~/dnsniffer/tlds/domains·rank #502
$ dnsniffer count --tld domains --active

How many .domains domains are registered?

8,713

active .domains domains as of .

# rank #502 of all TLDs# all records held: 11,319# snapshots: 15
~/tlds/domains/history·active domains
8,713
active domains domains on 2026-08-31 · +1,950 (+28.83%) since 2025-06-30
7K7K8K8K9K2025-06-30: 6,763 active2025-07-31: 7,012 active2025-08-31: 7,022 active2025-09-30: 7,025 active2025-10-31: 7,025 active2025-11-30: 7,025 active2025-12-31: 7,310 active2026-01-31: 7,430 active2026-02-28: 7,430 active2026-03-31: 7,430 active2026-04-30: 8,320 active2026-05-31: 8,456 active2026-06-30: 8,584 active2026-07-31: 8,713 active2026-08-31: 8,713 active2025-06-302026-08-31

# y-axis starts at 7K, 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
+3.04%
+257 domains
1 year
+24.08%
+1,691 domains
# faq
? How many .domains domains are registered?
There are 8,713 active .domains domains as of August 31, 2026, according to DNSniffer's daily count of zone-file and certificate-transparency records.
? Is .domains growing or shrinking?
.domains has grown by 24.08% over the last year (+1,691 domains).
? Where does the .domains 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 .domains 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.