.hot TLD stats
.hot held 1,031 names in April 2026, as Amazon reported to ICANN; its zone file on 23 Oct 2026 carried 1,125. 30 registrars held names in it that month; the largest, NameCheap, Inc., held 34.5%.
- 1,031
- 1,125
- 30
Year by year since launch, as the registry reported it
In its first year, to April 2026, 13 registrars held 10 or more .hot names and the largest held 35%.
Who sells it
April 2026NameCheap, Inc. held 34.5% of .hot names in April 2026; the largest five together held 70.3%.
2026 strings our model compared with it
When we scored the 2026 round, our model listed .hot among the closest 2012-round TLDs for 12 applied-for strings. No applicant made these comparisons; strong and moderate are how close it judged each match.
Cross-checkThe registry reported 1,031 names for Apr 2026; the zone on Oct 23, 2026 held 94 more. The two are counted differently and 6 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 23, 2026- entered the zone
- 0
- left it
- −3
- changed nameservers
- 3
- Net
- −3
- Listed for sale121.1%
- Parked10.1%
- In use99588.4%
- Not classified11710.4%