VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from

<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VRSN">VRSN</a>), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Farticles%2Flatest-report&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Domain+Name+Industry+Brief+Quarterly+Report&amp;index=1&amp;md5=279403707662e7f93a8a4ce72d05f149" shape="rect">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</a> from <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnib.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=DNIB.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=24aff3321d1e94863ecc42cfe149980a" shape="rect">DNIB.com</a>, the second quarter of 2026 closed with 401.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.1 million domain name registrations, or 2.3% compared to the first quarter of 2026. Domain name registrations also increased by 29.9 million, or 8.1%, year over year.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 179.1 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3.0 million domain name registrations, or 1.7% compared to the first quarter of 2026. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 8.6 million domain name registrations, or 5.1%, year over year. As of June 30, 2026, the .com domain name base totaled 166.6 million domain name registrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.5 million domain name registrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 12.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, compared to 10.4 million domain name registrations at the end of the second quarter of 2025.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 148.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.6% compared to the first quarter of 2026. ccTLDs increased by 5.2 million domain name registrations, or 3.6%, year over year. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of June 30, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in and .eu.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Information about the statistical methodology used in creating the <i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</i> and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Fmethodology%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=here&amp;index=3&amp;md5=d59145e3db2b7692bca98203a7e55af0" shape="rect">here</a>.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">About DNIB.com</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">DNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy, security, and technology trends. The latest <i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</i>, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded domain name industry data are all available at <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=DNIB.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=099c19752be6fcb7507a291352426551" shape="rect">DNIB.com</a>.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">About Verisign</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Verisign (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VRSN">VRSN</a>), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.verisign.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=verisign.com.&amp;index=5&amp;md5=c774fea7382c8310837370b414e49d85" shape="rect">verisign.com.</a></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&#xA9; 2026 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo, Domain Name Industry Brief, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" alt="" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260723750413r1&amp;sid=benz2&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en" style="width:0;height:0"></img><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="bwct31415"></span></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink"><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink-phrase">View source version on businesswire.com: </span><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink-link"><a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723750413/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723750413/en/</a></span></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Investor Relations: David Atchley, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="mailto:datchley@verisign.com" shape="rect">datchley@verisign.com</a>, + 1 703-948-3447</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="bwalignl">Media Relations: Dave McGuire, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="mailto:davmcguire@verisign.com" shape="rect">davmcguire@verisign.com</a>, + 1 703-948-3800</p>

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DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2026

DNIB data signals domain growth; potential VRSN upside.

