Results · 2026-04-15
Who caught what for the 2026-04-15 drop: registrar breakdown, top-brand catches, and the post-drop curated column.
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Released
9,838
Caught
246
2.50% pickup rate · see who caught what →
Top catcher (this drop)
WHC
160 caught
Lifetime drops
14
Lifetime catches
2,853
.ca registry size
3,555,335
as of 2026-04-23
since last drop
+16,254
from 3,539,081 on 2026-03-31
last 30 days
+40,128
from 3,515,207 on 2026-03-02
since 2012-11
+1,553,670
from 2,001,665 on 2012-11-23
Registrars — this drop
| # | Registrar | Caught | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 160 | 65.0% |
| 2 | BareMetal.com inc | 48 | 19.5% |
| 3 | Webnames.ca Inc. | 16 | 6.5% |
| 4 | MyID.ca INC. | 7 | 2.8% |
| 5 | 8648255 CANADA LTD. O/A Dynadot LLC | 4 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Namespro Solutions Inc. | 2 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PlanetHoster | 2 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Grape Inc. | 2 | 0.8% |
| 9 | DomainePlus.com (3612040 CANADA inc.) | 2 | 0.8% |
| 10 | easyDNS Technologies Inc. | 2 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Register.ca Inc. | 1 | 0.4% |
Top brand-score catches
Highest-value domains that got picked up this drop. SEO columns hint at why a registrar bid — TF/CF/DA + the top topical link cluster.
| Domain | Len | TF | CF | DA | Refs | Top topic | Caught by | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mlle.ca | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Register.ca Inc. | 19:00:10 UTC |
| gobo.ca | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:10 UTC |
| eu.ca | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:00 UTC |
| barf.ca | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | MyID.ca INC. | 19:00:04 UTC |
| oped.ca | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:11 UTC |
| hellenic.ca | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:05 UTC |
| milkshakes.ca | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:07 UTC |
| moldy.ca | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:10 UTC |
| exterieur.ca | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:10 UTC |
| fitzroy.ca | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:10 UTC |
| humbled.ca | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:20 UTC |
| fraud.ca | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:00 UTC |
| glasgow.ca | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:06 UTC |
| bedspread.ca | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:16 UTC |
| ebert.ca | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:15 UTC |
| builds.ca | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:06 UTC |
| lifestyle.ca | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Grape Inc. | 19:00:00 UTC |
| effervescence.ca | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:09 UTC |
| buddhist.ca | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 19:00:00 UTC |
| merida.ca | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | BareMetal.com inc | 19:00:15 UTC |
Previous results
Every completed drop we've tracked. Click through for that week's catches and commentary.
2026-06-24209 of 9,984 · 2.1%→2026-06-17225 of 10,179 · 2.2%→2026-06-10194 of 10,588 · 1.8%→2026-06-03166 of 10,054 · 1.7%→2026-05-27168 of 9,719 · 1.7%→2026-05-20217 of 9,735 · 2.2%→2026-05-13240 of 9,833 · 2.4%→2026-05-06238 of 9,972 · 2.4%→2026-04-29297 of 10,177 · 2.9%→2026-04-22194 of 10,430 · 1.9%→2026-04-08235 of 10,012 · 2.3%→2026-04-01224 of 10,115 · 2.2%→
Lifetime registrar leaderboard
Running totals across every tracked drop.
| # | Registrar | Lifetime | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHC Online Solutions Inc. | 1,784 | 62.5% |
| 2 | BareMetal.com inc | 637 | 22.3% |
| 3 | MyID.ca INC. | 141 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Webnames.ca Inc. | 124 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Register.ca Inc. | 52 | 1.8% |
| 6 | 8648255 CANADA LTD. O/A Dynadot LLC | 33 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Grape Inc. | 22 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DomainePlus.com (3612040 CANADA inc.) | 20 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Namespro Solutions Inc. | 16 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PlanetHoster | 13 | 0.5% |
| 11 | easyDNS Technologies Inc. | 8 | 0.3% |
| 12 | CanSpace Solutions Inc. | 3 | 0.1% |
# TBR Drop Report: April 15, 2026 – A Lean Hunt on the Double-Double
Out of 9,838 domains that hit the TBR pool Wednesday morning, only 246 found new homes—a thin 2.50% catch rate that suggests either the quality wasn't there or the hunters had their coffee cold. WHC Online Solutions Inc. swept the rink with 160 catches, nearly two-thirds of the day's total haul, while BareMetal.com inc came in a distant second with 48. Everyone else was fighting for scraps.
WHC Online Solutions Inc. did the heavy lifting, and for good reason: they grabbed some genuinely solid names. eu.ca is a two-character marvel—short, European, instantly usable. They also snagged seven.ca, proof.ca, fitzroy.ca, glasgow.ca, bedspread.ca, milkshakes.ca, buddhist.ca, moldy.ca, and builds.ca—a spread that leans pragmatic and branded. Not flashy, but each one has legs. BareMetal.com inc played the depth game and nailed it, pulling neurologue.ca, humbled.ca, effervescence.ca, fraud.ca, exterieur.ca, hellenic.ca, and ebert.ca. That's quality over quantity, and it shows restraint. Grape Inc. caught just one but made it count: lifestyle.ca, a word that sells itself. MyID.ca INC. landed barf.ca—crude, memorable, five letters—and clearly knew what they were after. PlanetHoster rounded out the winning column with simpler.ca, clean and on-brand.
What's curious is the gap between what got caught and what slipped through. puny.ca, a two-character gem with a brand score of 100, went untouched. So did nies.ca and batu.ca—both four-letter shots that should have drawn interest. In the longer names, wands.ca, zeniths.ca, spaciously.ca, and restriction.ca all landed in the open pool. None of these were weak; they were solidly branded and dictionary-backed. Either the registrars were being selective—which is smart—or they simply didn't see value in the day's inventory.
The real story here isn't the winners. It's that 9,592 domains went uncaught. That's a market vote of no confidence in whatever else was on offer. WHC Online Solutions Inc. didn't just win; they picked through a pile of nothing and found the few needles. BareMetal.com inc showed they know their vertical—longer, European-leaning words with professional appeal. Everyone else took what they could get or passed entirely.
This drop felt like an off week—thin competition, thinner pickings, and a reminder that even in the TBR game, most domains stay in the weeds where they belong.