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Domain Activity Reports

Global Domain Activity Report: Q1 2026

Global domain activity continues to evolve at scale, with shifting registration patterns and persistent malicious use shaping the landscape.

Global Domain Activity Report: Q1 2026 focused on registrant behaviors connected to 26.5M+ NRDs, 6.7M+ of which may have been registered with malicious intent. The analysis further included 2.7B+ and 5.0B+ MX and NS domains, respectively, along with 3.3M+ confirmed malicious domains.

Our research team leveraged WhoisXML API’s extensive domain, DNS, and threat intelligence to uncover:

December 2025 Top 10 gTLD and ccTLD Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 10.2+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 December 2025, along with 27.3+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 4 December 2025 and 1.1+ million IoCs detected in the same period.

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November 2025 Top 10 gTLD and ccTLD Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 8.7+ million domains registered between 1 and 30 November 2025, along with 31.9+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 6 November 2025 and 1.0+ million IoCs detected in the same period.

Our research team uncovered:

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October 2025 Top 10 gTLD and ccTLD Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 9.6+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 October 2025, 38.7+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 4 October 2025, and 1.1+ million IoCs detected in the same period.

Our research team uncovered:

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Global Domain Activity Report: Q3 2025

The latter half of 2025 brought to light new global domain activity trends aided by the Global Domain Activity Report for Q3 focusing on registrant behaviors connected to 25.7+ million newly registered domains (NRDs). We also analyzed 2.1+ billion mail exchange (MX) resolutions, 4.2+ billion name server (NS) resolutions, and 3.2+ million indicators of compromise (IoCs) detected in the same period.

Our research team leveraged WhoisXML API’s extensive domain, DNS, and threat intelligence to uncover:

September 2025 Top 10 gTLD and ccTLD Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 8.7+ million domains registered between 1 and 30 September 2025, 42.1+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 4 September 2025, and 1.0+ million IoCs detected in the same period.

Our research team uncovered:

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August 2025 Top 10 gTLD and ccTLD Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 8.5+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 August 2025, 45.1+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 7 August 2025, and 1.0+ million IoCs detected in the same period.

Our research team uncovered:

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