Registrar transfers

Domains do not only get registered and dropped — they move. This is which gTLD registrars gained domains from other registrars over May 2016 – May 2026, and which lost them, from the registries' own monthly reports to ICANN.

Registrars combined into families individual accreditations

Domains transferred by month, May 2016 – May 2026

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

How much moving happens, over time. One line rather than two: at namespace level gains and losses are the same number, because every transfer has a gaining registrar and a losing one. Drag the strip below the chart to set any window — everything on this page follows it.

May 2016 – May 2026 1y 3y 5y 10y All
284.77k539.19k793.62k1.05M1.30MMay 2016May 2021May 2026
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Domains transferred
69.88M
May 2016 – May 2026
Busiest month
1.23M
Aug 2022
Both sides agree to
99.97%
17,704 apart — unfiled reports
This says how many, not from whom. ICANN publishes each registrar's gains and each registrar's losses. It does not publish who transferred to whom, and the totals do not imply it: in .com alone those totals are 5,592 numbers describing 7,814,820 possible flows between 2,796 registrars, so a great many completely different sets of routes produce exactly these figures. A pair can be bounded — the flow from one registrar to another is at most the smaller of one's losses and the other's gains — and for the large registrars that bound is nearly the whole column, so it is not published either. Which clock this is on.
Showing corporate families. One company often holds several accreditations and moves customers between them, which reads as a transfer at each end. Namecheap owns both Spaceship and NameCheap, Inc.: individually those are the largest gainer and the largest loser in the new gTLDs, and together they are up 1,440. Grouping makes net exact, because an internal move adds one to a family's gains and one to its losses and cancels — but in and out still contain it, so read a family's gross as an upper bound. This grouping is our inference, not ICANN's.

Biggest net gainers

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

Transfers in minus transfers out, over May 2016 – May 2026. Bar length is the net; the label gives both directions.

Gname.com Pte. Ltd. 6,667,838 in / 913,873 out · family of 500
5.75M
Cloudflare, Inc. 1,804,993 in / 115,959 out
1.69M
Namecheap 3,666,280 in / 2,153,882 out · family of 2
1.51M
HOSTINGER operations, UAB 809,309 in / 160,577 out
648.73k
Dynadot Inc 1,884,264 in / 1,334,759 out · family of 24
549.51k
NameSilo, LLC 1,341,766 in / 811,297 out
530.47k
GoDaddy 11,049,588 in / 10,523,153 out · family of 4
526.44k
DomainAdministration.com, LLC 599,193 in / 134,437 out · family of 6
464.76k
Porkbun LLC 701,633 in / 238,560 out
463.07k
Amazon Registrar, Inc. 605,022 in / 145,018 out
460.00k

Biggest net losers

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

The same figure the other way. A registrar can lose heavily and still grow, if it registers more than it loses.

Tucows 1,906,212 in / 4,057,327 out · family of 3
2.15M
eNom, LLC 992,207 in / 2,887,389 out
1.90M
TurnCommerce, Inc. DBA NameBright.com 5,621,292 in / 7,439,425 out · family of 1,252
1.82M
DropExtra.com, LLC 14,449 in / 1,739,191 out · family of 516
1.72M
Newfold Digital 2,591,969 in / 3,689,793 out · family of 3
1.10M
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com 1,133,049 in / 1,945,109 out
812.06k
Xin Net Technology Corporation 581,956 in / 1,364,098 out
782.14k
eName Technology Co., Ltd. 527,402 in / 1,278,300 out
750.90k
433.65k
IONOS SE 529,009 in / 897,983 out
368.97k
1,249 registrars and families

Showing 100 of 1,249 registrars, sorted by net transfers. Every column heading sorts; paging is below.

