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- 1. 2021 Edition Namecheap Domain Insights & Trends Report Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar and technology company founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall. With over 14 million domains under management, Namecheap is among the top domain registrars and web hosting providers in the world. Namecheap produced this exclusive report of trends and insights about the domains industry, based only on the company’s statistics and proprietary data. This report includes unique domain registration data from Namecheap from 2020 and 2021. This report was designed to provide business owners, online creators, journalists, and tech industry experts with insights into the role of domains in the ever-evolving online world. *Time periods are indicated for all data included.
- 2. TLD Registrations .com .xyz .net .club .me .org .co .shop .info .live .co.uk .online .us .site .bar .io .store .work .monster .cyou 3,072,573 649,590 197,758 194,645 179,320 175,488 126,832 115,994 89,680 86,009 85,195 82,196 77,518 75,973 70,216 67,656 65,356 51,664 50,200 43,166 *Based on domains registered between January 1, 2021 and December 13, 2021 Top 20 TLDs of 2021
- 3. Top 10 gTLDs of 2020 vs 2021 2020 2021 .com .xyz .club .site .net .info .online .org .live .icu .com .xyz .net .club .org .online .shop .info .live .site • *The most popular gTLDs registered between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 vs the most popular gTLDs registered between January 1, 2021 and December 13, 2021
- 4. Top 10 gTLDs of 2020 vs 2021 It's no surprise .COM continues to be the undisputed leader among all TLDs. Like in 2020, .XYZ remains the second most popular gTLD. In third is .NET, which moved up two places in 2021 from the fifth spot in 2020. Also notable is the rise in popularity for .SHOP in 2021. This could be attributed to its increased appeal to online business owners. After not cracking 2020's Top 10 gTLDs, its 115,996 registrations in 2021 made .SHOP one of the 10 most popular of all TLDs of 2021 and seventh most popular gTLD, besting previous favorites like .INFO, .LIVE, and .SITE.
- 5. Technology .io - input/output .ai - artificial intelligence .pw - professional web Top 20 ccTLDs of 2021 Media .fm - radio .tv - television Identity .me - for “me” Business .co - community, corporation *Based on ccTLDs registered between January 1, 2021 and December 13, 2021 1 .me 2 .co 3 .co.uk 4 .us 5 .io 6 .ca 7 .de 8 .cc 9 .in 10 .org.uk 11 .com.au 12 .ai 13 .uk 14 .eu 15 .nl 16 .tv 17 .fr 18 .gg 19 .id 20 .co.in
- 6. 17 New TLDs Launched in 2021 By Namecheap Registrations 27,426 8,976 1,903 1,450 995 918 578 494 436 406 348 206 104 83 54 38 16 TLD .quest .sbs .bond .cfd .beauty .homes .skin .hair .com.co .makeup .law .autos .yachts .boats .motorcycles .forum .tickets *All of the new TLDs launched by Namecheap from January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021, and the number of their registrations
- 7. .COM vs All Other Domain Registrations 2020 48% 52% .COM 3,084,688 Non .COM 3,348,032 2021 45% 55% .COM 3,072,573 Non .COM 3,735,727 *Based on all domains registered between January 1, 2021 and December 13, 2021
- 8. Top 3 Non-Dot-Com TLDs since January 1, 2020 1,148,930 registrations 452,951 registrations 381,349 registrations *Top non-dot-dom registrations between January 1, 2020 - December 13, 2021
- 9. Top 15 TLDs Renewal Rates Worst Renewal Rates .icu .site .xyz .club .website .store .work .best .online .pw .info .fun .shop .digital .today 5.12 % 7.38 % 11.68 % 14.01 % 14.19 % 14.80 % 15.44 % 15.70 % 16.73 % 18.06 % 18.79 % 19.97 % 22.09 % 25.15 % 27.12 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 *Based on TLDs with at least 3,000 renewals by Namecheap customers from January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021 .ca .dev .io .org .media .one .net .app .solutions .studio .id .gg .co.uk .group .ch 72.18 % 70.54 % 68.47 % 67.36 % 63.84 % 63.37 % 62.50 % 62.51 % 62.27 % 62.18 % 62.10 % 61.60 % 61.19 % 60.86 % 59.82 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Best Renewal Rates * .com was the 23rd most renewed TLD in 2021, with a renewal rate of 53.78%
- 10. 56.7% 29.7% 6.8% 4.5% 1.9% 0.4% Customer Domain Ownership 1 domain - 1,615,165 2-5 domains - 847,012 6-10 domains -194,773 11-25 domains - 128,867 26-100 domains - 54,737 100+ domains - 10,066 *Based on Namecheap customer domain ownership from January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021
- 11. Top 10 Domains Sold by Auction on the new Namecheap Market *The most expensive domain names sold via Auction since the launch of the new Namecheap Market on November 12, 2021 namey.com $20,221 meta.stream $10,001 internetregistry.com $3,050 learnenglish.ca $3,050 stayawake.com $2,802 jixy.com $2,649 0bet.com $2,605 viewtube.com $1,802 nftfan.com $1,575 mystic.ai $1,470
- 12. The largest portion of Namecheap customers who registered a domain in 2021 can be found in the US (35%, or 534,796), United Kingdom (7%, or 105,687), Canada (4%, or 68,596), Indonesia (3%, or 48,348), and India (3%, or 43,957), The remaining 48%, or 725,133 come from 208 countries. 3% 3% 4% 7% 35% India Indonesia Canada United Kingdom United States 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Top 5 Countries to Register a Domain in 2021
- 13. All information presented in this report was the best available to Namecheap at the time of publication and was fact-checked as correct at this time. Additionally, references to past statistics may incorporate corrections to information previously reported by Namecheap, based on new information learned since these publications. Visit namecheap.com to learn more about its products and services, or contact pr@namecheap.com with any questions. Namecheap.com © 2021 Namecheap, Inc. All rights reserved. Namecheap, the Namecheap logo, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of Namecheap, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.