.taobao domain statistics
.taobao has 1 registered domains as of Oct 6, 2026, ranking #978 by size. 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.
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About the .taobao extension
.taobao has been in the internet's root zone since Jan 21, 2016, about 10.7 years, and is operated by Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Its ICANN registry agreement was signed on Jan 15, 2015, 371 days before launch. .taobao is a brand TLD: under Specification 13 of its ICANN agreement, only Alibaba Group Holding Limited 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 Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates 4 of the TLDs RootFetch tracks, holding 51 domains in total. .taobao is #2 of them by size, with 2.0% of the group's domains.
How .taobao compares
By size, .taobao sits ahead of 9% of tracked TLDs. Next to its 10 nearest-sized neighbours, .taobao out-grew 0; the fastest of that group was .tmall at +0.0%.
Biggest moves
Of 9 changes between checks, 0 were gains, 0 were losses and 9 showed no change.
.taobao growth trend
Its 1 names are 0.00% of the 89M domains across every tracked extension. Over the 224 days from Feb 24 to Oct 6 it averaged +0.00% a week, or 0 domains a day. If the latest rate held for 30 days, .taobao would reach about 1 domains (a straight-line projection, not a forecast).
.taobao 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 6, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 56 days | |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 70 days | |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 84 days | |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 1 | 0 | +0.0% | 7 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 .taobao
How many .taobao domains are there?
The .taobao zone listed 1 domains when it was last checked on Oct 6, 2026.
Can anyone register a .taobao domain?
No. .taobao is a brand TLD under Specification 13 of its ICANN registry agreement, so only Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its affiliates can register .taobao names.
Who runs the .taobao domain extension?
.taobao is run by Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
When was .taobao created?
Jan 21, 2016, when it entered the root zone.
Is .taobao growing?
.taobao went from 1 domains on Feb 24, 2026 to 1 on Oct 6, 2026, a change of +0.0%. Its latest rate is about +0.0% a week.
How big is the .taobao domain extension compared to others?
By registered domains, .taobao comes in at #978. Its nearest neighbours are .sina, .sling, .staples.