The .com Monopoly: 1 Billion Domains, 44% of the Internet, and Why Nothing Else Comes Close
We analyzed 2.3 billion domains across 1,519 TLDs to measure .com's dominance — 1 billion domains, 44% of all resolved names, one registry operator, zero competition. What a government-granted monopoly means for infrastructure risk, pricing, and the future of the namespace.