--- title: "DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2026 | VRSN Stock News" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293670161.md" description: "VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that global domain name registrations reached 401.6 million by the end of Q2 2026, a 2.3% quarterly increase and 8.1% year-over-year growth. The .com and .net TLDs combined for 179.1 million registrations, up 1.7% from Q1. Country-code TLDs totaled 148.6 million, showing steady growth. This data comes from DNIB.com's latest quarterly report sponsored by VeriSign." datetime: "2026-07-23T13:17:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293670161.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293670161.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293670161.md) --- # DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2026 | VRSN Stock News See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers.Adds StockTitan as a preferred source · opens Google Add on Google RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the second quarter of 2026 closed with 401.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.1 million domain name registrations, or 2.3% compared to the first quarter of 2026. Domain name registrations also increased by 29.9 million, or 8.1%, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 179.1 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3.0 million domain name registrations, or 1.7% compared to the first quarter of 2026. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 8.6 million domain name registrations, or 5.1%, year over year. As of June 30, 2026, the .com domain name base totaled 166.6 million domain name registrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.5 million domain name registrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 12.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, compared to 10.4 million domain name registrations at the end of the second quarter of 2025. Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 148.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.6% compared to the first quarter of 2026. ccTLDs increased by 5.2 million domain name registrations, or 3.6%, year over year. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of June 30, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in and .eu. Information about the statistical methodology used in creating the _Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report_ and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available here. **About DNIB.com** DNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy, security, and technology trends. The latest _Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report_, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded domain name industry data are all available at DNIB.com. **About Verisign** Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com. © 2026 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo, Domain Name Industry Brief, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723750413/en/ Investor Relations: David Atchley, datchley@verisign.com, + 1 703-948-3447 Media Relations: Dave McGuire, davmcguire@verisign.com, + 1 703-948-3800 Source: VeriSign, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [VRSN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VRSN.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Verisign posts higher quarterly revenue on strong demand for domain names](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293671605.md) - [Verisign Q2 revenue slightly beats estimates as domain name registrations grew](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293661857.md) - [VRSN: Q2 2026 delivered strong revenue, earnings, and domain growth, with raised full-year guidance](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293661453.md) - [Verisign Announces Delegation of .Web | VRSN Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293536563.md) - [VeriSign announces R$ 0.7 per unit distribution for Q3 2026, payable Sept. 2](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293774838.md)