~/dnsniffer/tlds/watches·rank #1259
$ dnsniffer count --tld watches --active

How many .watches domains are registered?

381

active .watches domains as of .

# rank #1259 of all TLDs# all records held: 502# snapshots: 15
~/tlds/watches/history·active domains
381
active watches domains on 2026-08-31 · +115 (+43.23%) since 2025-06-30
252.2287.85323.5359.15394.82025-06-30: 266 active2025-07-31: 280 active2025-08-31: 280 active2025-09-30: 280 active2025-10-31: 280 active2025-11-30: 280 active2025-12-31: 303 active2026-01-31: 314 active2026-02-28: 314 active2026-03-31: 314 active2026-04-30: 360 active2026-05-31: 374 active2026-06-30: 378 active2026-07-31: 381 active2026-08-31: 381 active2025-06-302026-08-31

# y-axis starts at 252.2, 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
+1.87%
+7 domains
1 year
+36.07%
+101 domains
# faq
? How many .watches domains are registered?
There are 381 active .watches domains as of August 31, 2026, according to DNSniffer's daily count of zone-file and certificate-transparency records.
? Is .watches growing or shrinking?
.watches has grown by 36.07% over the last year (+101 domains).
? Where does the .watches 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 .watches 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.