Industry stats
Updated Aug 2026
All domains worldwide
401.6M registered names +6.4% YoY
Verisign · Q2 2026
.com + .net total
179.1M names in zone Verisign · Q2 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
41.2% of all sites · 59.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Shopify
5.3% of all sites · 7.6% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Wix
4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Squarespace
2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Joomla
1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Webflow
0.8% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Drupal
0.7% of all sites · 1.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
No CMS detected
30.4% of all sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 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). Namecheap reported $398M in revenue for 2024, an 18% year-on-year increase. 2025
Deal
team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue acquired Loopia Group in May 2025, expanding its customer base from 2.5M to over 3M entrepreneurs across Europe. Loopia Group operates in Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Serbia, with 320 professionals and ~650,000 customers. 2025
Deal
Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Miss Group acquired Web4U, a Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider, in 2025. This marked Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership and its 22nd acquisition since 2018. Web4U serves 15,000+ customers and reported CZK 38M in revenue for 2021. 2025
Deal
group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired 100% of Webglobe in May 2025, a leading hosting provider in Slovakia, Czechia, and Serbia. Webglobe manages ~300,000 registered domains and registers ~10% of national domains in its core markets. 2025
Deal
hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025. FastComet serves 32,000 clients across 100 countries, and A2 Hosting was rebranded under the hosting.com name in April 2025, including a $2M purchase of the hosting.com domain. 2025
Industry stats
Updated Aug 2026
All domains worldwide
401.6M registered names +6.4% YoY
Verisign · Q2 2026
.com + .net total
179.1M names in zone Verisign · Q2 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
41.2% of all sites · 59.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Shopify
5.3% of all sites · 7.6% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Wix
4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Squarespace
2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Joomla
1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Webflow
0.8% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
Drupal
0.7% of all sites · 1.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 2026
No CMS detected
30.4% of all sites W3Techs · 1 Aug 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). Namecheap reported $398M in revenue for 2024, an 18% year-on-year increase. 2025
Deal
team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue acquired Loopia Group in May 2025, expanding its customer base from 2.5M to over 3M entrepreneurs across Europe. Loopia Group operates in Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Serbia, with 320 professionals and ~650,000 customers. 2025
Deal
Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Miss Group acquired Web4U, a Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider, in 2025. This marked Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership and its 22nd acquisition since 2018. Web4U serves 15,000+ customers and reported CZK 38M in revenue for 2021. 2025
Deal
group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired 100% of Webglobe in May 2025, a leading hosting provider in Slovakia, Czechia, and Serbia. Webglobe manages ~300,000 registered domains and registers ~10% of national domains in its core markets. 2025
Deal
hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025. FastComet serves 32,000 clients across 100 countries, and A2 Hosting was rebranded under the hosting.com name in April 2025, including a $2M purchase of the hosting.com domain. 2025
