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'''nTLDStats''' is a data provider that offers statistics and breakdowns for [[new gTLD]]s.


==History==
'''nTLDStats''' is a data provider that offers statistics and breakdowns for [[new gTLD]]s.<ref name="interview">[https://www.thedomains.com/2014/03/11/interview-with-the-founder-of-ntldstats-com/ The Domains: Interview with the founder of NtldStats.com]</ref>
nTLDStats was created by [[Stefan Meinecke]] in March 2014 and provides detailed statistics on total registered domain names and domains registered through a specific [[registrar]], among others.


In March 2014 the domain name blog [[TheDomains]] conducted an interview with the founder of nTLDStats, Stefan, to understand his motivation behind this project. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2014/03/11/interview-with-the-founder-of-ntldstats-com/ Interview with Stefan Meinecke] Published 11 March 2014</ref>
nTLDStats was created by [[Stefan Meinecke]] in March 2014. .<ref name="interview">[https://www.thedomains.com/2014/03/11/interview-with-the-founder-of-ntldstats-com/ The Domains: Interview with the founder of NtldStats.com] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>


Since May 2014, registries, registrants, and large domain holders have been able to update their information and maintain the accuracy of their data.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/signup Request nTLDStats Account] Retrieved 15 March 2016</ref>
==Services==


In December 2015, the German domain name law blog [[Domain-Recht]] did an interview<ref>[http://www.domain-recht.de/domain-registrierung/domain-statistik/ntldstats-com-interview-mit-dem-betreiber-stefan-meinecke-64869.html German Domain-Recht interview with Stefan Meinecke] Published 24 November 2015</ref> with Stefan, which got translated later on.<ref>[https://blog.ntldstats.com/united-domains-domain-recht-blog-interview-with-stefan-meinecke/ Translated Domain-Recht interview with Stefan Meinecke] Published 8 December 2015</ref>
* Statistics portal: provides a free web-based interface to zone-file–derived statistics on gTLDs, including views by TLD, registry, registrar, backend operator, and country.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/faq nTLDStats FAQ]</ref><ref>[https://ntldstats.com/tld nTLDStats: TLD Statistics] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>


In May 2016 [[Denis Wisotzki]] was appointed COO.<ref>[https://blog.ntldstats.com/current-and-future-ntldstats/ Denis appointed COO]R etrieved 24 May 2016</ref>
* Launch information service: publishes structured information on TLD launch phases (such as Sunrise, Landrush, Early Access, and General Availability) via a public web calendar and machine-readable files linked from its "Launch" service.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/launch nTLDStats: Launch Service] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>


==Products & Services==
* CZDS status dashboard: aggregates data about ICANN Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) requests, including total requests, zones covered, and current request status, through a dedicated CZDS status page.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/czds nTLDStats: CZDS Requests] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>
nTLDStats provides statistics and breakdowns about:
* Registered new gTLD Domain Names
* Registrars
* [[Registry]] Backend Provider
* Registry Operators
* Registrants
* Countries
* [[DNSSEC]]
* [[WHOIS]]
* Launch Dates
* Fraud
* [[Domain Parking]]


nTLDStats also provide an API. It is still in beta, but it provides access to most of the statistics and breakdowns.<ref>[http://ntldstats-api.readthedocs.org/ API Documentation] Retrieved 15 March 2016</ref>
* Programmatic API: offers an API (in beta) that allows users to submit domains or bulk lists for processing, retrieve statistics (for TLDs, registrars, registries, backends, parking and fraud), and access public information such as TLD lists, new gTLD applications, launch events, and CZDS request data.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/api nTLDStats: API Documentation] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>


Additional to that, they provides a WHOIS validator to check any given new gTLD WHOIS output for compliance with the Registration Data Directory Service Specifications set throughout various [[ICANN]]s RAs.<ref>[https://ntldstats.com/whois/validator WHOIS Validator] Retrieved 15 March 2016</ref>
* Account-based data curation: provides manually approved accounts for registries, registrars, and other data providers, enabling them to update their own profile information, manage registrar groupings, and submit registration data either via web forms or the API to improve data coverage and accuracy.<ref name="faqs">[https://ntldstats.com/faq nTLDStats: FAQ] Retrieved November 18, 2025</ref>


==Controversy==
== Methodology ==
Even though nTLDStats became quite popular, there are still doubts that the provided statistics are accurate. The main reason for those divergences shown by competitors are different methods being used to determine statistics or excluding domain names as internal ones.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/ntldstats?sk=reviews Facebook Review by User]</ref>
 
Their data is collected from many sources, like published zonefiles or provided by registrars and registries.
 
The CZDS data is updated every day at 08:00 UTC. The website update their data at least every 24 hours.
As zonefiles are utilized as their primary source, nTLDStats mostly list domains that have at least one nameserver (which does not need to be valid) or a DNSKEY set.<ref name="faqs"></ref>


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