.how

3,665 domains as of 17 Sep 2026

Domains

3,665

17 Sep 2026

30-day change

▲ +83

2.32%

Signed in root

✔ Yes

DS record present

Type

Generic

ASCII

Registrar figures are for May 2026. ICANN publishes monthly registry reports about three months in arrears, and they are the only source that attributes domains to registrars — zone files do not contain registrar information. Methodology.

Registry details

From the IANA Root Zone Database and RDAP bootstrap.

Registry operator: Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Technical backend: Google Registry via ns suffix
Delegated: 16 Aug 2014
Nameservers: ns-tld1.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld2.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld3.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld4.charlestonroadregistry.com, ns-tld5.charlestonroadregistry.com
RDAP: https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap
Zone data: CZDS access approved — counted daily

Do people keep it?

all renewal rates ›

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

Of the 3,261 domains that came up for renewal between Jun 2025 and May 2026, the share renewed rather than deleted. How this is computed.

Keep rate

73.41%

above .com/.net/.org

Renewed

2,394

in twelve months

Deleted

867

in twelve months

For comparison, the median new gTLD keeps 68.45% and .com, .net and .org together keep 73.23%.

Registrar share

individual · combined

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

Related accreditations combined into corporate families, folding 2 of the 61 reporting here. This grouping is our inference, not ICANN's.

3.50kreported May 2026

Share of .how by registrar
Squarespace Domains II LLC	773	22.06%
eNom, LLC	529	15.1%
Cloudflare, Inc.	333	9.5%
Tucows2 accreditations	300	8.56%
Porkbun LLC	247	7.05%
Dynadot Inc	162	4.62%
MarkMonitor Inc.	135	3.85%
Name.com, Inc.	125	3.57%
Key-Systems	99	2.83%
Namecheap	86	2.45%
Other51 more	715	20.41%

3,504 attributed to registrars in May 2026, against 3,665 in 17 Sep 2026’s zone — the zone is 161 larger. The two are months apart, and a registry's own count also includes registrations that are not delegated in the zone. Why there are two clocks.

Domains by month, Aug 2014 – May 2026

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

From ICANN's monthly registry reports — the registry's own count, summed across registrars. This is the long history: it reaches back to delegation, where the daily series below can only start when this site began collecting zone files.

