.sling domain statistics
On Oct 5, 2026 the .sling zone held 1 domains, which makes it #975 in RootFetch's ranking. Since its first check on Feb 24, 2026 it has held steady. At its latest check it changed by 0 domains over 56 days, about +0.0% a week.
About the .sling extension
DISH Technologies L.L.C. runs .sling, which went live in the root zone on Aug 10, 2016 (10.2 years ago). Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jul 30, 2015, 377 days before launch. .sling is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only DISH Technologies L.L.C. 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 DISH Technologies L.L.C.
DISH Technologies L.L.C. operates 2 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 2 domains in total. .sling is #1 of them by size, with 50.0% of the group's domains.
How .sling compares
.sling is bigger than 10% of the TLDs in this dataset. .sling beat 0 of the 10 similar-sized TLDs on growth; the fastest of that group was .tdk at +0.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 0 were gains, 0 were losses and 9 showed no change.
.sling growth trend
That is a 0.00% slice of the 89M domains in the whole dataset. Over the 223 days from Feb 24 to Oct 5 it averaged +0.00% a week, or 0 domains a day. If the latest rate held for 30 days, .sling would reach about 1 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.sling domains by month
| Month | Domains | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | – |
Every check
| Date | Domains | Change | Growth | Window | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 70 days | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 84 days | |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 6 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 .sling
How many .sling domains are there?
As of Oct 5, 2026, there are 1 registered .sling domains.
Can anyone register a .sling domain?
No. .sling is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only DISH Technologies L.L.C. and its affiliates can register .sling names.
Who runs the .sling domain extension?
DISH Technologies L.L.C..
When was .sling created?
.sling went live in the DNS root on Aug 10, 2016.
Is .sling growing?
.sling went from 1 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 1 on Oct 5, 2026, a change of +0.0%. Its latest rate is about +0.0% a week.
How big is the .sling domain extension compared to others?
It ranks #975 by domain count. Its nearest neighbours are .shangrila, .shia, .shouji.