Registrar Domains In Out Net Turnover TLDs
Everest 9, LLC 0 12 ▼ -12 23.08% 2
Nimzo 16, LLC 0 12 ▼ -12 24.49% 2
Nimzo 82, LLC 0 12 ▼ -12 22.64% 2
Reserved 0 12 ▼ -12 0.01% 218
Camelot 41, LLC 0 13 ▼ -13 19.70% 2
Camelot 47, LLC 0 13 ▼ -13 20.63% 2
Domainmonster Limited 0 13 ▼ -13 15.48% 2
Everest 28, LLC 0 14 ▼ -14 22.58% 2
Jungbonet Co., Ltd 32 46 ▼ -14 0.97% 30
NameCentral, Inc. 0 14 ▼ -14 82.35% 314
Camelot 73, LLC 0 15 ▼ -15 23.81% 2
Enset 1 16 ▼ -15 0.88% 15
Onlide Inc 23 38 ▼ -15 60.40% 306
Shanghai Oweb Network Co., Ltd 0 15 ▼ -15 71.43% 3
Nominet Registrar Services Limited 0 16 ▼ -16 106.67% 3
Beijing Midwest Taian Technology Services Ltd. 0 19 ▼ -19 28.79% 4
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. 176 199 ▼ -23 95.66% 1
Qinghai Yunnet Electronics Technology Co., Ltd 5 29 ▼ -24 7.07% 2
Domainia Inc. 1 26 ▼ -25 0.28% 1
Bombora Technologies Pty Ltd 984 4 30 ▼ -26 2.95% 14
Minds and Machines Registrar UK Limited 1 27 ▼ -26 9.49% 5
Kaunas University of Technology 1,027 285 312 ▼ -27 49.71% 13
Domainmonster.com, Inc. 0 30 ▼ -30 37.97% 2
2030138 Ontario Inc. dba NamesBeyond.com and dba GoodLuckDomain.com 804 836 ▼ -32 8.38% 310
Humeia Corporation 89 122 ▼ -33 6.72% 5
Pacific Online Inc. 0 33 ▼ -33 22.45% 40
HLJ E-Link Network Co., Ltd 11 47 ▼ -36 50.00% 340
Netnames Pty Ltd. 0 37 ▼ -37 1
Oi Internet S/A 0 38 ▼ -38 0.59% 2
Domain Guardians, Inc. 0 39 ▼ -39 3.77% 2
Samjung Data Service Co., Ltd 1,650 88 128 ▼ -40 8.64% 12
BatDomains.com Ltd. 7 48 ▼ -41 33.95% 2
Name122, Inc. 0 41 ▼ -41 26.45% 5
Nimzo 98, LLC 1 43 ▼ -42 104.76% 301
China Organizational Name Service Center of the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform 22 67 ▼ -45 0.42% 8
Fujian Litian Network Technology Co.,Ltd 10 62 ▼ -52 7.26% 12
Salestrar EOOD 1,219 0 52 ▼ -52 4.27% 435
Aruba SpA 0 53 ▼ -53 108.16% 1
SEO Domains EOOD 1,116 0 54 ▼ -54 4.81% 382
Infocom Network Ltd. 76 133 ▼ -57 0.96% 2
Xiamen Xin click Network Group Co.,Ltd 0 57 ▼ -57 44.19% 42
1 Domain Source Ltd. dba Domain One Source, Inc. 0 64 ▼ -64 24.06% 2
Mobile Name Services, Inc. 0 69 ▼ -69 168.29% 6
Sipence, Inc. 0 71 ▼ -71 68.93% 5
Cheap Domains Pte Ltd. 14 86 ▼ -72 131.58% 2
Vivid Domains, Inc. 5 82 ▼ -77 2.23% 2
Web Site Source, Inc. 15 92 ▼ -77 4.15% 4
Bangning Digital Technology Co.,Ltd 24,378 2,039 2,118 ▼ -79 17.05% 354
Domain Monkeys, LLC 0 79 ▼ -79 19.22% 4
Web Business, LLC 0 79 ▼ -79 29.15% 2
Shenzhen HuLianXianFeng Technology Co.,LTD 2,107 663 746 ▼ -83 13.06% 378
humbly LLC 22 0 87 ▼ -87 135.94% 13
Good Luck Internet Services PVT, LTD. 0 88 ▼ -88 30.45% 17
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 900 989 ▼ -89 191.39% 2
Zname Ltd 4,646 2 91 ▼ -89 0.64% 2
Costrar EOOD 1,204 0 92 ▼ -92 7.64% 429
Purity Names Incorporated 30 126 ▼ -96 30.00% 249
