.phone domain statistics
On Oct 9, 2026 the .phone zone held 30 domains, which makes it #695 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 2900.0% (+29 domains). At its latest check it changed by +28 domains over 56 days, about +40.3% a week.
About the .phone extension
Dish DBS Corporation runs .phone, which went live in the root zone on Dec 20, 2016 (9.8 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jun 2, 2016, 201 days before launch.
Registry details from ICANN's gTLD list.
Other extensions run by Dish DBS Corporation
Dish DBS Corporation operates 10 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 6,147 domains in total. .phone is #4 of them by size, with 0.5% of the group's domains.
How .phone compares
.phone is bigger than 36% of the TLDs in this dataset. .phone beat 9 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .dot at +3000.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 2 were gains, 0 were losses and 7 showed no change. The biggest gain was +28 domains (+1400.0%) between Aug 14, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
.phone growth trend
That is a 0.00% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 227 days from Feb 24 to Oct 9 it averaged +11.06% a week, or 0 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was October 2026 (+28); its weakest was March 2026 (0). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .phone would reach about 128 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.phone domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 30 | +28 |
| August 2026 | 2 | +1 |
| July 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | 30 | +28 | +1400.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2 | +1 | +100.0% | 42 days | |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 28 days | |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 94 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 1 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .phone
How many .phone domains are there?
As of Oct 9, 2026, there are 30 registered .phone domains.
Can anyone register a .phone domain?
.phone is open to the public through registrars; it is not a Specification 13 brand TLD. Check Dish DBS Corporation's policies for any restrictions.
Who runs the .phone domain extension?
Dish DBS Corporation.
When was .phone created?
.phone went live in the DNS root on Dec 20, 2016.
Is .phone growing?
.phone went from 1 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 30 on Oct 9, 2026, a change of +2900.0%. Its latest rate is about +40.3% a week.
How big is the .phone domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #695 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .clubmed, .hisamitsu, .sap.