Spam Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
June 1,2024 - August 31,2024
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 March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024 period to the ranking for the June 1,2024 - August 31,2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domains, Quarter over Quarter (June to August 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 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,879,894 | 65,666,123 | (-0%) | 186,556 | 300,163 | (+61%) |
| 2 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,711,820 | 5,037,707 | (+7%) | 118,609 | 177,354 | (+50%) |
| 3 | ▲ +2* | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,745,098 | 4,080,535 | (+9%) | 83,999 | 140,575 | (+67%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,609,175 | 4,591,413 | (-0%) | 90,712 | 134,800 | (+49%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 16,746,274 | 17,371,563 | (+4%) | 112,016 | 106,779 | (-5%) |
| 6 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,420,266 | 5,708,225 | (+5%) | 52,718 | 89,119 | (+69%) |
| 7 | ▲ +4 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 517,370 | 871,266 | (+68%) | 15,743 | 64,578 | (+310%) |
| 8 | ▼ -1 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 234,801 | 241,115 | (+3%) | 45,847 | 43,032 | (-6%) |
| 9 | ▲ +7 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 641,320 | 662,083 | (+3%) | 13,577 | 39,042 | (+188%) |
| 10 | ▲ +90 | TurnCommerce, Inc. DBA NameBright.com | 1441 | 4,908,339 | 4,786,660 | (-2%) | 174 | 38,618 | (+22,094%) |
| 11 | ▼ -3 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,262,123 | 4,263,680 | (0%) | 26,710 | 34,285 | (+28%) |
| 12 | ▲ +3 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 157,747 | 183,384 | (+16%) | 13,994 | 33,691 | (+141%) |
| 13 | ▲ +8 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 689,679 | 752,290 | (+9%) | 10,559 | 32,727 | (+210%) |
| 14 | ▲ +14 | Wild West Domains, LLC | 440 | 2,421,708 | 2,390,874 | (-1%) | 8,830 | 21,985 | (+149%) |
| 15 | ▼ -3 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,042,234 | 10,024,270 | (-0%) | 15,691 | 20,620 | (+31%) |
| 16 | ▲ +8 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,147,383 | 1,038,868 | (-9%) | 9,957 | 20,389 | (+105%) |
| 17 | ▲ +5 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,205,700 | 2,212,502 | (0%) | 10,221 | 17,582 | (+72%) |
| 18 | ▲ +12 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,691,960 | 1,787,790 | (+6%) | 8,351 | 15,153 | (+81%) |
| 19 | ▼ -1 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,481,460 | 3,765,681 | (+8%) | 12,422 | 14,814 | (+19%) |
| 20 | ▲ +39 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 67,561 | 66,269 | (-2%) | 820 | 13,962 | (+1,603%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Spam Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (June to August 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 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +4* | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 51,344 | 45,198 | (-12%) | 561.3 | 2,197.4 | (+291%) |
| 2 | ▲ +21 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 67,561 | 66,269 | (-2%) | 121.4 | 2,106.9 | (+1,636%) |
| 3 | — | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 157,747 | 183,384 | (+16%) | 887.1 | 1,837.2 | (+107%) |
| 4 | ▼ -3 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 234,801 | 241,115 | (+3%) | 1,952.6 | 1,784.7 | (-9%) |
| 5 | ▼ -3 | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 107,797 | 123,274 | (+14%) | 932.7 | 743.7 | (-20%) |
| 6 | ▲ +1 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 517,370 | 871,266 | (+68%) | 304.3 | 741.2 | (+144%) |
| 7 | ▲ +8 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 641,320 | 662,083 | (+3%) | 211.7 | 589.7 | (+179%) |
| 8 | ▼ -4 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 190,906 | 195,301 | (+2%) | 618.2 | 560.7 | (-9%) |
