.alibaba domain statistics
On Oct 6, 2026 the .alibaba zone held 48 domains, which makes it #665 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 380.0% (+38 domains). At its latest check it changed by +8 domains over 56 days, about +2.3% a week.
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About the .alibaba extension
Alibaba Group Holding Limited runs .alibaba, which went live in the root zone on Jan 16, 2016 (10.7 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jan 15, 2015, 366 days before launch. .alibaba is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its affiliates can register names in it. That is why its domain count stays small and mostly reflects the company's own sites.
Registry details from ICANN's gTLD list.
Other extensions run by Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates 4 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 51 domains in total. .alibaba is #1 of them by size, with 94.1% of the group's domains.
How .alibaba compares
.alibaba is bigger than 38% of the TLDs in this dataset. .alibaba beat 10 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .anz at +4.9%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 3 were gains, 0 were losses and 6 showed no change. The biggest gain was +22 domains (+122.2%) between Jun 2, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.
.alibaba growth trend
That is a 0.00% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 224 days from Feb 24 to Oct 6 it averaged +5.02% a week, or 0 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was August 2026 (+22); its weakest was March 2026 (0). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .alibaba would reach about 53 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.alibaba domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 48 | +8 |
| August 2026 | 40 | +22 |
| June 2026 | 18 | +8 |
| March 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 10 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 48 | +8 | +20.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 40 | +22 | +122.2% | 70 days | |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 18 | +8 | +80.0% | 84 days | |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 7 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 10 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .alibaba
How many .alibaba domains are there?
As of Oct 6, 2026, there are 48 registered .alibaba domains.
Can anyone register a .alibaba domain?
No. .alibaba is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its affiliates can register .alibaba names.
Who runs the .alibaba domain extension?
Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
When was .alibaba created?
.alibaba went live in the DNS root on Jan 16, 2016.
Is .alibaba growing?
.alibaba went from 10 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 48 on Oct 6, 2026, a change of +380.0%. Its latest rate is about +2.3% a week.
How big is the .alibaba domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #665 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .mango, .aquarelle, .smart.