +6 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,200,671 | 2,187,690 | (-1%) | 1,540 | 2,987 | (+94%) |
| 15 | ▲ +3 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,175,485 | 915,070 | (-22%) | 1,703 | 2,888 | (+70%) |
| 16 | ▲ +3 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,021,684 | 1,076,760 | (+5%) | 1,544 | 2,379 | (+54%) |
| 17 | ▲ +4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 9,718,212 | 9,696,631 | (-0%) | 1,519 | 1,997 | (+31%) |
| 18 | ▼ -2 | Key-Systems GmbH | 269 | 1,945,055 | 1,997,542 | (+3%) | 1,882 | 1,724 | (-8%) |
| 19 | ▼ -7 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 850,664 | 955,810 | (+12%) | 3,348 | 1,627 | (-51%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 733,915 | 755,807 | (+3%) | 1,861 | 1,454 | (-22%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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