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.channel domains

.channel is a generic TLD, run by Google Registry, open to the public since June 2022.

Is .channel a good domain?

Most expiring .channel domains are renewed. From July 2025 to June 2026, owners renewed 64% of expiring .channel domains; .com owners renewed 74%. On 4 November 2026, 1.1% of .channel domains were listed for sale.

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The registry reported 1,680 .channel domains for March 2025. 2,873 were built on 4 November 2026.

.channel, day by day

4 November 2026
How .channel is used · 2,873 built domains
  • Listed for saleon a domain marketplace311.1%
  • Parkedshowing ads or an expiry page120.4%
  • Hostedon a web host, or with a registrar or DNS service2,50187.1%
  • Not known yet32911.5%
What moved · on 4 November 2026
newly built
+6
no longer built
−3
changed nameservers
1
Net
+3
16 September 2026 to 4 November 2026

Built .channel domains on 4 November 2026. The registry’s own figure is the full count.

How many .channel domains are there?

.channel had 1,680 domains in March 2025, according to Google Registry. 25 registrars sold it that month. Namecheap held the most: 23.6%.

1,680
domains, March 2025
25
registrars selling it

Domains since launch, June 2022

Year by year since launch

In its first year, to May 2023, 8 registrars held 10 or more .channel domains and the largest held 46%; by its fourth, to May 2026, 18 did and the largest held 28%.

  1. 1 · to May 2023354846%
  2. 2 · to May 2024335749%
  3. 3 · to May 20252,1571724%
  4. 4 · to May 20263,2551828%

Who sells it

March 2025

Namecheap held 23.6% of .channel domains in March 2025; the largest five together held 68.2%.

  1. Namecheap23.6%
  2. MarkMonitor13.6%
  3. 101domain GRS11.7%
  4. Porkbun10.3%
  5. CSC Corporate Domains9.0%
  6. everyone else31.8%

Every registrar’s share of .channel →

2026 applications most like .channel

4 of the TLDs applied for in 2026 are closest to .channel. Each one has its own page and AI score.

.channel domains, month by month

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Mar 2025 to Mar 2025

every month and every registrar