From .com to .anything: Top-Level Domain (TLD) Insights on Cloudflare Radar
6 months ago
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- The dot com boom in the early 2000s introduced Top-Level Domains (TLDs), which have since expanded to include ccTLDs, gTLDs, internationalized TLDs, and brand TLDs.
- Cloudflare Radar now features a new TLD page providing insights into TLD popularity, activity, and security, with links to Cloudflare Registrar for domain registration.
- Previously, Radar offered TLD insights scattered across different pages, including 'Most abused TLDs' from email security data and Certificate Transparency insights.
- The new TLD page ranks domains using DNS Magnitude, a metric estimating a TLD's visibility by considering unique client queries, with values ranging from 0 to 10.
- The ranking includes TLD types like gTLD, grTLD, ccTLD, iTLD, and sTLD, and shows delegated vs. non-delegated status, manager, and DNS magnitude.
- Surprisingly, the .su TLD (originally for the Soviet Union) ranks highest in DNS Magnitude, largely due to queries from the US, Germany, and Brazil.
- Individual TLD pages provide detailed insights, including general info, WHOIS data, DNS query volume, and Certificate Transparency data.
- Cloudflare Registrar supports over 400 TLDs, and users can register domains directly from the TLD pages.
- Future updates will include TLD name server performance insights, and current data is available via API, Data Explorer, and AI Assistant.
- Users can share TLD charts on social media and contact Cloudflare for feedback or suggestions.