VeriSign Domain Report Records 411.6 Million Total Domains at End of Q3 2026

VeriSign released its quarterly domain industry brief on October 22, 2026, showing that global domain registrations reached a record 411.6 million across all top-level domains as of September 30. The figure reflects a 9.9 million increase, or 2.5 percent, from the end of Q2 2026 and a 33 million gain, or 8.7 percent, over the same period in 2025.

VeriSign Domain Report Details .com and .net Growth

.com and .net registrations combined reached 182.5 million, with .com accounting for 169.8 million and .net for 12.6 million. This segment grew 3.4 million sequentially and 10.5 million year over year, representing a 1.9 percent quarterly rise and a 6.1 percent annual increase. New .com and .net registrations totaled 13.1 million in the third quarter, compared with 10.6 million in Q3 2025, producing net additions of approximately 3.36 million.

VeriSign also reported $443 million in revenue for the quarter, up 5.7 percent year over year, and raised its full-year 2026 domain base growth guidance to a range of 6.5 to 7.0 percent. The company operates both .com and .net under long-term agreements with ICANN.

ccTLD and New gTLD Trends in the Domain Industry Brief

Country-code top-level domains reached 151.4 million registrations, up 2.8 million from Q2 and 6.6 million from a year earlier. Leading ccTLDs by volume included .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in, and .eu. New generic top-level domains continued to post strong percentage gains, though they remain smaller in absolute numbers than legacy and ccTLD extensions.

The report, published through DNIB.com and sponsored by VeriSign, includes data on renewals, geographic distribution, and gTLD performance. VeriSign's .web extension was delegated to the root zone in July 2026. Trademark sunrise for .web is scheduled to begin in mid-December 2026, followed by limited registration in January 2027 and general availability thereafter.

Context and Next Steps for Domain Registrations

The Q3 total continues a steady upward trajectory that began in prior quarters, with the base standing at 401.6 million at the end of Q2 2026. Renewal rates and new registration patterns remain key indicators tracked by registrars and investors. Full datasets and interactive dashboards are available on the DNIB.com site for further analysis of TLD performance.

Market participants continue to monitor how the introduction of .web and other new extensions affects overall registration volumes and renewal behavior across the industry.