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A registrar is the company that facilitates public [[AURA:DomainName|domain name]] registration and has direct relationships with domain name registries and is authorized to sell domain names to registrants.  Registrars become accredited via an [[ICANN.org|ICANN]] process in which they meet both business and technical requirements.
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Registrar}}<p>A registrar is the company that facilitates public <a href="http://www.aboutus.org/list/DomainName" class="extiw" title="list:DomainName">domain name</a> registration and has direct relationships with domain name registries and is authorized to sell domain names to registrants.  Registrars become accredited via an <a href="/ICANN.org" title="ICANN.org">ICANN</a> process in which they meet both business and technical requirements.
 
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</p>
==Top Domain Name Registrars according to [[RegistrarStats.com]]*==
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Top_Domain_Name_Registrars">Top Domain Name Registrars</span></h2>
 
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<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left"><tr><td width="35px"><b>Rank</b>
{|border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left"
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</td>
|width="35px"|'''Rank'''
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<td width="210px"><b>Registrar</b>
|width="210px"|'''Registrar'''
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</td>
|width="50px"|'''# of Domains'''
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<td width="50px"><b># of Domains</b>
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>1
|1
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</td>
|[[GoDaddy.com|Go Daddy Software]]
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<td><a href="/GoDaddy.com" title="GoDaddy.com">Go Daddy Software</a>
|15,742,405
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</td>
|----
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<td>15,742,405
|2
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</td></tr><tr><td>2
|[[NetworkSolutions.com|Network Solutions]]
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</td>
|6,652,403
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<td><a href="/NetworkSolutions.com" title="NetworkSolutions.com">Network Solutions</a>
|----
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</td>
|3
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<td>6,652,403
|[[ENom.com|eNom]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>3
|5,716,906
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/index.php?title=ENom.com&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ENom.com (page does not exist)">eNom</a>
|4
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</td>
|[[Tucows.com|Tucows]]
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<td>5,716,906
|5,624,134
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</td></tr><tr><td>4
|----
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</td>
|5
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<td><a href="/Tucows.com" title="Tucows.com">Tucows</a>
|[[MelbourneIT.com.au|Melbourne IT]]
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</td>
|4,342,324
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<td>5,624,134
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>5
|6
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</td>
|[[NameKing.com|NameKing.com]]
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<td><a href="/MelbourneIT.com.au" title="MelbourneIT.com.au">Melbourne IT</a>
|3,162,643
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</td>
|----
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<td>4,342,324
|7
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</td></tr><tr><td>6
|[[Schlund.info|Schlund+Partner]]
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</td>
|3,150,679
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<td><a href="/NameKing.com" title="NameKing.com">NameKing.com</a>
|----
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</td>
|8
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<td>3,162,643
|[[Register.com|Register.com]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>7
|2,748,752
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/Schlund.info" title="Schlund.info">Schlund+Partner</a>
|9
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</td>
|[[WildWestDomains.com|Wild West Domains]]
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<td>3,150,679
|2,193,211
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</td></tr><tr><td>8
|----
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</td>
|10
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<td><a href="/Register.com" title="Register.com">Register.com</a>
|[[Moniker.com|Moniker Online Services]]
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</td>
|1,869,145
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<td>2,748,752
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>9
|11
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</td>
|[[DomainDoorman.com|DomainDoorman]]
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<td><a href="/WildWestDomains.com" title="WildWestDomains.com">Wild West Domains</a>
|1,749,240
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</td>
|----
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<td>2,193,211
|12
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</td></tr><tr><td>10
|[[BelgiumDomains.com|Belgiumdomains, LLC]]
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</td>
|1,680,743
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<td><a href="/Moniker.com" title="Moniker.com">Moniker Online Services</a>
|----
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</td>
|13
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<td>1,869,145
|[[CapitolDomains.com|CapitolDomains]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>11
|1,676,733
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/DomainDoorman.com" title="DomainDoorman.com">DomainDoorman</a>
|14
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</td>
|[[PublicDomainRegistry.com|PublicDomainRegistry.com]]
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<td>1,749,240
|1,486,951
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</td></tr><tr><td>12
|----
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</td>
|15
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<td><a href="/BelgiumDomains.com" title="BelgiumDomains.com">Belgiumdomains, LLC</a>
|[[BulkRegister.com|BulkRegister.com]]
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</td>
|1,385,557
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<td>1,680,743
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>13
|16
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</td>
|[[DirectNIC.com|Intercosmos Media]]
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<td><a href="/CapitolDomains.com" title="CapitolDomains.com">CapitolDomains</a>
|1,270,265
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</td>
|----
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<td>1,676,733
|17
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</td></tr><tr><td>14
|[[OnlineNIC.com|OnlineNIC, Inc.]]
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</td>
|1,088,212
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<td><a href="/PublicDomainRegistry.com" title="PublicDomainRegistry.com">PublicDomainRegistry.com</a>
|----
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</td>
|18
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<td>1,486,951
|[[Dotster.com|Dotster]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>15
|1,082,163
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/BulkRegister.com" title="BulkRegister.com">BulkRegister.com</a>
|19
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</td>
|[[Key-Systems.net|Key-Systems GmbH]]
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<td>1,385,557
|1,044,100
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</td></tr><tr><td>16
|----
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</td>
|20
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<td><a href="/DirectNIC.com" title="DirectNIC.com">Intercosmos Media</a>
|[[DotRegistrar.com|Dotregistrar.com]]
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</td>
|955,691
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<td>1,270,265
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>17
|21
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</td>
|[[RegisterFly.com|RegisterFly.com Inc.]]
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<td><a href="/OnlineNIC.com" title="OnlineNIC.com">OnlineNIC, Inc.</a>
|904,712
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</td>
|----
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<td>1,088,212
|22
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</td></tr><tr><td>18
|[[Fabulous.com|Fabulous.com Pty Ltd]]
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</td>
|846,246
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<td><a href="/Dotster.com" title="Dotster.com">Dotster</a>
|----
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</td>
|23
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<td>1,082,163
|[[DomainDiscover.com|DomainDiscover]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>19
