.expert domain statistics
On Oct 8, 2026 the .expert zone held 26,887 domains, which makes it #147 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has shrunk by 1.1% (−287 domains). At its latest check it changed by −148 domains over 56 days, about −0.1% a week.
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About the .expert extension
Binky Moon, LLC runs .expert, which went live in the root zone on Jan 23, 2014 (12.7 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Nov 21, 2013, 63 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. .expert is #44 of them by size, with 0.5% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .expert compares
.expert is bigger than 86% 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 25% of them. Its latest weekly rate, −0.1%, is faster than 17% of large TLDs right now. .expert beat 1 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .trade at +21.3%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 1 was a gain, 7 were losses and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +106 domains (+0.4%) between Mar 3, 2026 and Jun 4, 2026. The biggest drop was −148 (−0.5%) between Jul 2, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026.
.expert growth trend
That is a 0.03% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 226 days from Feb 24 to Oct 8 it averaged −0.03% a week, or −1 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was June 2026 (+106); its weakest was August 2026 (−148). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .expert would reach about 26,808 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.expert domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 26,887 | −148 |
| August 2026 | 27,035 | −148 |
| July 2026 | 27,183 | −55 |
| June 2026 | 27,238 | +106 |
| March 2026 | 27,132 | −37 |
| February 2026 | 27,169 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | 26,887 | −148 | −0.5% | 56 days | |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 27,035 | −148 | −0.5% | 42 days | |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 27,183 | −55 | −0.2% | 28 days | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 27,238 | +106 | +0.4% | 93 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 27,132 | −1 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 27,133 | −15 | −0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 27,148 | −21 | −0.1% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 27,169 | −5 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 27,174 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 27,174 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .expert
How many .expert domains are there?
As of Oct 8, 2026, there are 26,887 registered .expert domains.
Can anyone register a .expert domain?
.expert 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 .expert domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC.
When was .expert created?
.expert went live in the DNS root on Jan 23, 2014.
Is .expert growing?
.expert went from 27,174 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 26,887 on Oct 8, 2026, a change of −1.1%. Its latest rate is about −0.1% a week.
How big is the .expert domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #147 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .now, .coffee, .trade.