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.dev domain statistics

785,458domains on Oct 9, 2026
+188,895since Feb 24, 2026 (+31.7%)
#18largest of 1,079 TLDs
0unusual jumps

On Oct 9, 2026 the .dev zone held 785,458 domains, which makes it #18 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 31.7% (+188,895 domains). At its latest check it changed by +1,469 domains over 1 days, about +1.3% a week, the #23 fastest growth among 162 large TLDs.

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About the .dev extension

Charleston Road Registry Inc. runs .dev, which went live in the root zone on Dec 18, 2014 (11.8 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Oct 16, 2014, 63 days before launch.

Registry details from ICANN's gTLD list.

Other extensions run by Charleston Road Registry Inc.

Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates 46 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 2,640,539 domains in total. .dev is #2 of them by size, with 29.7% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.

How .dev compares

.dev is bigger than 98% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed +31.7%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 90% of them. Its latest weekly rate, +1.3%, is faster than 86% of large TLDs right now. .dev beat 8 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .lol at +376.0%.

Biggest moves

Of 52 changes between checks, 45 were gains, 1 was a loss and 6 showed no change. The biggest gain was +57,221 domains (+9.4%) between Mar 15, 2026 and May 25, 2026. The biggest drop was −5 (−0.0%) between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.

.dev growth trend

That is a 0.89% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 227 days from Feb 24 to Oct 9 it averaged +0.85% a week, or +832 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was May 2026 (+62,152); its weakest was June 2026 (+6,438). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .dev would reach about 830,831 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).

.dev domains by month

MonthDomainsChange
October 2026785,458+49,851
August 2026735,607+37,274
July 2026698,333+18,523
June 2026679,810+6,438
May 2026673,372+62,152
March 2026611,220+12,773
February 2026598,447–

Every check

DateDomainsChangeGrowthWindowSeverity
Oct 9, 2026785,458+1,469+0.2%1 day
Oct 8, 2026783,989+1,414+0.2%1 day
Oct 7, 2026782,575+2,288+0.3%1 day
Oct 6, 2026780,287+2,359+0.3%1 day
Oct 5, 2026777,928+42,321+5.8%48 days
Aug 18, 2026735,6070+0.0%1 day
Aug 17, 2026735,607+729+0.1%1 day
Aug 16, 2026734,878+1,511+0.2%1 day
Aug 15, 2026733,3670+0.0%1 day
Aug 14, 2026733,367+1,772+0.2%1 day
Aug 13, 2026731,595+814+0.1%1 day
Aug 12, 2026730,7810+0.0%1 day
Aug 11, 2026730,781+794+0.1%1 day
Aug 10, 2026729,987+682+0.1%1 day
Aug 9, 2026729,305+750+0.1%1 day
Aug 8, 2026728,555+567+0.1%1 day
Aug 7, 2026727,988+1,939+0.3%1 day
Aug 6, 2026726,0490+0.0%1 day
Aug 5, 2026726,049+1,731+0.2%1 day
Aug 4, 2026724,3180+0.0%1 day
Aug 3, 2026724,318+1,078+0.1%1 day
Aug 2, 2026723,240+1,381+0.2%1 day
Aug 1, 2026721,859+23,526+3.4%29 days
Jul 3, 2026698,333+689+0.1%1 day
Jul 2, 2026697,644+830+0.1%1 day
Jul 1, 2026696,814+17,004+2.5%23 days
Jun 8, 2026679,810+2,748+0.4%3 days
Jun 5, 2026677,062+684+0.1%1 day
Jun 4, 2026676,378+772+0.1%1 day
Jun 3, 2026675,606+830+0.1%1 day
Jun 2, 2026674,776+833+0.1%1 day
Jun 1, 2026673,943+571+0.1%1 day
May 31, 2026673,372+931+0.1%1 day
May 30, 2026672,441+663+0.1%1 day
May 29, 2026671,778+786+0.1%1 day
May 28, 2026670,992+1,832+0.3%1 day
May 27, 2026669,1600+0.0%1 day
May 26, 2026669,160+719+0.1%1 day
May 25, 2026668,441+57,221+9.4%71 days
Mar 15, 2026611,220+1,181+0.2%1 day
Mar 14, 2026610,039+629+0.1%1 day
Mar 13, 2026609,410+806+0.1%1 day
Mar 12, 2026608,604+1,067+0.2%1 day
Mar 11, 2026607,537+1,027+0.2%1 day
Mar 10, 2026606,510+616+0.1%1 day
Mar 9, 2026605,894+2,785+0.5%2 days
Mar 7, 2026603,109+1,957+0.3%4 days
Mar 3, 2026601,152+389+0.1%1 day
Mar 2, 2026600,763−5−0.0%1 day
Mar 1, 2026600,768+2,321+0.4%3 days
Feb 26, 2026598,447+904+0.2%1 day
Feb 25, 2026597,543+980+0.2%1 day
Feb 24, 2026596,563––first check

Questions about .dev

How many .dev domains are there?

As of Oct 9, 2026, there are 785,458 registered .dev domains.

Can anyone register a .dev domain?

.dev is open to the public through registrars; it is not a Specification 13 brand TLD. Check Charleston Road Registry Inc.'s policies for any restrictions.

Who runs the .dev domain extension?

Charleston Road Registry Inc..

When was .dev created?

.dev went live in the DNS root on Dec 18, 2014.

Is .dev growing?

.dev went from 596,563 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 785,458 on Oct 9, 2026, a change of +31.7%. Its latest rate is about +1.3% a week.

How big is the .dev domain extension compared to others?

It ranks #18 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .bond, .sbs, .lol.

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