|835,130
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/Key-Systems.net" title="Key-Systems.net">Key-Systems GmbH</a>
|24
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</td>
|[[XinNet.com|Xin Net Corp]]
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<td>1,044,100
|708,480
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</td></tr><tr><td>20
|----
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</td>
|25
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<td><a href="/DotRegistrar.com" title="DotRegistrar.com">Dotregistrar.com</a>
|[[BudgetNames.com|Compana LLC]]
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</td>
|675,552
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<td>955,691
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>21
|26
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</td>
|[[Cronon.org|Cronon AG]]
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<td><a href="/RegisterFly.com" title="RegisterFly.com">RegisterFly.com Inc.</a>
|635,542
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</td>
|----
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<td>904,712
|27
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</td></tr><tr><td>22
|[[ItsYourDomain.com|ItsYourDomain.com]]
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</td>
|599,125
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<td><a href="/Fabulous.com" title="Fabulous.com">Fabulous.com Pty Ltd</a>
|----
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</td>
|28
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<td>846,246
|[[Joker.com|joker.com]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>23
|580,627
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/DomainDiscover.com" title="DomainDiscover.com">DomainDiscover</a>
|29
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</td>
|[[DomainSite.com|DomainSite.com]]
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<td>835,130
|579,740
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</td></tr><tr><td>24
|----
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</td>
|30
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<td><a href="/XinNet.com" title="XinNet.com">Xin Net Corp</a>
|[[PSI-USA.info|PSI-USA, Inc.]]
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</td>
|506,082
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<td>708,480
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>25
|31
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</td>
|[[Name.net|Name.net LLC]]
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<td><a href="/BudgetNames.com" title="BudgetNames.com">Compana LLC</a>
|457,149
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</td>
|----
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<td>675,552
|32
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</td></tr><tr><td>26
|[[Gandi.net|Gandi SARL]]
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</td>
|447,230
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<td><a href="/Cronon.org" title="Cronon.org">Cronon AG</a>
|----
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</td>
|33
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<td>635,542
|[[BasicFusion.net|Basic Fusion, Inc.]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>27
|442,922
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/ItsYourDomain.com" title="ItsYourDomain.com">ItsYourDomain.com</a>
|34
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</td>
|[[Net.cn|HiChina Web Solutions ltd.]]
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<td>599,125
|426,352
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</td></tr><tr><td>28
|----
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</td>
|35
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<td><a href="/Joker.com" title="Joker.com">joker.com</a>
|[[OVH.com|OVH]]
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</td>
|404,286
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<td>580,627
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>29
|36
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</td>
|[[NameView.com|Nameview Inc.]]
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<td><a href="/DomainSite.com" title="DomainSite.com">DomainSite.com</a>
|396,957
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</td>
|----
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<td>579,740
|37
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</td></tr><tr><td>30
|[[Names4Ever.com|Names4ever]]
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</td>
|375,125
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<td><a href="/PSI-USA.info" title="PSI-USA.info">PSI-USA, Inc.</a>
|----
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</td>
|38
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<td>506,082
|[[Name.com|Name.com LLC]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>31
|358,618
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/Name.net" title="Name.net">Name.net LLC</a>
|39
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</td>
|[[DomainNameSales.com|Domain Name Sales Corp.]]
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<td>457,149
|357,460
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</td></tr><tr><td>32
|----
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</td>
|40
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<td><a href="/Gandi.net" title="Gandi.net">Gandi SARL</a>
|[[Onamae.com|GMO Internet, Inc.]]
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</td>
|344,586
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<td>447,230
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>33
|41
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</td>
|[[SRSPlus.com|SRSPlus]]
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<td><a href="/BasicFusion.net" title="BasicFusion.net">Basic Fusion, Inc.</a>
|332,632
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</td>
|----
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<td>442,922
|42
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</td></tr><tr><td>34
|[[DNS.com.cn|dns.com.cn]]
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</td>
|323,932
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<td><a href="/Net.cn" title="Net.cn">HiChina Web Solutions ltd.</a>
|----
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</td>
|43
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<td>426,352
|[[NamesDirect.com|Namesdirect.com Inc.]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>35
|320,957
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/OVH.com" title="OVH.com">OVH</a>
|44
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</td>
|[[CORENIC.org|CORE Internet Council of Registrars]]
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<td>404,286
|319,758
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</td></tr><tr><td>36
|----
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</td>
|45
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<td><a href="/NameView.com" title="NameView.com">Nameview Inc.</a>
|[[Ascio.com|Ascio Technologies, Inc. - Denmark]]
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</td>
|318,132
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<td>396,957
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>37
|46
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</td>
|[[NICLINE.com|NICLINE.com]]
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<td><a href="/Names4Ever.com" title="Names4Ever.com">Names4ever</a>
|279,196
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</td>
|----
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<td>375,125
|47
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</td></tr><tr><td>38
|[[MarkMonitor.com|MarkMonitor Inc.]]
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</td>
|273,857
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<td><a href="/Name.com" title="Name.com">Name.com LLC</a>
|----
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</td>
|48
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<td>358,618
|[[NameSecure.com|NameSecure L.L.C.]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>39
|250,035
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</td>
|----
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<td><a href="/index.php?title=DomainNameSales.com&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DomainNameSales.com (page does not exist)">Domain Name Sales Corp.</a>
|49
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</td>
|[[Bizcn.com|Bizcn.com Inc.]]
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<td>357,460
|243,362
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</td></tr><tr><td>40
|----
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</td>
|50
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<td><a href="/Onamae.com" title="Onamae.com">GMO Internet, Inc.</a>
|[[WebNIC.com|WebNIC.com]]
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</td>
|235,241
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<td>344,586
|----
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</td></tr><tr><td>41
|}
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</td>
<small>''*List of registrars taken from [[RegistrarStats.com]] on 17-February-2007''</small>
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<td><a href="/index.php?title=SRSPlus.com&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SRSPlus.com (page does not exist)">SRSPlus</a>
 