Aug 2014 – May 2026 1y 3y 5y 10y All

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Month	Domains	Change	Registrars	Net adds	Deletes
May 2026	3,504	▲ +28	69	68	59
Apr 2026	3,476	▲ +13	69	95	79
Mar 2026	3,463	▲ +17	68	79	60
Feb 2026	3,446	▲ +15	67	65	53
Jan 2026	3,431	▲ +14	65	68	65
Dec 2025	3,417	▲ +9	64	65	51
Nov 2025	3,408	▲ +11	64	66	64
Oct 2025	3,397	▲ +4	64	44	47
Sep 2025	3,393	▼ -75	63	48	125
Aug 2025	3,468	▼ -20	62	46	62
Jul 2025	3,488	▼ -29	62	38	73
Jun 2025	3,517	▼ -83	61	38	129
May 2025	3,600	▼ -29	61	40	62
Apr 2025	3,629	▼ -3	60	57	70
Mar 2025	3,632	▼ -7	62	67	61
Feb 2025	3,639	▼ -44	62	51	98
Jan 2025	3,683	▲ +24	62	74	58
Dec 2024	3,659	▼ -12	63	45	57
Nov 2024	3,671	▼ -1	63	62	59
Oct 2024	3,672	▼ -82	65	53	127
Sep 2024	3,754	▼ -99	65	34	148
Aug 2024	3,853	▼ -15	65	39	62
Jul 2024	3,868	▼ -23	65	37	55
Jun 2024	3,891	▼ -35	65	40	70
May 2024	3,926	▼ -51	66	49	96
Apr 2024	3,977	▼ -34	65	110	102
Mar 2024	4,011	▲ +35	64	54	56
Feb 2024	3,976	▲ +3	62	54	54
Jan 2024	3,973	▼ -18	60	47	69
Dec 2023	3,991	▼ -10	60	107	120
Nov 2023	4,001	▼ -31	60	51	79
Oct 2023	4,032	▼ -35	60	53	97
Sep 2023	4,067	▼ -27	60	58	82
Aug 2023	4,094	▼ -15	59	79	93
Jul 2023	4,109	▼ -80	57	78	151
Jun 2023	4,189	▲ +10	55	54	54
May 2023	4,179	▲ +19	55	83	55
Apr 2023	4,160	▲ +10	54	112	97
Mar 2023	4,150	▲ +42	53	102	43
Feb 2023	4,108	▲ +65	52	78	44
Jan 2023	4,043	▲ +18	52	78	64
Dec 2022	4,025	▲ +33	52	80	46
Nov 2022	3,992	▲ +40	51	84	40
Oct 2022	3,952	▲ +87	51	134	55
Sep 2022	3,865	▲ +58	51	100	53
Aug 2022	3,807	▼ -5,348	49	137	66
Jul 2022	9,155	▲ +270	53	305	111
Jun 2022	8,885	▲ +135	53	77	58
May 2022	8,750	▲ +165	53	172	43
Apr 2022	8,585	▲ +86	52	70	61
Mar 2022	8,499	▲ +77	52	76	42
Feb 2022	8,422	▲ +68	51	62	48
Jan 2022	8,354	▲ +68	51	69	34
Dec 2021	8,286	▲ +67	51	73	40
Nov 2021	8,219	▲ +94	51	83	48
Oct 2021	8,125	▲ +65	51	57	50
Sep 2021	8,060	▲ +59	50	58	44
Aug 2021	8,001	▼ -38	50	65	76
Jul 2021	8,039	▲ +95	51	76	50
Jun 2021	7,944	▲ +82	50	80	50
May 2021	7,862	▲ +103	50	97	61
Apr 2021	7,759	▲ +89	49	85	71
Mar 2021	7,670	▲ +69	49	76	41
Feb 2021	7,601	▲ +88	49	97	44
Jan 2021	7,513	▲ +91	48	71	43
Dec 2020	7,422	▲ +68	48	62	34
Nov 2020	7,354	▲ +69	48	71	46
Oct 2020	7,285	▲ +67	47	72	37
Sep 2020	7,218	▲ +31	47	73	43
Aug 2020	7,187	▲ +107	47	75	46
Jul 2020	7,080	▲ +77	47	55	83
Jun 2020	7,003	▲ +92	46	89	41
May 2020	6,911	▲ +97	45	107	68
Apr 2020	6,814	▲ +84	45	69	95
Mar 2020	6,730	▲ +64	45	56	47
Feb 2020	6,666	▲ +46	45	57	85
Jan 2020	6,620	▲ +73	45	60	37
Dec 2019	6,547	▲ +57	45	58	36
Nov 2019	6,490	▲ +65	45	67	49
Oct 2019	6,425	▲ +63	45	55	35
Sep 2019	6,362	▲ +69	45	73	43
Aug 2019	6,293	▲ +179	45	174	47
Jul 2019	6,114	▲ +66	45	72	49
Jun 2019	6,048	▲ +70	45	64	42
May 2019	5,978	▲ +145	45	143	44
Apr 2019	5,833	▲ +47	45	47	99
Mar 2019	5,786	▲ +80	44	86	45
Feb 2019	5,706	▲ +67	43	61	48
Jan 2019	5,639	▲ +79	42	74	27
Dec 2018	5,560	▲ +73	42	123	36
Nov 2018	5,487	▲ +113	42	56	35
Oct 2018	5,374	▲ +55	41	57	30
Sep 2018	5,319	▲ +66	41	66	36
Aug 2018	5,253	▲ +51	41	48	36
Jul 2018	5,202	▲ +52	41	64	47
Jun 2018	5,150	▲ +51	40	74	45
May 2018	5,099	▲ +132	40	95	98
Apr 2018	4,967	▲ +69	39	59	198
Mar 2018	4,898	▲ +42	38	45	63
Feb 2018	4,856	▲ +50	38	48	39
Jan 2018	4,806	▲ +81	38	81	25
Dec 2017	4,725	▲ +78	38	86	28
Nov 2017	4,647	▲ +57	38	46	57
Oct 2017	4,590	▲ +2,526	37	57	35
Sep 2017	2,064	▲ +15	34	53	37
Aug 2017	2,049	▲ +20	34	52	29
Jul 2017	2,029	▲ +14	35	46	38
Jun 2017	2,015	▼ -32	35	56	81
May 2017	2,047	0	35	61	47
Apr 2017	2,047	▼ -299	35	47	56
Mar 2017	2,346	▼ -104	35	95	499
Feb 2017	2,450	▼ -5	34	50	57
Jan 2017	2,455	▲ +27	34	52	31
Dec 2016	2,428	▼ -31	34	46	64
Nov 2016	2,459	▲ +18	34	43	45
Oct 2016	2,441	▲ +12	34	64	42
Sep 2016	2,429	▼ -92	34	44	138
Aug 2016	2,521	▲ +9	34	36	19
Jul 2016	2,512	▲ +14	33	32	26
Jun 2016	2,498	▲ +13	33	50	21
May 2016	2,485	▼ -69	33	49	51
Apr 2016	2,554	▼ -569	33	100	112
Mar 2016	3,123	▼ -274	33	73	983
Feb 2016	3,397	▲ +20	34	37	24
Jan 2016	3,377	▲ +3,377	34	85	26
Dec 2015	0	▼ -3,264	0	0	0
Nov 2015	3,264	▲ +203	34	81	2
Oct 2015	3,061	0	31	0	0
Sep 2015	3,061	▲ +53	31	53	0
Aug 2015	3,008	▲ +201	30	202	1
Jul 2015	2,807	▲ +51	30	53	2
Jun 2015	2,756	▲ +54	30	56	2
May 2015	2,702	▲ +76	30	81	5
Apr 2015	2,626	▲ +105	29	104	1
Mar 2015	2,521	▲ +105	29	114	7
Feb 2015	2,416	▲ +2,086	29	2,106	22
Jan 2015	330	▲ +329	23	351	22
Dec 2014	1	0	1	0	0
Nov 2014	1	0	1	0	0
Oct 2014	1	0	1	0	0
Sep 2014	1	0	1	0	0
Aug 2014	1	–	1	1	0

