.news domain statistics
On Aug 6, 2026 the .news zone held 76,336 domains, which makes it #76 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 6.4% (+4,621 domains).
About the .news extension
Dog Beach, LLC runs .news, which went live in the root zone on Mar 21, 2015 (11.6 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Dec 18, 2014, 93 days before launch.
Registry details from ICANN's gTLD list.
Other extensions run by Dog Beach, LLC
Dog Beach, LLC operates 48 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 1,464,394 domains in total. .news is #3 of them by size, with 5.2% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .news compares
.news is bigger than 93% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed +6.4%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 61% of them. .news beat 4 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .best at +127.7%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 5 were gains, 2 were losses and 0 showed no change. The biggest gain was +2,698 domains (+3.7%) between May 28, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026. The biggest drop was −92 (−0.1%) between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.
.news growth trend
That is a 0.09% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 163 days from Feb 24 to Aug 6 it averaged +0.27% a week, or +28 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was August 2026 (+2,698); its weakest was March 2026 (−25).
.news domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 76,336 | +2,698 |
| May 2026 | 73,638 | +1,912 |
| March 2026 | 71,726 | −25 |
| February 2026 | 71,751 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | 76,336 | +2,698 | +3.7% | 70 days | |
| May 28, 2026 | 73,638 | +1,912 | +2.7% | 86 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 71,726 | +50 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 71,676 | −92 | −0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 71,768 | +17 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 71,751 | +41 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 71,710 | −5 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 71,715 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .news
How many .news domains are there?
As of Aug 6, 2026, there are 76,336 registered .news domains.
Can anyone register a .news domain?
.news is open to the public through registrars; it is not a Specification 13 brand TLD. Check Dog Beach, LLC's policies for any restrictions.
Who runs the .news domain extension?
Dog Beach, LLC.
When was .news created?
.news went live in the DNS root on Mar 21, 2015.
Is .news growing?
.news went from 71,715 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 76,336 on Aug 6, 2026, a change of +6.4%.
How big is the .news domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #76 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .ovh, .global, .casa.