EastNames Inc. 0 100 ▼ -100 128.21% 2
SecureBackorder EOOD 1,486 1 101 ▼ -100 6.86% 438
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. 0 106 ▼ -106 30.72% 2
Emerald Registrar Limited 38 147 ▼ -109 10.08% 35
Names In Motion, Inc. 6 115 ▼ -109 51.71% 27
Larsen Data ApS 97 215 ▼ -118 28.03% 314
Open System Ltda - Me 1 127 ▼ -126 35.96% 2
ChinaNet Technology (SuZhou) CO., LTD 136 269 ▼ -133 18.38% 36
Name104, Inc. 0 134 ▼ -134 37.43% 6
PE Overseas Limited 247 263 400 ▼ -137 255.98% 2
Ednit Software Private Limited 153 257 399 ▼ -142 106.32% 13
Name118, Inc. 0 146 ▼ -146 43.84% 6
Netdorm, Inc. dba DnsExit.com 4,990 1,127 1,274 ▼ -147 35.42% 284
Hangzhou Duomai E-Commerce Co., Ltd 0 148 ▼ -148 6.03% 2
Domerati, Inc. 0 149 ▼ -149 116.41% 3
GoName.com, Inc 0 149 ▼ -149 22.75% 2
Name106, Inc. 0 150 ▼ -150 34.40% 6
Reserved for Pre-Delegation Testing transactions #1 reporting 69 226 ▼ -157 1.60% 619
Beijing HuaRui Wireless Technology Co., Ltd 16 177 ▼ -161 0.42% 3
Name107, Inc. 0 162 ▼ -162 38.48% 6
Uber Australia E1 Pty Ltd 0 163 ▼ -163 1.62% 2
Name115, Inc. 0 170 ▼ -170 35.94% 6
Discount Domains Ltd. 18 189 ▼ -171 8.23% 76
Gesloten Domain N.V. 0 173 ▼ -173 135.16% 2
Pheenix 85, LLC 0 173 ▼ -173 83.98% 3
Name114, Inc. 0 174 ▼ -174 37.66% 6
Pheenix 28, LLC 0 179 ▼ -179 70.75% 3
Pheenix 65, LLC 0 179 ▼ -179 75.21% 3
Name110, Inc. 0 180 ▼ -180 34.35% 6
Name116, Inc. 0 181 ▼ -181 37.55% 6
Swedish Domains AB 28 212 ▼ -184 6.84% 4
Name120, Inc. 0 186 ▼ -186 38.51% 6
Pheenix 22, LLC 0 188 ▼ -188 72.31% 3
Pheenix 66, LLC 0 188 ▼ -188 68.86% 3
Pheenix 98, LLC 0 188 ▼ -188 75.81% 3
Xiamen Yuwang Technology Co., LTD 0 189 ▼ -189 81.82% 2
Pheenix 19, LLC 0 190 ▼ -190 67.38% 3
Pheenix 7, LLC 0 190 ▼ -190 79.83% 3
Pheenix 89, LLC 0 190 ▼ -190 78.51% 3
Name119, Inc. 0 191 ▼ -191 39.79% 6
Pheenix 23, LLC 0 191 ▼ -191 76.10% 3
Pheenix 52, LLC 0 191 ▼ -191 77.64% 3
Pheenix 83, LLC 0 191 ▼ -191 75.79% 3

Turnover is transfers in plus transfers out, against the largest book the registrar held during the window. It measures how much of a book moved rather than which way: a registrar that gained 20,000 and lost 20,000 has a net of nothing and has still had 40,000 domains change hands. Above 100% is possible and not a mistake: a year of movement can exceed any single month's holdings, because a domain can be registered and transferred away inside the same year. It means the equivalent of more than the whole book changed hands.

Data currency. Domain counts on this page are from zone files dated and refresh daily. Registrar figures are from ICANN's monthly registry reports for May 2026, which ICANN publishes about three months in arrears; zone files contain no registrar information, so no fresher source exists. Full detail on methodology and live pipeline status.