.diy domain statistics
7,670 domains were registered under .diy at its latest check (Aug 5, 2026), placing it #309 of 1,079. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has shrunk by 10.6% (−909 domains).
About the .diy extension
The registry behind .diy is Internet Naming Company LLC. The extension was delegated to the root zone on Aug 25, 2016, 10.1 years ago. Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Nov 5, 2015, 294 days before launch. .diy is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only Internet Naming Company 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.
Other extensions run by Internet Naming Company LLC
Internet Naming Company LLC operates 8 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 68,783 domains in total. .diy is #4 of them by size, with 11.2% of the group's domains.
How .diy compares
In domain count, .diy outranks 71% of the extensions RootFetch follows. Among the 10 TLDs closest to it in size, .diy grew faster than 1; the fastest of that group was .inc at +9.3%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 0 were gains, 7 were losses and 0 showed no change. The biggest drop was −843 (−9.9%) between Mar 3, 2026 and May 27, 2026.
.diy growth trend
.diy accounts for 0.01% of all 89M domains RootFetch counts. Over the 162 days from Feb 24 to Aug 5 it averaged −0.48% a week, or −6 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was August 2026 (−18); its weakest was May 2026 (−843).
.diy domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 7,670 | −18 |
| May 2026 | 7,688 | −843 |
| March 2026 | 8,531 | −37 |
| February 2026 | 8,568 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 7,670 | −18 | −0.2% | 70 days | |
| May 27, 2026 | 7,688 | −843 | −9.9% | 85 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 8,531 | −2 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 8,533 | −1 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 8,534 | −34 | −0.4% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 8,568 | −8 | −0.1% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 8,576 | −3 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 8,579 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .diy
How many .diy domains are there?
7,670, according to the .diy zone file on Aug 5, 2026.
Can anyone register a .diy domain?
No. .diy is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only Internet Naming Company LLC and its affiliates can register .diy names.
Who runs the .diy domain extension?
The registry operator is Internet Naming Company LLC.
When was .diy created?
It was delegated on Aug 25, 2016.
Is .diy growing?
.diy went from 8,579 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 7,670 on Aug 5, 2026, a change of −10.6%.
How big is the .diy domain extension compared to others?
.diy is number 309 in size among tracked extensions. Its nearest neighbours are .gal, .porn, .town.