Industry stats
Updated Jun 2026 All domains worldwide
392.5M registered names +6.5% YoYVerisign · Q1 2026.com + .net total
176.1M names in zone Verisign · Q1 2026.com + .net
11.5M newly registered · 76.3% renewed Verisign · Q1 2026Country-code TLDs
146.3M names +2.4% YoYVerisign · Q1 2026New gTLDs
49.6M names · 30.9% renewed +3.7% QoQVerisign · Q1 2026Legacy gTLDs
20.5M names · 67.6% renewed +14.6% YoYVerisign · Q1 2026WordPress
41.5% of all sites · 59.3% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Shopify
5.2% of all sites · 7.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Wix
4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Squarespace
2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Joomla
1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Webflow
0.9% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Drupal
0.7% of all sites · 1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026No CMS detected
30% of all sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Nginx
on 33%–39% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026Apache
on 24%–29% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026LiteSpeed
gaining share among web servers W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026DMARC adoption
937.9K valid records +79% in 3 yrsEasyDMARC · 2026 YTDFortune 500
95% publish DMARC · 80% enforced EasyDMARCFortune 500
62.7% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCInc. 5000
15.2% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCDeal
CVC Capital Partners → Namecheap · CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap in September 2025, valuing the company at ~$1.5B (including debt). 2025Deal
team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue (Hg-backed) acquired Loopia Group (Nordics) in 2025. 2025Deal
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. 2025Deal
group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired Webglobe (Slovakia/Czechia/Serbia) in 2025. 2025Deal
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
