ICANN has released the latest .com registration data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), covering August 2025 — and there’s a notable milestone: Cloudflare has entered the monthly top 10 for the first time.
Below are the key takeaways and full rankings for both new registrations and total .com domains under management (DUMs).
Key Insights for August 2025
Cloudflare makes its top-10 debut
With 78,713 new .com registrations, Cloudflare has joined the monthly top-10 list for the first time, nearly doubling its performance from August 2024.
TurnCommerce shows strong growth
TurnCommerce (operator of NameBright + DropCatch) posted its second consecutive month of major year-over-year gains, suggesting:
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a renewed buying spree, or
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a large customer ramping up acquisitions.
Top 10 Registrars for New .COM Registrations — August 2025
| Rank | Registrar | August 2025 | August 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoDaddy.com (NYSE: GDDY) | 675,796 | 635,440 |
| 2 | Namecheap Inc. | 467,185 | 342,193 |
| 3 | Hostinger | 192,401 | 104,394 |
| 4 | Squarespace | 191,719 | 161,896 |
| 5 | Gname | 160,017 | 60,536 |
| 6 | Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) | 152,450 | 201,003 |
| 7 | Dynadot | 128,517 | 85,726 |
| 8 | Team Internet Group | 101,722 | 30,289 |
| 9 | TurnCommerce | 98,422 | 41,399 |
| 10 | Cloudflare | 78,713 | 41,336 |
Top Registrars by Total .COM Domains Under Management (DUMs)
As of August 2025
| Rank | Registrar | DUMs 2025 | DUMs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoDaddy | 52,547,025 | 54,147,734 |
| 2 | Namecheap | 11,947,313 | 10,284,896 |
| 3 | Newfold Digital | 10,499,711 | 11,635,630 |
| 4 | Tucows | 10,419,033 | 10,722,268 |
| 5 | Squarespace | 8,628,998 | 8,087,961 |
| 6 | IONOS | 5,769,922 | 5,747,985 |
| 7 | Gname | 4,723,156 | 4,418,059 |
| 8 | TurnCommerce | 4,117,768 | 5,712,392 |
| 9 | Alibaba | 4,015,121 | 3,985,907 |
| 10 | Team Internet Group | 3,211,008 | 3,115,449 |
Registrar Grouping Notes
For accurate comparisons, the rankings consolidate related accreditations:
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GoDaddy: GoDaddy, Wild West Domains, Uniregistry, Corporate Domains, MeshDigital, 5 “Go Country” registrars, 123 Reg
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Namecheap: Namecheap + Spaceship
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Tucows: Tucows, Enom, Ascio, EPAG
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Newfold Digital: PDR, Domain.com, FastDomain, Bigrock, Network Solutions, Register.com, MarkMonitor, SnapNames registrars, Crazy Domains/Dreamscape
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TurnCommerce: NameBright + DropCatch
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IONOS: 1&1, InterNetX, Cronon, United-Domains, Arsys, world4you
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Team Internet Group: Key-Systems, 1API, Internet.bs, TLD Registrar Solutions, RegistryGate, Moniker, Instra
OMWEB Insight
Cloudflare’s rise signals growing customer trust in its registrar’s no-markup model and seamless integration with its performance and security stack. Meanwhile, TurnCommerce’s spike may indicate renewed speculative buying or stronger automation in backorder acquisition.