New gTLD · live since 2015-09 · XYZ Registry

.protection domains

.protection is a generic TLD, run by XYZ Registry, open to the public since January 2016.

The registry reported 108 .protection domains for February 2025. 103 were built on 4 November 2026.

.protection, day by day

4 November 2026
How .protection is used · 103 built domains
  • Listed for saleon a domain marketplace00.0%
  • Parkedshowing ads or an expiry page00.0%
  • Hostedon a web host, or with a registrar or DNS service6159.2%
  • Not known yet4240.8%
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 .protection domains on 4 November 2026. The registry’s own figure is the full count.

How many .protection domains are there?

.protection had 108 domains in February 2025, according to XYZ Registry. 17 registrars sold it that month. MarkMonitor held the most: 33.3%. .protection fell by 97% in its second year, from 3,006 to 91.

108
domains, February 2025
17
registrars selling it

Domains since launch, January 2016

Year by year since launch

In its first year, to December 2016, 2 registrars held 10 or more .protection domains and the largest held 97%; by its tenth, to December 2025, 3 did and the largest held 31%.

  1. 1 · to Dec 20163,006297%
  2. 2 · to Dec 201791150%
  3. 3 · to Dec 201887153%
  4. 4 · to Dec 201992250%
  5. 5 · to Dec 202092245%
  6. 6 · to Dec 2021112237%
  7. 7 · to Dec 2022119335%
  8. 8 · to Dec 2023112236%
  9. 9 · to Dec 2024109233%
  10. 10 · to Dec 2025113331%

Who sells it

February 2025

MarkMonitor held 33.3% of .protection domains in February 2025; the largest five together held 77.8%.

Every registrar’s share of .protection →

2026 applications most like .protection

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

.protection domains, month by month

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Feb 2025 to Feb 2025

every month and every registrar