.rip domain statistics
On Aug 7, 2026 the .rip zone held 10,977 domains, which makes it #256 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has shrunk by 6.8% (−799 domains).
About the .rip extension
Dog Beach, LLC runs .rip, which went live in the root zone on Oct 15, 2014 (12.0 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jul 10, 2014, 97 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. .rip is #20 of them by size, with 0.7% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .rip compares
.rip is bigger than 76% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed −6.8%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 12% of them. .rip beat 3 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .place at +5.7%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 5 were gains, 2 were losses and 0 showed no change. The biggest gain was +47 domains (+0.4%) between Feb 25, 2026 and Feb 26, 2026. The biggest drop was −813 (−6.9%) between May 29, 2026 and Aug 7, 2026.
.rip growth trend
That is a 0.01% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 164 days from Feb 24 to Aug 7 it averaged −0.30% a week, or −5 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was March 2026 (+80); its weakest was August 2026 (−813).
.rip domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 10,977 | −813 |
| May 2026 | 11,790 | −114 |
| March 2026 | 11,904 | +80 |
| February 2026 | 11,824 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | 10,977 | −813 | −6.9% | 70 days | |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,790 | −114 | −1.0% | 87 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 11,904 | +32 | +0.3% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 11,872 | +20 | +0.2% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 11,852 | +28 | +0.2% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 11,824 | +47 | +0.4% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 11,777 | +1 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 11,776 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .rip
How many .rip domains are there?
As of Aug 7, 2026, there are 10,977 registered .rip domains.
Can anyone register a .rip domain?
.rip 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 .rip domain extension?
Dog Beach, LLC.
When was .rip created?
.rip went live in the DNS root on Oct 15, 2014.
Is .rip growing?
.rip went from 11,776 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 10,977 on Aug 7, 2026, a change of −6.8%.
How big is the .rip domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #256 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .vision, .estate, .engineering.