.shop vs .store

.shop is twice the size of .store: 4,716,233 domains in June 2026 against 2,335,965. .shop grew 26% in a year; .store grew 10%. Most expiring domains in both are let go: owners renewed 13% of expiring .shop domains and 18% of .store domains, July 2025 to June 2026.

.shop is a generic TLD, run by GMO Registry, open to the public since September 2016. .store is a generic TLD, run by Radix, open to the public since June 2016.