### Registrar Achieves Rapid Growth
Porkbun.com, an ICANN accredited domain name registrar, has announced that it now manages over 4 million domain names [Source 1](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805630517/en/Porkbun.com-Surpasses-4-Million-Domains-Under-Management-as-Growth-Accelerates). This milestone signifies accelerated growth for the company, as it took seven years to reach its first million domains, two years for the second million, roughly 15 months for the third, and less than a year for the fourth [Source 1](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805630517/en/Porkbun.com-Surpasses-4-Million-Domains-Under-Management-as-Growth-Accelerates). Porkbun's 4 million domains are held by approximately 750,000 active customers, averaging about 5 domains per customer [Source 1](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805630517/en/Porkbun.com-Surpasses-4-Million-Domains-Under-Management-as-Growth-Accelerates). This growth is attributed to genuine end-consumer adoption, with customers primarily being developers, small businesses, and individuals using domains for active websites [Source 1](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805630517/en/Porkbun.com-Surpasses-4-Million-Domains-Under-Management-as-Growth-Accelerates).
### Domain Universe Exceeds 400 Million
According to estimates from Verisign's latest Domain Name Industry Brief, the total number of registered domain names across all Top-Level Domains (TLDs) has surpassed 400 million for the first time [Source 3](http://domainincite.com/31835-domain-name-universe-tops-400-million). As of the end of June, there were 401.6 million domains, representing a 2.3% increase (9.1 million) from the first quarter and an 8.1% increase (29.9 million) compared to the previous year [Source 3](http://domainincite.com/31835-domain-name-universe-tops-400-million). A significant portion of this growth, about a third of the net new names, occurred within .com and .net, which collectively reached 179.1 million names [Source 3](http://domainincite.com/31835-domain-name-universe-tops-400-million).
### Continued Growth for .Com and New gTLDs
Verisign's projections indicate further growth for .com and .net domains, with an expected increase of 5.2% to 6% for 2026 [Source 3](http://domainincite.com/31831-verisigns-crystal-ball-sees-more-growth-for-com). Post-2012 generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) also showed strong performance, adding 3.3 million new names to reach 52.9 million by the end of Q2 [Source 3](http://domainincite.com/31835-domain-name-universe-tops-400-million).
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### Sources
1. [Porkbun.com Surpasses 4 Million Domains Under ...](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805630517/en/Porkbun.com-Surpasses-4-Million-Domains-Under-Management-as-Growth-Accelerates)
2. [Domain Incite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis ...](http://domainincite.com/31835-domain-name-universe-tops-400-million)
3. [Domain Incite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis ...](http://domainincite.com/31831-verisigns-crystal-ball-sees-more-growth-for-com)
