.monster TLD stats
.monster held 60,484 names in November 2024, as XYZ Registry reported to ICANN; its zone file on 23 Oct 2026 carried 46,820. 131 registrars held names in it that month; the largest, NameCheap, Inc., held 42.8%. .monster fell by 34% in its sixth year, from 83,741 to 55,393.
- 60,484
- 46,820
- 131
Names since general availability, April 2019
Year by year since launch, as the registry reported it
In its first year, to March 2020, 41 registrars held 10 or more .monster names and the largest held 52%; by its seventh, to March 2026, 68 did and the largest held 32%.
Who sells it
November 2024NameCheap, Inc. held 42.8% of .monster names in November 2024; the largest five together held 80.9%.
2026 strings our model compared with it
When we scored the 2026 round, our model listed .monster among the closest 2012-round TLDs for 3 applied-for strings. No applicant made these comparisons; strong and moderate are how close it judged each match.
Cross-checkThe registry reported 60,484 names for Nov 2024; the zone on Oct 23, 2026 held 13,664 fewer. The two are counted differently and 23 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
- +122
- left it
- −105
- changed nameservers
- 98
- Net
- +17
- Listed for sale1,1752.5%
- Parked7381.6%
- In use43,02891.9%
- Not classified1,8794.0%