Dynadot is out with a new report, Q1 2026 Quarterly Intelligence Report. This report takes a look at all the numbers, not just the headline registration and aftermarket growth.
The report includes TLD-level movement and buyer behavior that could be useful for readers tracking extension demand, investor positioning, and where activity is shifting quarter to quarter.
Executive Summary
- Total domain registrations increased 40% year over year, but TLD growth was uneven across extensions.
- .com remained the largest TLD, while .info, .digital, .sbs, .pro, .vip, .org, and .top drove most of the visible growth.
- Survey respondents most often cited startup and tech demand as the main growth driver (62%), but the survey should be read as investor-heavy directional sentiment.
- 41% of respondents said new gTLDs were the fastest-growing category, yet 49% said they personally registered more legacy gTLDs year over year.
- Regional sentiment and platform data overlap but are not identical: respondents most often named North America (37.3%) and Asia-Pacific (31.3%) as fastest-growth regions, while Asia remained the largest platform region.
- Aftermarket buying was mixed in the survey (28% increased), while platform aftermarket activity was strongly concentrated in .com.