Independent reference site tracking every delegated top level domain directly from official root zone records, ICANN monthly activity CSV reports, registry agreements, and verified wholesale price filings. Data reflects audited contractual submissions published approximately three months in arrears.
First delegated on March 15, 1985 (symbolics.com was the first), Verisign now manages over 160 million active registrations under long-term contractual agreement with ICANN.
| Month | .com Active Domains | .net Active Domains |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07 | 148,776,960 | 13,454,532 |
| 2023-08 | 149,266,203 | 13,458,412 |
| 2023-09 | 149,858,924 | 13,471,479 |
| 2023-10 | 150,417,361 | 13,481,265 |
| 2023-11 | 150,818,972 | 13,476,816 |
| 2023-12 | 151,014,800 | 13,453,884 |
| 2024-01 | 151,053,588 | 13,416,978 |
| 2024-02 | 151,058,889 | 13,377,198 |
| 2024-03 | 151,170,290 | 13,346,932 |
| 2024-04 | 151,477,714 | 13,334,034 |
| 2024-05 | 151,979,708 | 13,338,220 |
| 2024-06 | 152,584,030 | 13,351,243 |
| 2024-07 | 153,149,994 | 13,360,711 |
| 2024-08 | 153,554,034 | 13,355,877 |
| 2024-09 | 153,748,594 | 13,332,732 |
| 2024-10 | 153,785,587 | 13,295,942 |
| 2024-11 | 153,791,991 | 13,256,608 |
| 2024-12 | 153,909,446 | 13,226,962 |
| 2025-01 | 154,227,615 | 13,214,625 |
| 2025-02 | 154,742,602 | 13,219,107 |
| 2025-03 | 155,358,666 | 13,232,077 |
| 2025-04 | 155,932,171 | 13,241,227 |
| 2025-05 | 156,338,567 | 13,236,013 |
| 2025-06 | 156,531,780 | 13,212,663 |
| 2025-07 | 156,566,978 | 13,175,996 |
| 2025-08 | 156,574,611 | 13,137,111 |
| 2025-09 | 156,698,357 | 13,108,082 |
| 2025-10 | 157,027,556 | 13,096,296 |
| 2025-11 | 157,555,785 | 13,101,062 |
| 2025-12 | 158,183,729 | 13,113,973 |
| 2026-01 | 158,764,787 | 13,122,803 |
| 2026-02 | 159,173,464 | 13,117,214 |
| 2026-03 | 159,365,251 | 13,093,667 |
| 2026-04 | 159,398,658 | 13,057,131 |
| 2026-05 | 159,407,648 | 13,018,696 |
| 2026-06 | 159,537,930 | 12,990,280 |
| Month | .com Monthly Adds | .com Monthly Deletes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07 | 3,719,424 | 3,273,093 |
| 2023-08 | 3,731,655 | 3,283,856 |
| 2023-09 | 3,746,473 | 3,296,896 |
| 2023-10 | 3,760,434 | 3,309,181 |
| 2023-11 | 3,770,474 | 3,318,017 |
| 2023-12 | 3,775,370 | 3,322,325 |
| 2024-01 | 3,776,339 | 3,323,178 |
| 2024-02 | 3,776,472 | 3,323,295 |
| 2024-03 | 3,779,257 | 3,325,746 |
| 2024-04 | 3,786,942 | 3,332,509 |
| 2024-05 | 3,799,492 | 3,343,553 |
| 2024-06 | 3,814,600 | 3,356,848 |
| 2024-07 | 3,828,749 | 3,369,299 |
| 2024-08 | 3,838,850 | 3,378,188 |
| 2024-09 | 3,843,714 | 3,382,469 |
| 2024-10 | 3,844,639 | 3,383,282 |
| 2024-11 | 3,844,799 | 3,383,423 |
| 2024-12 | 3,847,736 | 3,386,007 |
| 2025-01 | 3,855,690 | 3,393,007 |
| 2025-02 | 3,868,565 | 3,404,337 |
| 2025-03 | 3,883,966 | 3,417,890 |
| 2025-04 | 3,898,304 | 3,430,507 |
| 2025-05 | 3,908,464 | 3,439,448 |
| 2025-06 | 3,913,294 | 3,443,699 |
| 2025-07 | 3,914,174 | 3,444,473 |
| 2025-08 | 3,914,365 | 3,444,641 |
| 2025-09 | 3,917,458 | 3,447,363 |
| 2025-10 | 3,925,688 | 3,454,606 |
| 2025-11 | 3,938,894 | 3,466,227 |
| 2025-12 | 3,954,593 | 3,480,042 |
| 2026-01 | 3,969,119 | 3,492,825 |
| 2026-02 | 3,979,336 | 3,501,816 |
| 2026-03 | 3,984,131 | 3,506,035 |
| 2026-04 | 3,984,966 | 3,506,770 |
| 2026-05 | 3,985,191 | 3,506,968 |
| 2026-06 | 3,988,448 | 3,509,834 |
| TLD | Category | Operator | Backend Provider | Active Domains | YoY Growth | Delete Rate | Agreement Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com | legacy gtld | Verisign | Verisign Shared Registration System | 159,537,930 | +1.92% | 2.15% | 2030-11-30 |
| .net | legacy gtld | Verisign | Verisign Shared Registration System | 12,990,280 | -1.68% | 2.15% | 2029-06-30 |
| .org | legacy gtld | Public Interest Registry | Identity Digital RSP | 10,782,195 | +1.31% | 2.15% | 2029-06-30 |
| .info | legacy gtld | Identity Digital | Identity Digital RSP | 3,789,968 | -2.86% | 2.15% | 2029-06-30 |
| .xyz | new gtld | XYZ.com | CentralNic Registry RSP | 2,966,772 | +14.82% | 2.15% | 2029-03-20 |
| .top | new gtld | Identity Digital | Identity Digital RSP | 2,655,678 | +9.49% | 2.15% | 2029-08-07 |
| .online | new gtld | Identity Digital | CentralNic Registry RSP | 2,426,389 | +10.80% | 2.15% | 2030-03-12 |
| .site | new gtld | Identity Digital | CentralNic Registry RSP | 2,019,017 | +8.20% | 2.15% | 2030-03-19 |
| .shop | new gtld | Identity Digital | Identity Digital RSP | 1,454,339 | +18.98% | 2.15% | 2031-01-28 |
| .biz | legacy gtld | GoDaddy Registry | GoDaddy Registry Services | 1,386,270 | -5.17% | 2.15% | 2029-06-30 |
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World TLD Monitor is an authoritative top-level domain intelligence platform tracking official IANA root zone delegations, audited monthly ICANN registry activity reports, contract renewal schedules, and wholesale domain price history across all 1,595 TLDs.
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