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</td>
== [[InterWiki]] Links==
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<td>332,632
* [[ICANNWiki:Registrar| Definition of Registrar on ICANNWiki]]
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</td></tr><tr><td>42
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</td>
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<td><a href="/DNS.com.cn" title="DNS.com.cn">dns.com.cn</a>
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</td>
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<td>323,932
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</td></tr><tr><td>43
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</td>
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<td><a href="/NamesDirect.com" title="NamesDirect.com">Namesdirect.com Inc.</a>
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</td>
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<td>320,957
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</td></tr><tr><td>44
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</td>
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<td><a href="/index.php?title=CORENIC.org&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CORENIC.org (page does not exist)">CORE Internet Council of Registrars</a>
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</td>
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<td>319,758
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</td></tr><tr><td>45
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</td>
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<td><a href="/Ascio.com" title="Ascio.com">Ascio Technologies, Inc. - Denmark</a>
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</td>
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<td>318,132
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</td></tr><tr><td>46
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</td>
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<td><a href="/index.php?title=NICLINE.com&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NICLINE.com (page does not exist)">NICLINE.com</a>
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</td>
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<td>279,196
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</td></tr><tr><td>47
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</td>
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<td><a href="/MarkMonitor.com" title="MarkMonitor.com">MarkMonitor Inc.</a>
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</td>
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<td>273,857
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</td></tr><tr><td>48
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</td>
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<td><a href="/NameSecure.com" title="NameSecure.com">NameSecure L.L.C.</a>
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</td>
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<td>250,035
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</td></tr><tr><td>49
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</td>
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<td><a href="/Bizcn.com" title="Bizcn.com">Bizcn.com Inc.</a>
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</td>
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<td>243,362
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</td></tr><tr><td>50
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</td>
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<td><a href="/WebNIC.com" title="WebNIC.com">WebNIC.com</a>
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</td>
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<td>235,241
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</td></tr></table><p><small><i>February-2007</i></small>
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</p>
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<ul><li> Definition - <a href="http://icannwiki.org/Registrar" class="extiw" title="icannwiki:Registrar">ICANNWiki:Registrar</a>
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</li></ul>

