.church domain statistics
On Aug 7, 2026 the .church zone held 33,824 domains, which makes it #126 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 1.1% (+370 domains).
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About the .church extension
Binky Moon, LLC runs .church, which went live in the root zone on May 15, 2014 (12.4 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Feb 6, 2014, 98 days before launch.
Registry details from ICANN's gTLD list.
Other extensions run by Binky Moon, LLC
Binky Moon, LLC operates 196 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 5,120,876 domains in total. .church is #32 of them by size, with 0.7% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .church compares
.church is bigger than 88% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed +1.1%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 37% of them. .church beat 4 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .events at +6.7%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 3 were gains, 2 were losses and 2 showed no change. The biggest gain was +361 domains (+1.1%) between May 29, 2026 and Aug 7, 2026. The biggest drop was −55 (−0.2%) between Mar 3, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
.church growth trend
That is a 0.04% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 164 days from Feb 24 to Aug 7 it averaged +0.05% a week, or +2 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was August 2026 (+361); its weakest was May 2026 (−55).
.church domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 33,824 | +361 |
| May 2026 | 33,463 | −55 |
| March 2026 | 33,518 | +62 |
| February 2026 | 33,456 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | 33,824 | +361 | +1.1% | 70 days | |
| May 29, 2026 | 33,463 | −55 | −0.2% | 87 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 33,518 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 33,518 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 33,518 | +62 | +0.2% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 33,456 | +3 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 33,453 | −1 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 33,454 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .church
How many .church domains are there?
As of Aug 7, 2026, there are 33,824 registered .church domains.
Can anyone register a .church domain?
.church is open to the public through registrars; it is not a Specification 13 brand TLD. Check Binky Moon, LLC's policies for any restrictions.
Who runs the .church domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC.
When was .church created?
.church went live in the DNS root on May 15, 2014.
Is .church growing?
.church went from 33,454 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 33,824 on Aug 7, 2026, a change of +1.1%.
How big is the .church domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #126 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .tel, .xxx, .events.