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New gTLD · live since 2017-06 · Google Registry

.phd domains

.phd is a generic TLD, run by Google Registry, open to the public since May 2023.

Is .phd a good domain?

On 4 November 2026, 0.3% of .phd domains were listed for sale.

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.phd, day by day

4 November 2026
How .phd is used · 2,670 built domains
  • Listed for saleon a domain marketplace80.3%
  • Parkedshowing ads or an expiry page100.4%
  • Hostedon a web host, or with a registrar or DNS service2,51494.2%
  • Not known yet1385.2%
What moved · on 4 November 2026
newly built
0
no longer built
0
changed nameservers
0
Net
0
16 September 2026 to 4 November 2026

Built .phd domains on 4 November 2026. The registry’s own figure is the full count.

How many .phd domains are there?

.phd had about 2,500 domains in August 2026, by independent estimates.

~2,453
domains, August 2026

Domains since launch, May 2023

Year by year since launch

In its first year, to April 2024, 13 registrars held 10 or more .phd domains and the largest held 34%; by its third, to April 2026, 16 did and the largest held 20%.

  1. 1 · to Apr 20241,9701334%
  2. 2 · to Apr 20252,2051524%
  3. 3 · to Apr 20262,3961620%

Who sells it

June 2026

Squarespace held 18.5% of .phd domains in June 2026; the largest five together held 69.3%.

  1. Squarespace18.5%
  2. Namecheap15.5%
  3. Cloudflare13.8%
  4. GoDaddy12.3%
  5. Porkbun9.2%
  6. everyone else30.7%

Every registrar’s share of .phd →

2026 applications most like .phd

2 of the TLDs applied for in 2026 are closest to .phd. Each one has its own page and AI score.

.phd domains, month by month

to
Aug 2026 to Aug 2026

Dashed months are estimates.

every month and every registrar