.aol domain statistics
On Oct 6, 2026 the .aol zone held 1 domains, which makes it #885 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has held steady. At its latest check it changed by 0 domains over 56 days, about +0.0% a week.
About the .aol extension
AOL Media LLC runs .aol, which went live in the root zone on Nov 4, 2016 (9.9 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Sep 17, 2015, 414 days before launch. .aol is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only AOL Media LLC 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.
How .aol compares
.aol is bigger than 18% of the TLDs in this dataset. .aol beat 0 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .sas at +0.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 0 were gains, 0 were losses and 9 showed no change.
.aol 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 +0.00% a week, or 0 domains a day. If the latest rate held for 30 days, .aol would reach about 1 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.aol domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 70 days | |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 84 days | |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 7 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 1 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .aol
How many .aol domains are there?
As of Oct 6, 2026, there are 1 registered .aol domains.
Can anyone register a .aol domain?
No. .aol is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only AOL Media LLC and its affiliates can register .aol names.
Who runs the .aol domain extension?
AOL Media LLC.
When was .aol created?
.aol went live in the DNS root on Nov 4, 2016.
Is .aol growing?
.aol went from 1 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 1 on Oct 6, 2026, a change of +0.0%. Its latest rate is about +0.0% a week.
How big is the .aol domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #885 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .sas, .accenture, .agakhan.