Fastest Growing Top Level Domains (YoY Growth)
Ranked in descending order of year-over-year net percentage growth in active domain registrations. Reflects sustainable organic expansion or major promotional distribution campaigns across ICANN registrars.
| Rank | TLD | Category | Contracted Operator | Backend RSP | YoY Growth % | Active Domains | Delete Rate | Delegation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | .shop | new gtld | Identity Digital | Identity Digital RSP | +18.98% | 1,454,339 | 2.15% | 2016-01-28 (Thursday, January 28, 2016) |
| #2 | .xyz | new gtld | XYZ.com | CentralNic Registry RSP | +14.82% | 2,966,772 | 2.15% | 2014-02-19 (Wednesday, February 19, 2014) |
| #3 | .online | new gtld | Identity Digital | CentralNic Registry RSP | +10.80% | 2,426,389 | 2.15% | 2015-03-12 (Thursday, March 12, 2015) |
| #4 | .top | new gtld | Identity Digital | Identity Digital RSP | +9.49% | 2,655,678 | 2.15% | 2014-08-07 (Thursday, August 7, 2014) |
| #5 | .site | new gtld | Identity Digital | CentralNic Registry RSP | +8.20% | 2,019,017 | 2.15% | 2015-03-19 (Thursday, March 19, 2015) |
| #6 | .tech | new gtld | Identity Digital | CentralNic Registry RSP | +6.91% | 505,597 | 2.15% | 2015-03-26 (Thursday, March 26, 2015) |
| #7 | .dev | new gtld | Google Registry | Google Cloud Registry Engine | +6.91% | 826,457 | 2.15% | 2015-04-16 (Thursday, April 16, 2015) |
| #8 | .app | new gtld | Google Registry | Google Cloud Registry Engine | +5.64% | 1,128,361 | 2.15% | 2015-04-16 (Thursday, April 16, 2015) |
| #9 | .tokyo | geo gtld | GoDaddy Registry | GoDaddy Registry Services | +4.39% | 182,817 | 2.15% | 2014-01-09 (Thursday, January 9, 2014) |
| #10 | .com | legacy gtld | Verisign | Verisign Shared Registration System | +1.92% | 159,537,930 | 2.15% | 1985-01-01 (Tuesday, January 1, 1985) |