.nexus domain statistics
4,730 domains were registered under .nexus at its latest check (Oct 9, 2026), placing it #368 of 1,079. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 25.2% (+952 domains). At its latest check it changed by +498 domains over 56 days, about +1.4% a week.
About the .nexus extension
The registry behind .nexus is Charleston Road Registry Inc.. The extension was delegated to the root zone on Sep 15, 2014, 12.1 years ago. Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jul 24, 2014, 53 days before launch. .nexus is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only Charleston Road Registry Inc. 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 Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates 46 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 2,640,539 domains in total. .nexus is #9 of them by size, with 0.2% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .nexus compares
In domain count, .nexus outranks 66% of the extensions RootFetch follows. Among the 10 TLDs closest to it in size, .nexus grew faster than 10; the fastest of that group was .foo at +18.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 8 were gains, 0 were losses and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +498 domains (+11.8%) between Aug 14, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
.nexus growth trend
.nexus accounts for 0.01% of all 89M domains RootFetch counts. Over the 227 days from Feb 24 to Oct 9 it averaged +0.70% a week, or +4 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was October 2026 (+498); its weakest was March 2026 (+12). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .nexus would reach about 5,020 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.nexus domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 4,730 | +498 |
| August 2026 | 4,232 | +154 |
| July 2026 | 4,078 | +23 |
| June 2026 | 4,055 | +250 |
| March 2026 | 3,805 | +12 |
| February 2026 | 3,793 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | 4,730 | +498 | +11.8% | 56 days | |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,232 | +154 | +3.8% | 42 days | |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 4,078 | +23 | +0.6% | 28 days | |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 4,055 | +250 | +6.6% | 94 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 3,805 | +5 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 3,800 | +4 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 3,796 | +3 | +0.1% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 3,793 | +15 | +0.4% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 3,778 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 3,778 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .nexus
How many .nexus domains are there?
4,730, according to the .nexus zone file on Oct 9, 2026.
Can anyone register a .nexus domain?
No. .nexus is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only Charleston Road Registry Inc. and its affiliates can register .nexus names.
Who runs the .nexus domain extension?
The registry operator is Charleston Road Registry Inc..
When was .nexus created?
It was delegated on Sep 15, 2014.
Is .nexus growing?
.nexus went from 3,778 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 4,730 on Oct 9, 2026, a change of +25.2%. Its latest rate is about +1.4% a week.
How big is the .nexus domain extension compared to others?
.nexus is number 368 in size among tracked extensions. Its nearest neighbours are .istanbul, .melbourne, .property.