Latest revision as of 13:04, 6 April 2016

A registrar is the company that facilitates public domain name registration and has direct relationships with domain name registries and is authorized to sell domain names to registrants. Registrars become accredited via an ICANN process in which they meet both business and technical requirements.

Top Domain Name Registrars

Rank Registrar # of Domains
1 Go Daddy Software 15,742,405
2 Network Solutions 6,652,403
3 eNom 5,716,906
4 Tucows 5,624,134
5 Melbourne IT 4,342,324
6 NameKing.com 3,162,643
7 Schlund+Partner 3,150,679
8 Register.com 2,748,752
9 Wild West Domains 2,193,211
10 Moniker Online Services 1,869,145
11 DomainDoorman 1,749,240
12 Belgiumdomains, LLC 1,680,743
13 CapitolDomains 1,676,733
14 PublicDomainRegistry.com 1,486,951
15 BulkRegister.com 1,385,557
16 Intercosmos Media 1,270,265
17 OnlineNIC, Inc. 1,088,212
18 Dotster 1,082,163
19 Key-Systems GmbH 1,044,100
20 Dotregistrar.com 955,691
21 RegisterFly.com Inc. 904,712
22 Fabulous.com Pty Ltd 846,246
23 DomainDiscover 835,130
24 Xin Net Corp 708,480
25 Compana LLC 675,552
26 Cronon AG 635,542
27 ItsYourDomain.com 599,125
28 joker.com 580,627
29 DomainSite.com 579,740
30 PSI-USA, Inc. 506,082
31 Name.net LLC 457,149
32 Gandi SARL 447,230
33 Basic Fusion, Inc. 442,922
34 HiChina Web Solutions ltd. 426,352
35 OVH 404,286
36 Nameview Inc. 396,957
37 Names4ever 375,125
38 Name.com LLC 358,618
39 Domain Name Sales Corp. 357,460
40 GMO Internet, Inc. 344,586
41 SRSPlus 332,632
42 dns.com.cn 323,932
43 Namesdirect.com Inc. 320,957
44 CORE Internet Council of Registrars 319,758
45 Ascio Technologies, Inc. - Denmark 318,132
46 NICLINE.com 279,196
47 MarkMonitor Inc. 273,857
48 NameSecure L.L.C. 250,035
49 Bizcn.com Inc. 243,362
50 WebNIC.com 235,241

February-2007



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