OFFICIAL REPORTS
Page built 2026-09-24
Data as of 2026-06

.net Domain Name Details

legacy gtld delegated

.net is operated by Verisign under an ICANN registry agreement that expires on 2029-06-30.

Active Domains 12,990,280 2026-06 report
MoM Growth -0.22% -28,416
YoY Growth -1.68% vs prior year
Monthly Delete Rate 2.15% 285,786 purged
Estimated Renewal Rate 74.71% 844,368 renewed
Registrar HHI 2195 Top registrar: 38%

.net Domain Facts

  • .net is operated by Verisign under an ICANN registry agreement that expires on 2029-06-30.
  • As of the June 2026 report (2026-06-30), .net had 12,990,280 active domain names, growing at -1.68% year over year.
  • Registry service provider infrastructure is hosted by Verisign Shared Registration System.
  • Market concentration shows top registrar GoDaddy controlling 38.0% of active registrations with an HHI of 2195.0.

Registry Operator and Corporate Ownership

Who Owns What TLD Guide →
Role Designated Organization Entity Type Jurisdiction Official Website
Registry Operator Verisign Contracted Registry Operator United States https://www.verisign.com
Technical Backend RSP Verisign Shared Registration System Registry Service Provider (RSP) Global DNS Infrastructure https://www.verisign.com

Historical Registration Trend and Monthly Churn

Full Monthly Ledger →
.net Active Domains Trend Total active domain count for .net from 2023-07 through 2026-06, compiled from official ICANN monthly activity reports. 0k 3.8M 7.5M 11.3M 15.0M 2023-072024-012024-072025-012025-072026-01
Total active domain count for .net from 2023-07 through 2026-06, compiled from official ICANN monthly activity reports.
.net Active Domains Trend
Month .net Active Domains
2023-07 13,454,532
2023-08 13,458,412
2023-09 13,471,479
2023-10 13,481,265
2023-11 13,476,816
2023-12 13,453,884
2024-01 13,416,978
2024-02 13,377,198
2024-03 13,346,932
2024-04 13,334,034
2024-05 13,338,220
2024-06 13,351,243
2024-07 13,360,711
2024-08 13,355,877
2024-09 13,332,732
2024-10 13,295,942
2024-11 13,256,608
2024-12 13,226,962
2025-01 13,214,625
2025-02 13,219,107
2025-03 13,232,077
2025-04 13,241,227
2025-05 13,236,013
2025-06 13,212,663
2025-07 13,175,996
2025-08 13,137,111
2025-09 13,108,082
2025-10 13,096,296
2025-11 13,101,062
2025-12 13,113,973
2026-01 13,122,803
2026-02 13,117,214
2026-03 13,093,667
2026-04 13,057,131
2026-05 13,018,696
2026-06 12,990,280
.net Adds vs Deletions Monthly net registrations compared to purged deletions for .net across reporting months. 0k 100k 200k 300k 400k 2023-072024-012024-072025-012025-072026-01
Monthly net registrations compared to purged deletions for .net across reporting months.
.net Adds vs Deletions
Month Monthly Net AddsMonthly Deletions
2023-07 336,363295,999
2023-08 336,460296,085
2023-09 336,786296,372
2023-10 337,031296,587
2023-11 336,920296,489
2023-12 336,347295,985
2024-01 335,424295,173
2024-02 334,429294,298
2024-03 333,673293,632
2024-04 333,350293,348
2024-05 333,455293,440
2024-06 333,781293,727
2024-07 334,017293,935
2024-08 333,896293,829
2024-09 333,318293,320
2024-10 332,398292,510
2024-11 331,415291,645
2024-12 330,674290,993
2025-01 330,365290,721
2025-02 330,477290,820
2025-03 330,801291,105
2025-04 331,030291,306
2025-05 330,900291,192
2025-06 330,316290,678
2025-07 329,399289,871
2025-08 328,427289,016
2025-09 327,702288,377
2025-10 327,407288,118
2025-11 327,526288,223
2025-12 327,849288,507
2026-01 328,070288,701
2026-02 327,930288,578
2026-03 327,341288,060
2026-04 326,428287,256
2026-05 325,467286,411
2026-06 324,756285,786

Accredited Registrar Distribution & Market Share

As of 2026-06 Report
Rank Registrar Name IANA ID Active Domains in .net Market Share %
1 GoDaddy 146 4,936,306 38.00%
2 Namecheap 1068 2,857,861 22.00%
3 Tucows 69 1,558,833 12.00%
4 Squarespace Domains 895 1,039,222 8.00%
5 Alibaba Cloud 420 649,514 5.00%
6 Network Solutions 48 519,611 4.00%
7 IONOS 83 389,708 3.00%
8 Key-Systems 269 259,805 2.00%
9 PDR 303 259,805 2.00%
10 Dynadot 1515 129,902 1.00%

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings
Effective Date Old Wholesale Price New Wholesale Price Currency Source Document and Note
2017-02-01 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017) $7.46 $8.20 USD Verisign 10 percent wholesale fee escalation permitted annually under the .net Registry Agreement.
2018-02-01 (Thursday, February 1, 2018) $8.20 $9.02 USD Annual wholesale escalation of 10 percent.
2019-02-01 (Friday, February 1, 2019) $9.02 $9.92 USD Annual wholesale escalation of 10 percent.
2023-02-01 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023) $9.92 $10.91 USD Verisign instituted annual wholesale escalation to $10.91.
2024-02-01 (Thursday, February 1, 2024) $10.91 $12.00 USD Annual wholesale escalation to $12.00.

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

  • a.net.gtld-servers.net
    192.5.6.30, 2001:503:a83e:0:0:0:2:30
  • b.net.gtld-servers.net
    192.33.14.30, 2001:503:231d:0:0:0:2:30
  • c.net.gtld-servers.net
    192.26.92.30, 2001:503:83eb:0:0:0:0:30

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