New gTLD · delegated 2015-08 · Binky Moon, LLC
.group TLD stats
.group held about 125,792 names in October 2026, by a third-party estimate; its zone file on 23 Oct 2026 carried 125,565. .group fell by 37% in its tenth year, from 198,960 to 125,297.
- 125,792
- 125,565
Names since general availability, May 2016
Year by year since launch, as the registry reported it
In its first year, to April 2017, 77 registrars held 10 or more .group names and the largest held 27%; by its tenth, to April 2026, 199 did and the largest held 19%.
Who sells it
May 2026GoDaddy.com, LLC held 19.1% of .group names in May 2026; the largest five together held 48.9%.
2026 strings our model compared with it
When we scored the 2026 round, our model listed .group among the closest 2012-round TLDs for 6 applied-for strings. No applicant made these comparisons; strong and moderate are how close it judged each match.
last night, in detail
Oct 23, 2026What moved · on Oct 23, 2026
- entered the zone
- +232
- left it
- −144
- changed nameservers
- 102
- Net
- +88
Sep 16, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 · axis starts at the data, not at zero
How the zone is used · 125,565 names
- Listed for sale14,49311.5%
- Parked6450.5%
- In use96,68077.0%
- Not classified13,74710.9%
How we classify
how many names, month by month
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
everything else
MonthDomainsChangeRegistrarsNet addsDeletes
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RegistrarDomainsNet addsShare
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy23,78137119.1%GoDaddy.com, LLC23,781FamilyGoDaddyNet adds371Share19.1%Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn)Alibaba14,01917711.2%Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn)14,019FamilyAlibabaNet adds177Share11.2%Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd.West (Chengdu/West263)9,401157.5%Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd.9,401FamilyWest (Chengdu/West263)Net adds15Share7.5%Squarespace Domains II LLCSquarespace6,9571985.6%Squarespace Domains II LLC6,957FamilySquarespaceNet adds198Share5.6%NameCheap, Inc.Namecheap6,8011325.5%NameCheap, Inc.6,801FamilyNamecheapNet adds132Share5.5%united-domains AGIONOS (United Internet)3,531972.8%united-domains AG3,531FamilyIONOS (United Internet)Net adds97Share2.8%IONOS SEIONOS (United Internet)3,304712.6%IONOS SE3,304FamilyIONOS (United Internet)Net adds71Share2.6%HOSTINGER operations, UABHostinger3,1921872.6%HOSTINGER operations, UAB3,192FamilyHostingerNet adds187Share2.6%Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTERindependent3,102232.5%Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER3,102FamilyindependentNet adds23Share2.5%Key-Systems, LLCTeam Internet (CentralNic)2,924532.3%Key-Systems, LLC2,924FamilyTeam Internet (CentralNic)Net adds53Share2.3%Tucows Domains Inc.Tucows2,724332.2%Tucows Domains Inc.2,724FamilyTucowsNet adds33Share2.2%Cloudflare, Incindependent2,6541472.1%Cloudflare, Inc2,654FamilyindependentNet adds147Share2.1%Porkbun LLCindependent2,349751.9%Porkbun LLC2,349FamilyindependentNet adds75Share1.9%Mesh Digital LimitedGoDaddy2,042361.6%Mesh Digital Limited2,042FamilyGoDaddyNet adds36Share1.6%Dynadot, LLCDynadot1,945731.6%Dynadot, LLC1,945FamilyDynadotNet adds73Share1.6%Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLCindependent1,911331.5%Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC1,911FamilyindependentNet adds33Share1.5%Name.com, Inc.independent1,791801.4%Name.com, Inc.1,791FamilyindependentNet adds80Share1.4%OVH SASOVH1,734261.4%OVH SAS1,734FamilyOVHNet adds26Share1.4%eNom, LLCTucows1,445801.2%eNom, LLC1,445FamilyTucowsNet adds80Share1.2%DNSPod, Inc.independent1,408261.1%DNSPod, Inc.1,408FamilyindependentNet adds26Share1.1%PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.comNewfold Digital1,275311.0%PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com1,275FamilyNewfold DigitalNet adds31Share1.0%Gandi SASindependent1,123200.9%Gandi SAS1,123FamilyindependentNet adds20Share0.9%PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robotindependent1,113180.9%PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot1,113FamilyindependentNet adds18Share0.9%Network Solutions, LLCNewfold Digital1,105100.9%Network Solutions, LLC1,105FamilyNewfold DigitalNet adds10Share0.9%Xin Net Technology Corporationindependent1,016240.8%Xin Net Technology Corporation1,016FamilyindependentNet adds24Share0.8%