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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.

.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 about 100 domains in August 2026, by independent estimates. .protection fell by 97% in its second year, from 3,006 to 91.

~102
domains, August 2026

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

June 2026

MarkMonitor held 30.7% of .protection domains in June 2026; the largest five together held 67.5%.

  1. MarkMonitor30.7%
  2. CSC Corporate Domains21.9%
  3. COM LAUDE6.1%
  4. SafeNames4.4%
  5. Namecheap4.4%
  6. everyone else32.5%

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

to
Aug 2026 to Aug 2026

Dashed months are estimates.

every month and every registrar