.hotmail domain statistics
.hotmail has 19 registered domains as of Oct 5, 2026, ranking #726 by size. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has held steady. At its latest check it changed by 0 domains over 56 days, about +0.0% a week.
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About the .hotmail extension
.hotmail has been in the internet's root zone since Jun 10, 2015, about 11.3 years, and is operated by Microsoft Corporation. Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Dec 18, 2014, 174 days before launch. .hotmail is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only Microsoft Corporation 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 Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation operates 8 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 268 domains in total. .hotmail is #5 of them by size, with 7.1% of the group's domains.
How .hotmail compares
By size, .hotmail sits ahead of 33% of tracked TLDs. Next to its 10 nearest-sized neighbours, .hotmail out-grew 1; the fastest of that group was .kpmg at +11.8%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 0 were gains, 0 were losses and 9 showed no change.
.hotmail growth trend
Its 19 names are 0.00% of the 89M domains across every tracked extension. Over the 223 days from Feb 24 to Oct 5 it averaged +0.00% a week, or 0 domains a day. If the latest rate held for 30 days, .hotmail would reach about 19 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.hotmail domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 19 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 70 days | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 84 days | |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 6 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 19 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 19 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .hotmail
How many .hotmail domains are there?
The .hotmail zone listed 19 domains when it was last checked on Oct 5, 2026.
Can anyone register a .hotmail domain?
No. .hotmail is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only Microsoft Corporation and its affiliates can register .hotmail names.
Who runs the .hotmail domain extension?
.hotmail is run by Microsoft Corporation.
When was .hotmail created?
Jun 10, 2015, when it entered the root zone.
Is .hotmail growing?
.hotmail went from 19 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 19 on Oct 5, 2026, a change of +0.0%. Its latest rate is about +0.0% a week.
How big is the .hotmail domain extension compared to others?
By registered domains, .hotmail comes in at #726. Its nearest neighbours are .dell, .locus, .sharp.