Industry stats Updated Jun 2026All domains worldwide 392.5M registered names +6.5% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026.com + .net total 176.1M names in zone Verisign · Q1 2026.com + .net 11.5M newly registered · 76.3% renewed Verisign · Q1 2026Country-code TLDs 146.3M names +2.4% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026New gTLDs 49.6M names · 30.9% renewed +3.7% QoQ Verisign · Q1 2026Legacy gTLDs 20.5M names · 67.6% renewed +14.6% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026WordPress 41.5% of all sites · 59.3% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Shopify 5.2% of all sites · 7.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Wix 4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Squarespace 2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Joomla 1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Webflow 0.9% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Drupal 0.7% of all sites · 1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026No CMS detected 30% of all sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Nginx on 33%–39% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026Apache on 24%–29% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026LiteSpeed gaining share among web servers W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026DMARC adoption 937.9K valid records +79% in 3 yrs EasyDMARC · 2026 YTDFortune 500 95% publish DMARC · 80% enforced EasyDMARCFortune 500 62.7% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCInc. 5000 15.2% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCDeal CVC Capital Partners → Namecheap · CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap in September 2025, valuing the company at ~$1.5B (including debt). 2025Deal team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue (Hg-backed) acquired Loopia Group (Nordics) in 2025. 2025Deal Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Perwyn-backed Miss Group acquired Web4U s.r.o. (Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider) in 2025. This is Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership. 2025Deal group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired Webglobe (Slovakia/Czechia/Serbia) in 2025. 2025Deal hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com (formerly World Host Group) acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025, rebranding A2 Hosting under the hosting.com name. 2025Industry stats Updated Jun 2026All domains worldwide 392.5M registered names +6.5% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026.com + .net total 176.1M names in zone Verisign · Q1 2026.com + .net 11.5M newly registered · 76.3% renewed Verisign · Q1 2026Country-code TLDs 146.3M names +2.4% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026New gTLDs 49.6M names · 30.9% renewed +3.7% QoQ Verisign · Q1 2026Legacy gTLDs 20.5M names · 67.6% renewed +14.6% YoY Verisign · Q1 2026WordPress 41.5% of all sites · 59.3% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Shopify 5.2% of all sites · 7.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Wix 4.3% of all sites · 6.1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Squarespace 2.5% of all sites · 3.5% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Joomla 1.2% of all sites · 1.7% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Webflow 0.9% of all sites · 1.2% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Drupal 0.7% of all sites · 1% of CMS sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026No CMS detected 30% of all sites W3Techs · 17 Jun 2026Nginx on 33%–39% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026Apache on 24%–29% of sites W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026LiteSpeed gaining share among web servers W3Techs · Mar–Apr 2026DMARC adoption 937.9K valid records +79% in 3 yrs EasyDMARC · 2026 YTDFortune 500 95% publish DMARC · 80% enforced EasyDMARCFortune 500 62.7% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCInc. 5000 15.2% use strict reject policy EasyDMARCDeal CVC Capital Partners → Namecheap · CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap in September 2025, valuing the company at ~$1.5B (including debt). 2025Deal team.blue (Hg-backed) → Loopia Group · team.blue (Hg-backed) acquired Loopia Group (Nordics) in 2025. 2025Deal Miss Group (Perwyn-backed) → Web4U s.r.o. · Perwyn-backed Miss Group acquired Web4U s.r.o. (Prague-based web hosting and domain registration provider) in 2025. This is Miss Group’s 14th acquisition under Perwyn ownership. 2025Deal group.one → Webglobe · group.one acquired Webglobe (Slovakia/Czechia/Serbia) in 2025. 2025Deal hosting.com → FastComet, A2 Hosting · hosting.com (formerly World Host Group) acquired FastComet in April 2025 and A2 Hosting in January 2025, rebranding A2 Hosting under the hosting.com name. 2025

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Google to use EU/UK IP addresses for ad targeting from August

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Google to use EU/UK IP addresses for ad targeting from August

Google has notified advertisers that it will use IP addresses—classified as personal data under EU/UK law—for ad personalization and measurement in the EEA, UK and Switzerland from 3 August 2026. The move aligns with Google’s registration under the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework but shifts compliance responsibility to advertisers.

18 Jun 2026 · 4 min

UK mandates ID checks for new social media accounts

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UK mandates ID checks for new social media accounts

The UK government will enforce age verification for new social media accounts starting spring 2027, requiring ID or facial scans to prove users are over 16. Existing accounts are exempt, but privacy and security risks have drawn criticism from experts.

17 Jun 2026 · 4 min