Namecheap, one of the best web hosting providers around and the second largest domain registrar, has revealed many new findings about the biggest TLDs of 2025.
The company’s 2025 Domain Insights and Trends report examines more than 22 million domains and, unsurprisingly, reveals that the .com TLD was the most popular with 4.6 million domain names registered between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
Despite the proportion of non-.com TLDs surpassing .com in 2024, Namecheap claims that the latter saw a resurgence in 2025 to gain 40.1% market share, an increase of 11%, showing that even though there are more TLDs than ever before, .com remains the preferred choice.
The 10 best gTLDs
- .com (4,667,345)
- .info (579,916)
- .boutique (476 865)
- .site (469 020)
- .xyz (461,777)
- .org (452,567)
- .online (363 353)
- .store (337 407)
- .net (291,862)
- .pro (257,161)
The report also revealed some details about the domain names themselves, including that there were 147 registered one-letter domain names and 120 63-character domain names, the longest allowed.
Blockchain.ai sold for $405,000
On the Namecheap marketplace, Blockchain.ai was the most expensive auctioned, with the second and third being Territory.com at $125,625 and wan.ai at $80,314, respectively.
Trends show that while .com TLDs remain the most sought-after domains, non-.com TLDs are becoming increasingly popular, helping businesses strengthen their brand identity.
Follow TechRadar on Google News And add us as your favorite source to get our news, reviews and expert opinions in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!
And of course you can too follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form and receive regular updates from us on WhatsApp Also.
