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Truehost · Domain Intelligence
How Many Domains Are There in 2026?
An interactive look at the world’s domain name system — total registrations, the biggest TLDs, growth over four decades, and how Kenya fits in.
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Registered domains worldwide · 2026
The state of the domain market in 2026
Every second of every day, somewhere in the world, a new domain is registered. Here’s what the global picture looks like right now.
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Total domains worldwide
▲ 6.5% YoY0
.COM registrations
▲ 3.3% YoY0
Country-code TLDs
▲ 2.4% YoY0
New gTLDs (.xyz, .top, .shop…)
▲ 31.3% YoYSources: Verisign DNIB Q1 2026, ZookNIC, ICANN, WIPO. Figures as of March 31, 2026.
Which TLDs rule the internet?
Hover or tap each slice to see live counts. The big three legacy gTLDs still dominate — but the ccTLD wave is closing the gap fast.
Total
368.5M
All TLDs
The world’s most-registered TLDs
Click any row to learn about the extension and register one through Truehost.
🇰🇪 Country spotlight
Kenya is one of Africa’s fastest-growing domain markets
.KE and .CO.KE registrations have more than doubled in the past five years, driven by SMEs, e-commerce, and a thriving creator economy. Truehost is Kenya’s leading accredited registrar.
Register a .CO.KE today →.CO.KE
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Active in 2026
.KE
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Premium identity
.OR.KE
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Organisations
.AC.KE
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Education
From 1 domain to 392 million
Scroll the timeline horizontally to see how the DNS exploded from a research experiment into the backbone of the internet.
Domains being registered as you read this
Roughly ~12 new domains every second, ~720 every minute, 1+ million per day. The numbers below tick up live.
Live since you opened this page
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New domains (live)
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Registered today (est.)
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Added in 2026 (YTD)
12 / sec
Global average pace
Estimates derived from Verisign DNIB net-add velocity (2024–2025).
How many domains are registered by country?
Country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) now account for 146.3 million registrations — about 37% of all domains worldwide, spread across 316 delegated country codes. The top 10 ccTLDs alone make up 57.6% of that total. Here are the heavyweights.
| # | Country / Territory | ccTLD | Domains | Share of global |
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Sources: WIPO ccTLD ranking, Statista 2025, national registry reports.
The biggest generic top-level domains
Generic TLDs (.com, .org, .xyz, .shop and friends) account for 55.6% of all domains worldwide. The top 10 alone hold 88.6% of that segment. Renewal rates tell the real story — premium TLDs renew up to 5× more often than cheap promo TLDs.
| # | gTLD | Type | Domains | Renewal rate |
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Source: ZookNIC + Centralized Zone Data Service via Verisign DNIB Q1 2026.
The world’s largest domain registrars
A handful of registrars manage most of the planet’s domains. GoDaddy still leads by raw .COM count, but Cloudflare, Hostinger and Namecheap are gaining ground fast — while Truehost dominates Kenya.
| # | Registrar | HQ | .COM domains | YoY trend |
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Source: ICANN registrar data, Domain Name Wire 2025 .COM rankings.
The most expensive domain names ever sold
A great domain is digital real estate — and the prices prove it. These are the largest publicly disclosed domain sales in history.
| # | Domain | Sold for | Year | Buyer |
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Note: ~95% of premium domain sales are private. Source: Defining.com, DNJournal, Domain Name Wire.
Domain growth across Africa
Africa is the fastest-growing region for domain registrations. Truehost serves customers across the continent — here’s how the leading African ccTLDs stack up.
| # | Country | ccTLD | Domains | YoY growth |
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Sources: AfTLD, AFRINIC, national registries (KeNIC, ZADNA, NiRA).
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How many domains exist in 2026?
According to the Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief (Q1 2026), there were 392.5 million registered domains across all TLDs worldwide as of March 31, 2026 — an increase of 24.1 million (+6.5%) year-over-year. The total grows by 5–6 million every quarter.
How many .COM domains are there?
There are 163.6 million .COM registrations as of Q1 2026, making .COM the single largest TLD by a wide margin. Combined with .NET (12.4M), the Verisign-operated registries hold 176.1 million domains. The combined .com + .net renewal rate is 76.3%.
What is the largest country-code TLD (ccTLD)?
China’s .cn is the largest ccTLD with about 36.5 million registrations, followed by Germany’s .de (~28.1M) and the UK’s .uk (~10.8M). There are 316 ccTLDs delegated globally, and the top 10 hold 57.6% of all ccTLD domains.
How many domains are registered every day?
Roughly 1 million+ new domains are registered every single day globally — about 12 per second on average. Of course, expiries and drops mean net growth is smaller (~3–5M per quarter).
Who is the world’s largest domain registrar?
GoDaddy remains the world’s largest registrar by total domains under management (~80M+), though Namecheap, Cloudflare and Hostinger have been gaining share rapidly. In Kenya, Truehost is the leading accredited registrar.
What’s the most expensive domain name ever sold?
The largest publicly disclosed sale is Cars.com at $872 million (2014, as part of an asset acquisition). The largest pure domain-only sale is Voice.com at $30 million (2019, sold to Block.one).
Are new TLDs like .shop, .ai or .africa worth it?
Yes — especially when your perfect .com is taken. New gTLDs are growing at +31.3% year-over-year (the fastest of any segment) and now total 49.6M registrations. Just watch renewal rates — premium TLDs like .net renew at 80% while heavily-discounted new gTLDs like .shop renew at only ~14%. Truehost supports 800+ TLDs including .ai, .shop, .africa and .online.
Can I register a .CO.KE domain from outside Kenya?
Absolutely. Truehost is an ICANN-accredited registrar and a KeNIC partner — anyone, anywhere can register a .co.ke or .ke domain in minutes.
How long does it take to register a domain?
Less than 5 minutes on Truehost. Search for the name, pick a TLD, complete checkout, and your domain is yours — typically active within an hour.
What happens if I don’t renew my domain?
Most TLDs offer a 30-day grace period after expiry where you can still renew at the regular price, followed by a redemption period (often 30 days, with a higher fee). After that the domain drops back to the public pool. Set auto-renew on your Truehost dashboard to never lose your name.
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