.sbs domain statistics
On Oct 7, 2026 the .sbs zone held 1,080,157 domains, which makes it #15 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has shrunk by 19.6% (−263,653 domains). At its latest check it changed by −20,582 domains over 56 days, about −0.2% a week.
About the .sbs extension
ShortDot SA runs .sbs, which went live in the root zone on Oct 29, 2015 (10.9 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Nov 7, 2014, 356 days before launch. .sbs is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only ShortDot SA 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 ShortDot SA
ShortDot SA operates 5 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 3,839,656 domains in total. .sbs is #2 of them by size, with 28.1% of the group's domains.
How .sbs compares
.sbs is bigger than 99% of the TLDs in this dataset. Since Feb 24 it has changed −19.6%, against a median of +3.5% for large TLDs tracked as long, which puts it ahead of 7% of them. Its latest weekly rate, −0.2%, is faster than 9% of large TLDs right now. .sbs beat 0 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .lol at +376.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 10 changes between checks, 5 were gains, 4 were losses and 1 showed no change. The biggest gain was +10,580 domains (+0.8%) between Mar 3, 2026 and Mar 11, 2026. The biggest drop was −98,309 (−8.2%) between Jul 1, 2026 and Aug 12, 2026.
.sbs growth trend
That is a 1.22% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 225 days from Feb 24 to Oct 7 it averaged −0.68% a week, or −1,172 domains a day. Its strongest month on record was March 2026 (+14,554); its weakest was August 2026 (−98,309). If the latest rate held for 30 days, .sbs would reach about 1,069,290 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.sbs domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1,080,157 | −20,582 |
| August 2026 | 1,100,739 | −98,309 |
| July 2026 | 1,199,048 | −85,119 |
| June 2026 | 1,284,167 | −76,708 |
| March 2026 | 1,360,875 | +14,554 |
| February 2026 | 1,346,321 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | 1,080,157 | −20,582 | −1.9% | 56 days | |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 1,100,739 | −98,309 | −8.2% | 42 days | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 1,199,048 | −85,119 | −6.6% | 28 days | |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 1,284,167 | −76,708 | −5.6% | 84 days | |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 1,360,875 | +10,580 | +0.8% | 8 days | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 1,350,295 | +1,231 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1,349,064 | +1,074 | +0.1% | 1 day | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1,347,990 | +1,669 | +0.1% | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1,346,321 | +2,511 | +0.2% | 1 day | |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1,343,810 | 0 | +0.0% | 1 day | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 1,343,810 | – | – | first check |
Questions about .sbs
How many .sbs domains are there?
As of Oct 7, 2026, there are 1,080,157 registered .sbs domains.
Can anyone register a .sbs domain?
No. .sbs is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only ShortDot SA and its affiliates can register .sbs names.
Who runs the .sbs domain extension?
ShortDot SA.
When was .sbs created?
.sbs went live in the DNS root on Oct 29, 2015.
Is .sbs growing?
.sbs went from 1,343,810 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 1,080,157 on Oct 7, 2026, a change of −19.6%. Its latest rate is about −0.2% a week.
How big is the .sbs domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #15 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .app, .biz, .pro.