.legal domain statistics
On Aug 17, 2026 the .legal zone held 22,405 domains, which makes it #168 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 5.4% (+1,144 domains). At its latest check it changed by +131 domains over 14 days, about +0.3% a week, the #71 fastest growth among 162 large TLDs.
About the .legal extension
Binky Moon, LLC runs .legal, which went live in the root zone on Nov 26, 2014 (11.9 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Oct 16, 2014, 41 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. .legal is #54 of them by size, with 0.4% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .legal compares
.legal is bigger than 85% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed +5.4%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 57% of them. Its latest weekly rate, +0.3%, is faster than 56% of large TLDs right now. .legal beat 5 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .wine at +27.7%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 8 were gains, 0 were losses and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +461 domains (+2.1%) between Jun 8, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026.
.legal growth trend
That is a 0.03% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 174 days from Feb 24 to Aug 17 it averaged +0.21% a week, or +7 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was August 2026 (+592); its weakest was March 2026 (+18). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .legal would reach about 22,688 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.legal domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 22,405 | +592 |
| June 2026 | 21,813 | +125 |
| May 2026 | 21,688 | +372 |
| March 2026 | 21,316 | +18 |
| February 2026 | 21,298 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | 22,405 | +131 | +0.6% | 14 days | |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 22,274 | +461 | +2.1% | 56 days | |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 21,813 | +125 | +0.6% | 14 days | |
| May 25, 2026 | 21,688 | +372 | +1.7% | 83 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 21,316 | +3 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 21,313 | +5 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 21,308 | +10 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 21,298 | +37 | +0.2% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 21,261 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 21,261 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .legal
How many .legal domains are there?
As of Aug 17, 2026, there are 22,405 registered .legal domains.
Can anyone register a .legal domain?
.legal 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 .legal domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC.
When was .legal created?
.legal went live in the DNS root on Nov 26, 2014.
Is .legal growing?
.legal went from 21,261 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 22,405 on Aug 17, 2026, a change of +5.4%. Its latest rate is about +0.3% a week.
How big is the .legal domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #168 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .training, .swiss, .ing.