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DNS queries at the gTLD registries (June 2026)

In June 2026 the gTLD registries answered 856 billion DNS queries a day, up 58% on a year earlier. They held 264M domains, 10% more.

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DNS queries a day and domains at every gTLD registry, both against June 2024.

The largest operators, June 2026

OperatorQueries a day12-mo changeDomainsA day per domain

Verisign661 billion+55%183,102,6413,612Verisign661 billion12-mo change+55%Domains183,102,641A day per domain3,612 Public Interest Registry65.5 billion+109%12,663,4655,173Public Interest Registry65.5 billion12-mo change+109%Domains12,663,465A day per domain5,173 Identity Digital45.3 billion+77%14,801,9323,061Identity Digital45.3 billion12-mo change+77%Domains14,801,932A day per domain3,061 XYZ Registry15.6 billion+58%11,956,9871,306XYZ Registry15.6 billion12-mo change+58%Domains11,956,987A day per domain1,306 .top (Zhongze)14.6 billion+124%7,433,3201,965.top (Zhongze)14.6 billion12-mo change+124%Domains7,433,320A day per domain1,965 Google Registry10.2 billion+105%2,330,4304,376Google Registry10.2 billion12-mo change+105%Domains2,330,430A day per domain4,376

Growth over the 12 months to June 2026. Lookups are queries a day; domains are names under management.

Statistics by Namedesk (https://namedesk.app). Registry statistics from ICANN monthly registry reports and registry operators' own reports. Queries received over UDP and TCP. Operators include every TLD they run today.

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