.sale domain statistics
On Aug 5, 2026 the .sale zone held 14,099 domains, which makes it #222 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has grown by 7.2% (+951 domains).
About the .sale extension
Dog Beach, LLC runs .sale, which went live in the root zone on Dec 25, 2014 (11.8 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Oct 16, 2014, 70 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. .sale is #16 of them by size, with 1.0% of the group's domains. The largest are listed below.
How .sale compares
.sale is bigger than 79% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed +7.2%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 63% of them. .sale beat 8 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .delivery at +55.1%.
Biggest moves
Of 7 changes between checks, 5 were gains, 1 was a loss and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +476 domains (+3.6%) between Mar 3, 2026 and May 27, 2026. The biggest drop was −3 (−0.0%) between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.
.sale growth trend
That is a 0.02% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 162 days from Feb 24 to Aug 5 it averaged +0.30% a week, or +6 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was May 2026 (+476); its weakest was March 2026 (+53).
.sale domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 14,099 | +397 |
| May 2026 | 13,702 | +476 |
| March 2026 | 13,226 | +53 |
| February 2026 | 13,173 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | 14,099 | +397 | +2.9% | 70 days | |
| May 27, 2026 | 13,702 | +476 | +3.6% | 85 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 13,226 | +12 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 13,214 | −3 | −0.0% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 13,217 | +44 | +0.3% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 13,173 | +25 | +0.2% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 13,148 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 13,148 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .sale
How many .sale domains are there?
As of Aug 5, 2026, there are 14,099 registered .sale domains.
Can anyone register a .sale domain?
.sale 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 .sale domain extension?
Dog Beach, LLC.
When was .sale created?
.sale went live in the DNS root on Dec 25, 2014.
Is .sale growing?
.sale went from 13,148 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 14,099 on Aug 5, 2026, a change of +7.2%.
How big is the .sale domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #222 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .cards, .feedback, .wien.