Which TLD is shrinking the fastest?

.box, down 59.13% over the last 90 days (-1,940 domains) to 1,341 active domains as of October 15, 2026.

Why would a TLD shrink?

Domains lapse and are not renewed. Sharp drops usually follow the end of a promotional registration period - a registry sells a large batch of cheap first-year domains, and most are not renewed twelve months later. Registry policy changes and anti-abuse purges also show up here.

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Fastest declining TLDs

Top-level domains losing active registrations fastest, measured October 15, 2026. .box is down 59.13% over 90 days.

50 TLDs

1.box
1,341 active▼ -59.13%
-1,940 domains
2.yachts
24,041 active▼ -49.74%
-23,792 domains
3.radio
3,086 active▼ -46.30%
-2,661 domains
4.vacations
3,375 active▼ -32.76%
-1,644 domains
5.ooo
16,070 active▼ -19.86%
-3,983 domains
6.autos
169,710 active▼ -19.68%
-41,578 domains
7.sexy
2,919 active▼ -17.24%
-608 domains
8.mobi
215,497 active▼ -15.29%
-38,888 domains
9.zone
34,437 active▼ -13.64%
-5,438 domains
10.yoga
27,835 active▼ -12.79%
-4,082 domains
11.loan
21,234 active▼ -12.07%
-2,914 domains
12.bond
1,246,262 active▼ -11.37%
-159,861 domains
13.wedding
13,069 active▼ -10.87%
-1,594 domains
14.us
1,774,980 active▼ -10.51%
-208,509 domains
15.sx
8,308 active▼ -10.49%
-974 domains
16.link
315,459 active▼ -10.28%
-36,153 domains
17.xn--d1acj3b
1,067 active▼ -9.19%
-108 domains
18.holiday
3,651 active▼ -8.54%
-341 domains
19.fan
8,978 active▼ -7.83%
-763 domains
20.lc
3,912 active▼ -7.10%
-299 domains
21.tokyo
80,698 active▼ -6.63%
-5,734 domains
22.sbs
1,149,520 active▼ -6.31%
-77,452 domains
23.mortgage
3,770 active▼ -5.96%
-239 domains
24.country
2,671 active▼ -5.62%
-159 domains
25.xn--80asehdb
3,908 active▼ -5.17%
-213 domains
26.life
456,882 active▼ -4.85%
-23,280 domains
27.help
195,475 active▼ -4.62%
-9,458 domains
28.uno
31,245 active▼ -4.48%
-1,464 domains
29.condos
1,433 active▼ -4.34%
-65 domains
30.xn--t60b56a
1,132 active▼ -4.15%
-49 domains
31.gives
4,468 active▼ -4.06%
-189 domains
32.today
124,722 active▼ -3.96%
-5,140 domains
33.com.im
4,698 active▼ -3.85%
-188 domains
34.realtor
22,255 active▼ -3.57%
-825 domains
35.wang
82,716 active▼ -2.95%
-2,515 domains
36.buzz
298,047 active▼ -2.75%
-8,420 domains
37.services
92,002 active▼ -2.71%
-2,563 domains
38.gent
5,402 active▼ -2.44%
-135 domains
39.kaufen
4,579 active▼ -2.39%
-112 domains
40.ovh
108,228 active▼ -2.14%
-2,371 domains
41.cologne
3,889 active▼ -2.02%
-80 domains
42.koeln
17,036 active▼ -1.91%
-332 domains
43.toys
5,616 active▼ -1.89%
-108 domains
44.ad
8,123 active▼ -1.81%
-150 domains
45.gdn
47,725 active▼ -1.80%
-874 domains
46.xn--90a3ac
1,115 active▼ -1.76%
-20 domains
47.melbourne
4,895 active▼ -1.69%
-84 domains
48.xn--55qx5d
20,092 active▼ -1.64%
-334 domains
49.ong
2,600 active▼ -1.59%
-42 domains
50.ninja
26,790 active▼ -1.53%
-415 domains

# TLDs with fewer than 1,000 active domains are excluded - percentage change on a handful of domains is noise, not a trend. Direction is shown as ▲/▼ and a signed number as well as colour.

? Which TLD is shrinking the fastest?: .box, down 59.13% over the last 90 days (-1,940 domains) to 1,341 active domains as of October 15, 2026.
? Why would a TLD shrink?: Domains lapse and are not renewed. Sharp drops usually follow the end of a promotional registration period - a registry sells a large batch of cheap first-year domains, and most are not renewed twelve months later. Registry policy changes and anti-abuse purges also show up here.

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