.monster TLD stats
.monster held 57,433 names in December 2024, as XYZ Registry reported to ICANN; its zone file on 23 Oct 2026 carried 46,820. 129 registrars held names in it that month; the largest, NameCheap, Inc., held 45.1%. .monster fell by 34% in its sixth year, from 83,741 to 55,393.
- 57,433
- 46,820
- 129
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
December 2024NameCheap, Inc. held 45.1% of .monster names in December 2024; the largest five together held 78.8%.
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 57,433 names for Dec 2024; the zone on Oct 23, 2026 held 10,613 fewer. The two are counted differently and 22 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%