March 25, 2026
13 min read
We parsed 45 million entries in the .xyz namespace from our dataset and found 11 million direct registrations generating 34 million subdomains — a 3:1 ratio that reveals a TLD being used as live infrastructure, not parked inventory. .xyz is the largest new gTLD on Earth and the 4th largest gTLD overall, larger than China's .cn, the UK's .uk, and Brazil's .br. It is the only new gTLD that broke into the top 5, and the data shows why: a combination of $1 promotional pricing, crypto/Web3 adoption, developer infrastructure, and one very famous corporate endorsement.
March 24, 2026
20 min read
We parsed 22.4 million entries in the .cn namespace from our dataset and found 5.65 million unique registrable domains — roughly 27% of CNNIC's 21 million registry count. China has 1.09 billion internet users but only one .cn domain for every 52 of them. The data reveals why: a regulatory gauntlet of real-name verification and ICP licensing, a super-app economy where 4.3 million WeChat Mini Programs replace websites, and the aftershocks of a 2009 crackdown that crashed registrations 75% overnight.
March 23, 2026
15 min read
We analyzed 36.2 million domains in the .uk namespace from our dataset and broke them down: .co.uk holds 83.2%, direct .uk holds 11.3%, and .org.uk holds 5.2%. Twelve years after Nominet launched direct .uk registration, the legacy format still dominates — and the namespace is shrinking. Inside the split, the governance crisis, and why Britain can't unify its corner of the Internet.
March 23, 2026
23 min read
We parsed 27.8 million domains in the .nl namespace from our dataset: ISP reverse-DNS from Ziggo, XS4ALL, and Chello accounts for 28.6% of all entries. The Netherlands — 18 million people — registered the first active country-code domain in 1986, hosts the world's largest Internet exchange, headquarters RIPE NCC, produced the DNS software that powers the global root, and holds the highest ccTLD density per capita among countries with more than 5 million residents. Now the namespace is shrinking for the first time. Inside the infrastructure nation, the hacker culture that built it, and what AI is doing to domain demand.
March 23, 2026
18 min read
We parsed 209 million entries under .NET from our dataset and found that 68.8% are ISP reverse-DNS infrastructure from Comcast, Virgin Media, SFR, HiNet, and providers across 11 countries. Only 9.7% are direct registrations. The TLD created in 1985 for 'network' organizations literally became the Internet's network infrastructure — but not through website registrations. Through the invisible addressing layer that routes every packet you send. Inside the oldest domain on Earth, Verisign's dual monopoly, and the TLD that fulfilled its destiny by accident.
March 23, 2026
21 min read
We parsed 33.7 million domains in the .br namespace from our dataset: .com.br holds 97.3%, followed by .net.br at 1.3% and .org.br at 0.8%. Brazil built the most elaborate domain categorization system on Earth — 147 second-level categories, mandatory government ID for every registration, credential-verified professional domains for licensed dentists, lawyers, and engineers — and deliberately refused to simplify it. How a multi-stakeholder committee, a physics lab in Illinois, and a 37-year leader built the only major namespace still growing.
March 22, 2026
21 min read
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs and found that ten island territories with a combined population under 500,000 host 37.3 million domains — more than .org. Tokelau's .tk peaked at 31 million domains for 1,500 residents. Tuvalu's .tv funded the nation's UN membership. Niue lost control of .nu entirely. Three islands, three models, three very different outcomes.
March 22, 2026
18 min read
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs and found .de ranks 3rd globally with 69.9 million domains — larger than .org, .xyz, and most countries' entire Internet presence. How a Frankfurt cooperative charging EUR 2.20 per domain outbuilt China, the UK, and every other nation on Earth.
March 20, 2026
15 min read
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs to measure .com's dominance — 1 billion domains, 44% of all resolved names, one registry operator, zero competition. What a government-granted monopoly means for infrastructure risk, pricing, and the future of the namespace.