{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"177893","rtpr_id":"nBw4DPtzZa-20261022","ticker":"VRSN","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VRSN"],"title":"DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 411.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Third Quarter of 2026","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-22T21:18:00.090Z","article_body":"DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 411.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the\nEnd of the Third Quarter of 2026\n\nVeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet\ninfrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that,\naccording to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Farticles%2Flatest-report&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=Domain+Name+Industry+Brief+Quarterly+Report&index=1&md5=f6bc2acc1b23e4a749b9279b7aeecc28)\nfrom DNIB.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnib.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=DNIB.com&index=2&md5=5911bcd035317b4849d04af411041c0a)\n, the third quarter of 2026 closed with 411.6 million domain name\nregistrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.9 million\ndomain name registrations, or 2.5% compared to the second quarter of 2026.\nDomain name registrations also increased by 33.0 million, or 8.7%, year over\nyear.\n\nThe .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 182.5 million domain name\nregistrations in the domain name base at the end of the third quarter of 2026,\nan increase of 3.4 million domain name registrations, or 1.9% compared to the\nsecond quarter of 2026. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 10.5\nmillion domain name registrations, or 6.1%, year over year. As of Sept. 30,\n2026, the .com domain name base totaled 169.8 million domain name\nregistrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.6 million domain name\nregistrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 13.1\nmillion at the end of the third quarter of 2026, compared to 10.6 million\ndomain name registrations at the end of the third quarter of 2025.\n\nTotal country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 151.4 million at\nthe end of the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.8 million domain name\nregistrations, or 1.9% compared to the second quarter of 2026. ccTLDs\nincreased by 6.6 million domain name registrations, or 4.6%, year over year.\nThe top 10 ccTLDs, as of Sept. 30, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br,\n.fr, .au, .in and .eu.\n\nInformation about the statistical methodology used in creating the Domain Name\nIndustry Brief Quarterly Report and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available here\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Fmethodology%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=here&index=3&md5=6c92ddb71b783eb79c65fd5fbc008620)\n.\n\nAbout DNIB.com\n\nDNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical\nresearch and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy,\nsecurity, and technology trends. The latest Domain Name Industry Brief\nQuarterly Report, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded\ndomain name industry data are all available at DNIB.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=DNIB.com&index=4&md5=df97a5843b4270bb3efb2e40ecb1b388)\n.\n\nAbout Verisign\n\nVerisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure\nand domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the\nworld’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security,\nstability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by\nproviding root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global\ninternet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative\nresolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority\nof global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.verisign.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=verisign.com&index=5&md5=ca488b37c04c91faeff28d98d8220ef2)\n.\n\n© 2026 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo,\nDomain Name Industry Brief, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs\nare registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its\nsubsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other\ntrademarks are property of their respective owners.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022233391/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022233391/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations: David Atchley, datchley@verisign.com\n(mailto:datchley@verisign.com) , + 1 703-948-3447\nMedia Relations: Dave McGuire, davmcguire@verisign.com\n(mailto:davmcguire@verisign.com) , + 1 703-948-3800\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4DPtzZa-20261022","title":"DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 411.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Third Quarter of 2026","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"VRSN","created":"2026-10-22T21:18:00.090Z","tickers":["VRSN"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 411.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the\nEnd of the Third Quarter of 2026\n\nVeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet\ninfrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that,\naccording to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Farticles%2Flatest-report&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=Domain+Name+Industry+Brief+Quarterly+Report&index=1&md5=f6bc2acc1b23e4a749b9279b7aeecc28)\nfrom DNIB.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnib.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=DNIB.com&index=2&md5=5911bcd035317b4849d04af411041c0a)\n, the third quarter of 2026 closed with 411.6 million domain name\nregistrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.9 million\ndomain name registrations, or 2.5% compared to the second quarter of 2026.\nDomain name registrations also increased by 33.0 million, or 8.7%, year over\nyear.\n\nThe .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 182.5 million domain name\nregistrations in the domain name base at the end of the third quarter of 2026,\nan increase of 3.4 million domain name registrations, or 1.9% compared to the\nsecond quarter of 2026. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 10.5\nmillion domain name registrations, or 6.1%, year over year. As of Sept. 30,\n2026, the .com domain name base totaled 169.8 million domain name\nregistrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.6 million domain name\nregistrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 13.1\nmillion at the end of the third quarter of 2026, compared to 10.6 million\ndomain name registrations at the end of the third quarter of 2025.\n\nTotal country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 151.4 million at\nthe end of the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.8 million domain name\nregistrations, or 1.9% compared to the second quarter of 2026. ccTLDs\nincreased by 6.6 million domain name registrations, or 4.6%, year over year.\nThe top 10 ccTLDs, as of Sept. 30, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br,\n.fr, .au, .in and .eu.\n\nInformation about the statistical methodology used in creating the Domain Name\nIndustry Brief Quarterly Report and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available here\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Fmethodology%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=here&index=3&md5=6c92ddb71b783eb79c65fd5fbc008620)\n.\n\nAbout DNIB.com\n\nDNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical\nresearch and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy,\nsecurity, and technology trends. The latest Domain Name Industry Brief\nQuarterly Report, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded\ndomain name industry data are all available at DNIB.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=DNIB.com&index=4&md5=df97a5843b4270bb3efb2e40ecb1b388)\n.\n\nAbout Verisign\n\nVerisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure\nand domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the\nworld’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security,\nstability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by\nproviding root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global\ninternet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative\nresolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority\nof global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.verisign.com%2F&esheet=54627380&newsitemid=20261022233391&lan=en-US&anchor=verisign.com&index=5&md5=ca488b37c04c91faeff28d98d8220ef2)\n.\n\n© 2026 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo,\nDomain Name Industry Brief, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs\nare registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its\nsubsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other\ntrademarks are property of their respective owners.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022233391/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022233391/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations: David Atchley, datchley@verisign.com\n(mailto:datchley@verisign.com) , + 1 703-948-3447\nMedia Relations: Dave McGuire, davmcguire@verisign.com\n(mailto:davmcguire@verisign.com) , + 1 703-948-3800\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-22T21:18:00.133706212Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792703880133},"received_at":"2026-10-22T21:18:00.192Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022233391/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"165823","press_release_id":"177893","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"The internet ended Q3 2026 with 411.6 million domain name registrations, up 2.5% sequentially and 8.7% year over year, according to the DNIB.com quarterly report.\n\nVerisign's own .com and .net base grew to 182.5 million registrations, up 6.1% YoY, with new .com/.net registrations of 13.1 million versus 10.6 million a year earlier.\n\nSteady growth in the .com base is a positive read-through for Verisign's core registry revenue, though this is a routine industry data release rather than company guidance.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Healthy 6.1% YoY .com/.net base growth supports Verisign's registry revenue trajectory."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"com_base":169800000,"net_base":12600000,"total_qoq_growth":"2.5%","total_yoy_growth":"8.7%","com_net_yoy_growth":"6.1%","cctld_registrations":151400000,"com_net_registrations":182500000,"total_domain_registrations":411600000,"new_com_net_registrations_q3_2025":10600000,"new_com_net_registrations_q3_2026":13100000}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"David Atchley","role":"Investor Relations, Verisign"},{"name":"Dave McGuire","role":"Media Relations, Verisign"}],"products":["Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report"],"companies":[{"name":"VeriSign, Inc.","ticker":"VRSN","relationship":"self"},{"name":"DNIB.com","relationship":"Verisign-sponsored research site"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine quarterly industry statistics release from Verisign-sponsored DNIB.com. 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