Industry stats
Updated Jun 2026
All domains worldwide
392.5M registered names +6.5% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
.com + .net total
176.1M names in zone Verisign · Q1 2026
.com + .net
11.5M newly registered · 76.3% renewed Verisign · Q1 2026
Country-code TLDs
146.3M names +2.4% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
New gTLDs
49.6M names · 30.9% renewed +3.7% QoQ
Verisign · Q1 2026
Legacy gTLDs
20.5M names · 67.6% renewed +14.6% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
WordPress
41.5% of all sites · 59.3% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Shopify
5.2% of all sites · 7.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Wix
4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Squarespace
2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Joomla
1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Webflow
0.9% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Drupal
0.7% of all sites · 1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
No CMS detected
30% of all sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Nginx
on 33%–39% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
Apache
on 24%–29% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
LiteSpeed
gaining share among web servers W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
DMARC adoption
937.9K valid records +79% in 3 yrs
EasyDMARC · 2026 YTD
Fortune 500
95% publish DMARC · 80% enforced EasyDMARC
Fortune 500
62.7% use strict reject policy EasyDMARC
Inc. 5000
15.2% use strict reject policy EasyDMARC
Deal
CVC Capital Partners → Namecheap · CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap in September 2025, valuing the company at ~$1.5B (including debt). 2025
Deal
team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue (Hg-backed) acquired Loopia Group (Nordics) in 2025. 2025
Deal
Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Perwyn-backed Miss Group acquired Web4U s.r.o. (Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider) in 2025. This is Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership. 2025
Deal
group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired Webglobe (Slovakia/Czechia/Serbia) in 2025. 2025
Deal
hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com (formerly World Host Group) acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025, rebranding A2 Hosting under the hosting.com name. 2025
Industry stats
Updated Jun 2026
All domains worldwide
392.5M registered names +6.5% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
.com + .net total
176.1M names in zone Verisign · Q1 2026
.com + .net
11.5M newly registered · 76.3% renewed Verisign · Q1 2026
Country-code TLDs
146.3M names +2.4% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
New gTLDs
49.6M names · 30.9% renewed +3.7% QoQ
Verisign · Q1 2026
Legacy gTLDs
20.5M names · 67.6% renewed +14.6% YoY
Verisign · Q1 2026
WordPress
41.5% of all sites · 59.3% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Shopify
5.2% of all sites · 7.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Wix
4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Squarespace
2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Joomla
1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Webflow
0.9% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Drupal
0.7% of all sites · 1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
No CMS detected
30% of all sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026
Nginx
on 33%–39% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
Apache
on 24%–29% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
LiteSpeed
gaining share among web servers W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026
DMARC adoption
937.9K valid records +79% in 3 yrs
EasyDMARC · 2026 YTD
Fortune 500
95% publish DMARC · 80% enforced EasyDMARC
Fortune 500
62.7% use strict reject policy EasyDMARC
Inc. 5000
15.2% use strict reject policy EasyDMARC
Deal
CVC Capital Partners → Namecheap · CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap in September 2025, valuing the company at ~$1.5B (including debt). 2025
Deal
team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue (Hg-backed) acquired Loopia Group (Nordics) in 2025. 2025
Deal
Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Perwyn-backed Miss Group acquired Web4U s.r.o. (Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider) in 2025. This is Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership. 2025
Deal
group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired Webglobe (Slovakia/Czechia/Serbia) in 2025. 2025
Deal
hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com (formerly World Host Group) acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025, rebranding A2 Hosting under the hosting.com name. 2025