| 9 | ▲ +10 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 689,679 | 752,290 | (+9%) | 153.1 | 435.0 | (+184%) |
| 10 | ▼ -2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,711,820 | 5,037,707 | (+7%) | 251.7 | 352.1 | (+40%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,745,098 | 4,080,535 | (+9%) | 224.3 | 344.5 | (+54%) |
| 12 | ▲ +4 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 311,519 | 302,659 | (-3%) | 201.2 | 306.9 | (+52%) |
| 13 | ▲ +30 | Jiangsu Bangning Science & technology Co. Ltd. | 1469 | 259,792 | 221,564 | (-15%) | 46.7 | 294.2 | (+530%) |
| 14 | ▲ +3 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,609,175 | 4,591,413 | (-0%) | 196.8 | 293.6 | (+49%) |
| 15 | ▲ +3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 500,892 | 390,037 | (-22%) | 186.9 | 286.1 | (+53%) |
| 16 | ▼ -3 | July Name Limited | 3855 | 413,626 | 332,165 | (-20%) | 227.0 | 244.4 | (+8%) |
| 17 | ▼ -6 | MAT BAO CORPORATION | 1586 | 201,257 | 217,437 | (+8%) | 232.0 | 238.7 | (+3%) |
| 18 | ▲ +95 | Metaregistrar BV | 2288 | 257,101 | 270,877 | (+5%) | 6.6 | 237.0 | (+3,507%) |
| 19 | ▲ +12 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,147,383 | 1,038,868 | (-9%) | 86.8 | 196.3 | (+126%) |
| 20 | ▼ -14 | Leascend Technology Co., Ltd. | 1316 | 294,041 | 313,905 | (+7%) | 435.6 | 189.4 | (-57%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (June to August 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 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 | March to May 2024 | June to August 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,879,894 | 65,666,123 | (-0%) | 142,360 | 226,357 | (+59%) |
| 2 | — | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,711,820 | 5,037,707 | (+7%) | 79,035 | 128,605 | (+63%) |
| 3 | — | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,745,098 | 4,080,535 | (+9%) | 69,910 | 114,389 | (+64%) |
| 4 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,609,175 | 4,591,413 | (-0%) | 55,207 | 69,814 | (+26%) |
| 5 | ▲ +4* | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 517,370 | 871,266 | (+68%) | 13,985 | 57,966 | (+314%) |
| 6 | ▲ +1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,420,266 | 5,708,225 | (+5%) | 27,351 | 50,745 | (+86%) |
| 7 | ▼ -2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 16,746,274 | 17,371,563 | (+4%) | 48,806 | 47,206 | (-3%) |
| 8 | ▼ -2 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 234,801 | 241,115 | (+3%) | 35,110 | 33,930 | (-3%) |
| 9 | ▲ +3 | Key-Systems, LLC | 1345 | 689,679 | 752,290 | (+9%) | 10,437 | 31,902 | (+206%) |
| 10 | ▲ +4 | Dominet (HK) Limited | 3775 | 641,320 | 662,083 | (+3%) | 9,918 | 30,926 | (+212%) |
| 11 | — | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 157,747 | 183,384 | (+16%) | 11,963 | 28,260 | (+136%) |
| 12 | ▼ -4 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,262,123 | 4,263,680 | (0%) | 15,445 | 22,137 | (+43%) |
| 13 | ▲ +5 | Wild West Domains, LLC | 440 | 2,421,708 | 2,390,874 | (-1%) | 7,764 | 20,093 | (+159%) |
| 14 | ▲ +5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,147,383 | 1,038,868 | (-9%) | 7,510 | 15,779 | (+110%) |
| 15 | ▲ +54 | Hongkong Kouming International Limited | 3972 | 67,561 | 66,269 | (-2%) | 185 | 13,195 | (+7,032%) |
| 16 | ▲ +8 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,205,700 | 2,212,502 | (0%) | 5,492 | 12,786 | (+133%) |
| 17 | ▼ -4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,042,234 | 10,024,270 | (-0%) | 9,981 | 12,392 | (+24%) |
| 18 | ▲ +27 | Cloudflare, Inc. | 1910 | 1,463,829 | 1,667,494 | (+14%) | 1,130 | 10,087 | (+793%) |
| 19 | ▲ +4 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 1,691,960 | 1,787,790 | (+6%) | 5,839 | 9,795 | (+68%) |
| 20 | ▼ -10 | Realtime Register B.V. | 839 | 641,626 | 805,366 | (+26%) | 12,053 | 7,331 | (-39%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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