Global Domain Registrations Reach 401.6 Million in Q2 2026 as .com and .net Hit 179.1 Million
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Updated · Malone Telegram · Jul 23
Global Domain Registrations Reach 401.6 Million in Q2 2026 as .com and .net Hit 179.1 Million
3 articles · Updated · Malone Telegram · Jul 23
Summary
401.6 million domain registrations were recorded across all top-level domains at the end of Q2 2026, up 9.1 million from Q1 and 29.9 million from a year earlier.
.com and .net accounted for 179.1 million of that total, rising 3.0 million quarter over quarter and 8.6 million year over year; the .com base stood at 166.6 million and .net at 12.5 million.
12.7 million new .com and .net registrations were added during the quarter, up from 10.4 million in Q2 2025, pointing to stronger fresh demand in VeriSign's core domains.
148.6 million country-code domains were registered by June 30, up 2.3 million from Q1, with .cn, .de and .uk leading the top 10 ccTLD rankings.