.college TLD stats
.college held 24,967 names in October 2024, as XYZ Registry reported to ICANN; its zone file on 24 Oct 2026 carried 9,624. 117 registrars held names in it that month; the largest, NameCheap, Inc., held 19.7%. .college fell by about half in its second year, from 8,474 to 4,026 and has since grown back to 24,967.
- 24,967
- 9,624
- 117
Names since general availability, September 2015
Year by year since launch, as the registry reported it
In its first year, to August 2016, 32 registrars held 10 or more .college names and the largest held 35%; by its tenth, to August 2025, 49 did and the largest held 20%.
Who sells it
October 2024NameCheap, Inc. held 19.7% of .college names in October 2024; the largest five together held 79.2%.
2026 strings our model compared with it
When we scored the 2026 round, our model listed .college among the closest 2012-round TLDs for 1 applied-for string. No applicant made these comparisons; strong and moderate are how close it judged each match.
Cross-checkThe registry reported 24,967 names for Oct 2024; the zone on Oct 24, 2026 held 15,343 fewer. The two are counted differently and 24 months apart: a registered name that is not delegated never appears in the zone, and a zone file is read on one night, a report at a month's end.
last night, in detail
Oct 24, 2026- entered the zone
- +5
- left it
- −25
- changed nameservers
- 4
- Net
- −20
- Listed for sale2332.4%
- Parked330.3%
- In use8,70190.4%
- Not classified6576.8%