TLD comparison

.com vs .org

.com is 14 times the size of .org: 170,253,825 domains in June 2026 against 12,604,255. .com grew 5.4% in a year; .org grew 6.3%. Owners renew .org slightly more often: 78% of expiring .org domains against 74% of .com domains, July 2025 to June 2026.

.com is a generic TLD, run by VeriSign. .org is a generic TLD, run by Public Interest Registry.

side by side

Domains
.com170,253,825
.org12,604,255
Change in a year
.com+5.4%
.org+6.3%
Renewal rate
.com74%
.org78%
Listed for sale
.com7.2%
.org2.7%
Registrars selling it
.com2,900
.org2,229

Source: the registries’ own figures to June 2026; listed for sale from the zone files on 1 November 2026.