VRSNDomain BaseGrowthValuation

Domain Base Growth Anomaly

2026 YTD domain base growth vs. historical norms (2023–2025)

YTD Growth

+1.43%

Jan 1 → 2026-03-26

Annualized Rate

+6.3%

at current pace

Z-Score

3.9

vs 2023–2025 history

vs Prior Year

3.2x faster

+1.43% vs +0.45% in 2025

Daily Adds

+29,213/day

vs 2025: +8,889/day

Percentile

100th

out of 778 85-day windows

New Domain Registrations Assuming 75% Renewal Rates Prorated

Growth computed from combined .com + .net domain base. Quarterly figures from earnings reports, live data from daily cron snapshots. Z-score and percentile calculated against daily zone count history. Q1 2026 new registrations projected from observed net adds and estimated deletions (39.8M names expiring at ~75% renewal rate).