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  <section data-block="information">
    <h3>Information</h3>
    <p>VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from</p>
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  <section data-block="ai-summary-paragraph">
    <h3>AI Summary</h3>
    <p>Verisign&#039;s Domain Name Industry Brief shows 401.6 million total domain registrations in Q2 2026, up 2.3% QoQ and 8.1% YoY. .com/.net registrations reached 179.1 million, with 12.7 million new end-quarter registrations. The data suggest sustained domain-market demand that could translate to higher registry volumes and support VRSN&#039;s revenue trajectory.</p>
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  <section data-block="ai-summary-bullets">
    <h3>Key Points</h3>
    <ul><li>Q2 2026 DNIB: 401.6M total registrations; up 9.1M QoQ.</li><li>YoY growth: 29.9M more registrations, up 8.1%.</li><li>.com/.net base: 179.1M registrations; up 3.0M QoQ.</li><li>New .com/.net registrations: 12.7M in Q2 2026.</li><li>ccTLDs: 148.6M registrations; up 2.3M QoQ and 5.2M YoY.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="companies-mentioned">
    <h3>Companies Mentioned</h3>
    <ul><li><strong>Verisign, Inc. (VRSN)</strong>: DNIB data is sponsored by Verisign; signals domain-market growth and potential revenue tailwinds.</li><li><strong>DNIB.com (DNIB)</strong>: Domain Name Industry Brief data provider; sponsored by Verisign; provides dashboards on domain trends.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="category">
    <h3>Industry News</h3>
    <p>Industry News: DNIB data provides market-wide context for domain registrations and Verisign&#039;s core business, reinforcing its growth narrative.</p>
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  <section data-block="market-moving">
    <h3>Market-Moving</h3>
    <ul><li>DNIB growth signals may lift domain-market sentiment and VRSN&#039;s valuation.</li><li>Sustained .com/.net growth could boost VRSN&#039;s renewal revenue visibility.</li><li>Q2 upside helps the stock if investors view DNIB as demand proxy.</li><li>DNIB is a Verisign-sponsored data service, reinforcing VRSN branding.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="key-facts">
    <h3>Key Facts</h3>
    <ul><li>Total domain name registrations: 401.6 million as of 6/30/2026.</li><li>QoQ change: +9.1 million registrations (2.3%).</li><li>YoY change: +29.9 million registrations (8.1%).</li><li>.com/.net base: 179.1 million registrations; .com: 166.6M; .net: 12.5M.</li><li>New .com/.net registrations: 12.7 million at 6/30/2026.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="trading-thesis">
    <h3>Trading Thesis</h3>
    <p>Bullish; VRSN to benefit from higher registry volumes over the next 6–12 months.</p>
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<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VRSN">VRSN</a>), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Farticles%2Flatest-report&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Domain+Name+Industry+Brief+Quarterly+Report&amp;index=1&amp;md5=279403707662e7f93a8a4ce72d05f149" shape="rect">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</a> from <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnib.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=DNIB.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=24aff3321d1e94863ecc42cfe149980a" shape="rect">DNIB.com</a>, the second quarter of 2026 closed with 401.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 9.1 million domain name registrations, or 2.3% compared to the first quarter of 2026. Domain name registrations also increased by 29.9 million, or 8.1%, year over year.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 179.1 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3.0 million domain name registrations, or 1.7% compared to the first quarter of 2026. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 8.6 million domain name registrations, or 5.1%, year over year. As of June 30, 2026, the .com domain name base totaled 166.6 million domain name registrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.5 million domain name registrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 12.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, compared to 10.4 million domain name registrations at the end of the second quarter of 2025.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 148.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.6% compared to the first quarter of 2026. ccTLDs increased by 5.2 million domain name registrations, or 3.6%, year over year. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of June 30, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in and .eu.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Information about the statistical methodology used in creating the <i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</i> and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2Fmethodology%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=here&amp;index=3&amp;md5=d59145e3db2b7692bca98203a7e55af0" shape="rect">here</a>.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">About DNIB.com</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">DNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy, security, and technology trends. The latest <i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report</i>, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded domain name industry data are all available at <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdnib.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=DNIB.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=099c19752be6fcb7507a291352426551" shape="rect">DNIB.com</a>.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">About Verisign</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Verisign (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VRSN">VRSN</a>), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.verisign.com%2F&amp;esheet=54575981&amp;newsitemid=20260723750413&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=verisign.com.&amp;index=5&amp;md5=c774fea7382c8310837370b414e49d85" shape="rect">verisign.com.</a></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&#xA9; 2026 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo, Domain Name Industry Brief, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" alt="" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260723750413r1&amp;sid=benz2&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en" style="width:0;height:0"></img><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="bwct31415"></span></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink"><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink-phrase">View source version on businesswire.com: </span><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="mmgallerylink-link"><a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723750413/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723750413/en/</a></span></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Investor Relations: David Atchley, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="mailto:datchley@verisign.com" shape="rect">datchley@verisign.com</a>, + 1 703-948-3447</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="bwalignl">Media Relations: Dave McGuire, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="mailto:davmcguire@verisign.com" shape="rect">davmcguire@verisign.com</a>, + 1 703-948-3800</p>

Verisign's Domain Name Industry Brief shows 401.6 million total domain registrations in Q2 2026, up 2.3% QoQ and 8.1% YoY. .com/.net registrations reached 179.1 million, with 12.7 million new end-quarter registrations. The data suggest sustained domain-market demand that could translate to higher registry volumes and support VRSN's revenue trajectory.

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DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2026

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