Showing all 142 months in this range. Show the latest 6.

Domains by day, 12 Aug 2026 – 18 Sep 2026

Source: Daily zone files

Counted from daily zone files. Names with at least one NS record or a DS record.

12 Aug 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 30d All

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Daily change

Source: Daily zone files

Day-over-day difference of the zone's name list, over the same window as the chart above.

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Dropped

Registrars

Registrar	Domains	Share	Net adds	Transfers in	Deletes
Squarespace Domains II LLC	773	22.1%	▲ +6	0	8
eNom, LLC	529	15.1%	▲ +16	0	20
Cloudflare, Inc.	333	9.5%	▲ +12	2	3
Tucows Domains Inc.	280	8%	▲ +1	0	3
Porkbun LLC	247	7%	▲ +7	0	9
Dynadot Inc	162	4.6%	▲ +3	0	1
MarkMonitor Inc.	135	3.9%	▲ +1	0	0
Name.com, Inc.	125	3.6%	▲ +2	1	3
Key-Systems, LLC	99	2.8%	▲ +3	0	0
Spaceship, Inc.	86	2.5%	▲ +3	1	1
OVH sas	83	2.4%	▲ +4	0	0
101domain GRS Limited	58	1.7%	0	0	0
Lexsynergy Limited	57	1.6%	0	0	0
Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE	45	1.3%	0	0	0
EuroDNS S.A.	45	1.3%	0	0	1
Automattic Inc.	45	1.3%	0	0	0
Gandi SAS	42	1.2%	▲ +1	0	0
Sav.com, LLC	33	0.9%	▲ +2	0	1
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com	28	0.8%	▲ +1	0	0
1API GmbH	26	0.7%	0	0	1
Network Solutions, LLC	25	0.7%	▲ +1	0	0
Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu	25	0.7%	0	0	0
GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com	20	0.6%	0	0	1
Ascio Technologies, Inc. Danmark - Filial af Ascio technologies, Inc. USA	20	0.6%	▲ +1	0	0
InterNetX GmbH	20	0.6%	0	0	6
RegistrarSEC LLC	20	0.6%	0	0	0
NETIM SAS	13	0.4%	▲ +1	0	0
Safenames Ltd	11	0.3%	0	0	0
INWX GmbH	11	0.3%	0	0	0
GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC	9	0.3%	0	0	0
Devexpanse Ltd	8	0.2%	0	0	0
Realtime Register B.V.	7	0.2%	0	3	0
Focus IP, Inc. dba Tracer	7	0.2%	0	0	0
Marcaria International LLC	5	0.1%	0	0	0
Dreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd	5	0.1%	0	0	0
Instra Corporation Pty Ltd.	5	0.1%	0	0	0
Soluciones Corporativas IP, SL	5	0.1%	0	0	0
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC	4	0.1%	0	0	0
Super Registry Ltd	4	0.1%	0	0	0
Variomedia AG	4	0.1%	▲ +1	0	0
URL Solutions, Inc.	4	0.1%	0	0	0
CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH d/b/a joker.com	3	0.1%	0	0	0
Ledl.net GmbH & Co KG	3	0.1%	0	0	0
SafeBrands SAS	3	0.1%	0	0	0
Gabia, Inc.	2	0.1%	0	0	0
DNC Holdings, Inc.	2	0.1%	0	0	0
Webnames.ca Inc.	2	0.1%	0	0	0
Entorno Digital, S.A.	2	0.1%	0	0	0
Mesh Digital Limited	2	0.1%	0	0	0
NameWeb BVBA	2	0.1%	0	0	0
Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd	2	0.1%	▲ +1	0	0
Whois Corp.	1	0%	0	0	1
EnCirca, Inc.	1	0%	0	0	0
Amazon Registrar, Inc.	1	0%	▲ +1	0	0
http.net Internet GmbH	1	0%	0	0	0
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd.	1	0%	0	0	0
Global Domains International, Inc. DBA DomainCostClub.com	1	0%	0	0	0
Gname.com Pte. Ltd.	1	0%	0	0	0
NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED	1	0%	0	0	0
Barbero & Associates Limited	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 14	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 26	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 28	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 30	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 40	1	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 46	1	0%	0	0	0
xTom GmbH	1	0%	0	0	0
Reserved for billable transactions where Registry Operator acts as Registrar	1	0%	0	0	0
Reserved for non-billable transactions where Registry Operator acts as Registrar	1	0%	0	0	0

