~/dnsniffer/tlds/africa·rank #182
$ dnsniffer count --tld africa --active
▸ How many .africa domains are registered?
67,922
active .africa domains as of .
# rank #182 of all TLDs# all records held: 77,467# snapshots: 15
~/tlds/africa/history·active domains
67,922
active africa domains on 2026-08-31 · ▲ +67,728 (+34911.34%) since 2025-06-30
# y-axis starts at 0, not zero — domain counts move by fractions of a percent a day. Dashed segments are estimated: reconstructed from certificate first-seen dates before daily snapshots began, not measured on the day.
# change over time
30 days
▲ +0.00%
+0 domains
90 days
▲ +6.46%
+4,121 domains
1 year
▲ +156.05%
+41,395 domains
# faq
- ? How many .africa domains are registered?
- There are 67,922 active .africa domains as of August 31, 2026, according to DNSniffer's daily count of zone-file and certificate-transparency records.
- ? Is .africa growing or shrinking?
- .africa has grown by 156.05% over the last year (+41,395 domains).
- ? Where does the .africa domain count come from?
- We ingest ICANN CZDS zone files and Certificate Transparency logs continuously and snapshot the per-TLD count once a day. A .africa domain is counted as active if it appeared in a zone file in the last 2 days, or — where no zone file is published — if a certificate was issued for it in the last 12 months.