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August 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 8.5+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 August 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 45.1+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 7 August 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.0+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this August.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS and domain intelligence sources during the period.

July 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 8.3+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 July 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 49.3+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 3 July 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.1+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this July.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS and domain intelligence sources during the period.

June 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

WhoisXML API analyzed 9.8+ million domains registered between 1 and 30 June 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 51.7+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 5 June 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.0+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this June.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS, IP, and domain intelligence sources during the period.

May 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

The WhoisXML API research team analyzed 8.5+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 May 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 54.6+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 1 May 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.3+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this May.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS, IP, and domain intelligence sources during the period.

April 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

The WhoisXML API research team analyzed 7.6+ million domains registered between 1 and 30 April 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 55.8+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 3 April 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.5+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this April.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS, IP, and domain intelligence sources during the period.

Newly Registered Domains (NRD) Data Feed Now Offers Up to One Year of Historical Files

We are excited to share that Enterprise and Ultimate subscribers of the Newly Registered Domains (NRD) Data Feed will now have access to past data feed files, giving security professionals deeper context to help trace threat patterns and evolution. 

In particular, NRD Enterprise users can access files produced in the past 30 days from their subscription date, while NRD Ultimate users can go as far back as 365 days. With this new enhancement, WhoisXML API users can now use NRD data feeds to:

March 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

The WhoisXML API research team analyzed 8.2+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 March 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 59.2+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 6 March 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.1+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this March.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS, IP, and domain intelligence sources during the period.

February 2025: Domain Activity Highlights

The WhoisXML API research team analyzed 7.5+ million domains registered between 1 and 28 February 2025 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends.

We also determined the top TLD extensions used by 62.1+ billion domains from our DNS database’s A record full file dated 6 February 2025.

Next, we studied the top TLDs of 1.0+ million domains detected as indicators of compromise (IoCs) this February.

Finally, we summed up our findings and provided links to the threat reports produced using DNS, IP, and domain intelligence sources during the period.

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