TLD comparison

.com vs .xyz

.com is 19 times the size of .xyz: 170,253,825 domains in June 2026 against 9,153,912. .com grew 5.4% in a year; .xyz grew 74%. Owners renew .com far more often: 74% of expiring .com domains against 18% of .xyz domains, July 2025 to June 2026.

.com is a generic TLD, run by VeriSign. .xyz is a generic TLD, run by XYZ Registry, open to the public since June 2014.

side by side

Domains
.com170,253,825
.xyz9,153,912
Change in a year
.com+5.4%
.xyz+74.3%
Renewal rate
.com74%
.xyz18%
Listed for sale
.com7.2%
.xyz55.4%
Registrars selling it
.com2,900
.xyz328

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