TLD comparison

.com vs .de

.com is 9 times the size of .de: 170,253,825 domains in June 2026 against 18,266,124 in September 2026. .com grew 5.4% in the year to June 2026; .de grew 3.6% in the year to September 2026.

.com is a generic TLD, run by VeriSign. .de is the country code of Germany, run by DENIC eG.

side by side

Domains
.com170,253,825
.de18,266,124
Change in a year
.com+5.4%
.de+3.6%

Source: the registries’ own figures: .com to June 2026, .de to September 2026.