.education domain statistics
29,499 domains were registered under .education at its latest check (Aug 16, 2026), placing it #137 of 1,079. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has shrunk by 1.2% (−352 domains). At its latest check it changed by −8 domains over 14 days, about −0.0% a week.
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About the .education extension
The registry behind .education is Binky Moon, LLC. The extension was delegated to the root zone on Dec 28, 2013, 12.8 years ago. Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Nov 7, 2013, 51 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. .education is #39 of them by size, with 0.6% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .education compares
In domain count, .education outranks 87% of the extensions RootFetch follows. Since Feb 24 it has changed −1.2%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 24% of them. Its latest weekly rate, −0.0%, is faster than 24% of large TLDs right now. Among the 10 TLDs closest to it in size, .education grew faster than 3; the fastest of that group was .tools at +19.1%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 1 was a gain, 5 were losses and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +9 domains (+0.0%) between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 3, 2026. The biggest drop was −316 (−1.1%) between Mar 3, 2026 and Aug 2, 2026.
.education growth trend
.education accounts for 0.03% of all 89M domains RootFetch counts. Over the 173 days from Feb 24 to Aug 16 it averaged −0.05% a week, or −2 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was March 2026 (−19); its weakest was August 2026 (−324). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .education would reach about 29,482 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.education domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 29,499 | −324 |
| March 2026 | 29,823 | −19 |
| February 2026 | 29,842 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | 29,499 | −8 | −0.0% | 14 days | |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 29,507 | −316 | −1.1% | 152 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 29,823 | +9 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 29,814 | −17 | −0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 29,831 | −11 | −0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 29,842 | −9 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 29,851 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 29,851 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .education
How many .education domains are there?
29,499, according to the .education zone file on Aug 16, 2026.
Can anyone register a .education domain?
Yes, unless Binky Moon, LLC sets its own limits. .education is a generic extension, not a company-only brand TLD.
Who runs the .education domain extension?
The registry operator is Binky Moon, LLC.
When was .education created?
It was delegated on Dec 28, 2013.
Is .education growing?
.education went from 29,851 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 29,499 on Aug 16, 2026, a change of −1.2%. Its latest rate is about −0.0% a week.
How big is the .education domain extension compared to others?
.education is number 137 in size among tracked extensions. Its nearest neighbours are .city, .tools, .foundation.