Registry activity

Source: ICANN monthly registry reports

Query volumes and EPP operations reported monthly by the registry. The only public signal of how much a TLD is actually resolved rather than merely registered.

Month	Operational registrars	DNS queries (UDP)	Creates	Deletes	Renews	Transfers approved	Rejected
Jan 2018	52	82.93M	79	44	296	–	–
Dec 2017	52	112.68M	122	22	128	–	–
Nov 2017	52	108.33M	57	33	345	–	–
Oct 2017	52	101.77M	54	57	45	–	–
Sep 2017	44	98.54M	62	37	35	–	–
Aug 2017	42	99.14M	54	31	18	–	–
Jul 2017	42	86.63M	52	38	25	–	–
Jun 2017	42	92.23M	56	85	42	–	–
May 2017	42	95.11M	64	47	44	–	–
Apr 2017	42	91.94M	47	57	38	–	–
Mar 2017	42	92.22M	138	499	625	–	–
Feb 2017	42	72.38M	74	57	663	–	–
Jan 2017	42	138.67M	78	31	361	–	–
Dec 2016	42	59.40M	82	64	142	–	–
Nov 2016	42	56.52M	45	46	1,062	–	–
Oct 2016	42	49.19M	0	0	0	–	–
Sep 2016	42	46.25M	0	0	0	–	–
Aug 2016	42	43.10M	0	0	0	–	–
Jul 2016	42	41.21M	37	22	21	–	–
Jun 2016	41	36.51M	55	22	35	–	–
May 2016	41	37.17M	52	53	28	–	–
Apr 2016	0	58.77M	21	66	10	–	–
Mar 2016	0	39.80M	76	985	48	–	–
Feb 2016	0	33.62M	326	24	274	–	–
Jan 2016	0	37.91M	89	27	601	–	–
Dec 2015	40	29.12M	50	1	154	–	–
Nov 2015	40	29.30M	87	5	15	–	–
Oct 2015	16	30.55M	33	3	2	–	–
Sep 2015	17	27.24M	147	0	4	–	–
Aug 2015	17	26.64M	256	1	3	–	–
Jul 2015	0	25.84M	89	2	0	–	–
Jun 2015	0	26.09M	55	2	0	–	–
May 2015	0	27.53M	87	6	1	–	–
Apr 2015	0	26.02M	127	1	1	–	–
Mar 2015	0	25.85M	56	6	0	–	–
Feb 2015	18	21.08M	2,477	22	1	–	–
Jan 2015	14	21.64M	5,090	9	1	–	–
Dec 2014	14	20.00M	5	0	0	–	–
Nov 2014	15	22.93M	0	0	0	–	–
Oct 2014	0	17.21M	0	0	0	–	–
Sep 2014	0	14.42M	0	0	0	–	–
Aug 2014	0	17.15M	1	0	0	–	–

Data currency. Domain counts on this page are from zone files dated 17 September 2026 and refresh daily. Registrar figures are from ICANN's monthly registry reports for May 2026, which ICANN publishes about three months in arrears; zone files contain no registrar information, so no fresher source exists. Full detail on methodology and live pipeline status.