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. 2025Industry 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