.black

5,982 domains as of 19 Aug 2026

Domains

5,982

19 Aug 2026

30-day change

–

Signed in root

✔ Yes

DS record present

Type

Generic

ASCII

Registrar figures are for December 2025. ICANN publishes monthly registry reports about three months in arrears, and they are the only source that attributes domains to registrars — zone files do not contain registrar information. Methodology.

Registry details

From the IANA Root Zone Database and RDAP bootstrap.

Registry operator: Identity Digital Limited
Technical backend: Identity Digital via rdap host
Delegated: 27 Mar 2014
Nameservers: a0.nic.black, a2.nic.black, b0.nic.black, c0.nic.black
RDAP: https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap
Zone data: CZDS access approved — counted daily

Do people keep it?

all renewal rates ›

Of the 7,027 domains that came up for renewal between May 2025 and Apr 2026, the share renewed rather than deleted. How this is computed.

Keep rate

46.02%

below .com/.net/.org

Renewed

3,234

in twelve months

Deleted

3,793

in twelve months

For comparison, the median gTLD keeps 69.15% and .com, .net and .org together keep 73.25%.

Registrar share

individual · combined

Related accreditations combined into corporate families, folding 14 of the 107 reporting here. This grouping is our inference, not ICANN's.

8.31kreported Dec 2025

Share of .black by registrar
Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd.	1,972	23.74%
GoDaddy4 accreditations	1,180	14.2%
Namecheap2 accreditations	1,089	13.11%
Porkbun LLC	555	6.68%
Dynadot Inc6 accreditations	426	5.13%
Domain Science Kutatási Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság	338	4.07%
Squarespace Domains II LLC	244	2.94%
Tucows2 accreditations	217	2.61%
GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com	162	1.95%
Cloudflare, Inc.	154	1.85%
Other97 more	1,971	23.72%

Domains by month, Apr 2016 – Apr 2026

From ICANN's monthly registry reports — the registry's own count, summed across registrars. This is the long history: it reaches back to delegation, where the daily series below can only start when this site began collecting zone files.

Apr 2016 – Apr 2026 1y 3y 5y 10y All

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Month	Domains	Change	Registrars	Net adds	Deletes
Apr 2026	7,043	▼ -37	146	234	221
Mar 2026	7,080	▼ -604	144	260	866
Feb 2026	7,684	▼ -454	142	211	696
Jan 2026	8,138	▼ -170	142	195	353
Dec 2025	8,308	▲ +26	141	190	189
Nov 2025	8,282	▼ -52	139	137	201

Showing the latest 6 of 121 months in this range. Show all 121.

Domains over time

Counted from daily zone files. Names with at least one NS record or a DS record.

12 Aug 2026 – 19 Aug 2026

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Daily adds and drops

Day-over-day difference of the zone's name list, over the same window as the chart above.

Added
Dropped

Registrars

Registrar figures are for April 2026. ICANN publishes monthly registry reports about three months in arrears, and they are the only source that attributes domains to registrars — zone files do not contain registrar information. Methodology.

Registrar	Domains	Share	Net adds	Transfers in	Deletes
GoDaddy.com, LLC	1,130	13.6%	▲ +29	0	24
NameCheap, Inc.	889	10.7%	▲ +29	0	39
Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd.	818	9.8%	▲ +1	0	5
Porkbun LLC	455	5.5%	▲ +9	2	42
Domain Science Kutatási Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság	387	4.7%	▲ +31	0	47
Dynadot Inc	283	3.4%	▲ +8	2	3
Squarespace Domains II LLC	239	2.9%	0	0	3
Cloudflare, Inc.	205	2.5%	▲ +15	1	0
Tucows Domains Inc.	193	2.3%	▲ +1	0	3
Spaceship, Inc.	163	2%	▲ +8	1	1
Name.com, Inc.	157	1.9%	▲ +9	0	1
GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com	154	1.9%	▲ +1	0	2
Xiamen ChinaSource Internet Service Co., Ltd	145	1.7%	▲ +2	0	6
Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn)	116	1.4%	▲ +21	0	6
IONOS SE	101	1.2%	0	0	0
HOSTINGER operations, UAB	100	1.2%	▲ +6	0	0
Gandi SAS	85	1%	▲ +2	0	1
OVH sas	82	1%	▲ +1	0	1
DNSPod, Inc.	78	0.9%	▲ +4	0	1
InterNetX GmbH	77	0.9%	▲ +38	0	0
NameSilo, LLC	69	0.8%	0	0	1
Xin Net Technology Corporation	53	0.6%	▲ +1	0	0
Key-Systems, LLC	52	0.6%	0	0	1
Sav.com, LLC	48	0.6%	▲ +4	0	0
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.	46	0.6%	0	0	0
MarkMonitor Inc.	41	0.5%	0	0	0
Cronon GmbH	40	0.5%	0	0	0
Amazon Registrar, Inc.	40	0.5%	0	0	1
united-domains GmbH	40	0.5%	0	0	2
Mesh Digital Limited	32	0.4%	0	0	0
SafeBrands SAS	31	0.4%	0	0	0
eNom, LLC	29	0.3%	0	0	0
Wild West Domains, LLC	27	0.3%	0	0	3
101domain GRS Limited	27	0.3%	0	0	0
Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE	26	0.3%	0	0	0
1API GmbH	24	0.3%	0	0	0
Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC	23	0.3%	0	0	3
Network Solutions, LLC	22	0.3%	0	0	1
Automattic Inc.	19	0.2%	▲ +1	0	3
Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu	19	0.2%	0	0	0
pair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains	18	0.2%	0	0	0
EuroDNS S.A.	18	0.2%	0	0	0
Unstoppable Domains Inc.	18	0.2%	0	0	0
One.com A/S	16	0.2%	0	0	2
XServer, Inc.	16	0.2%	0	0	0
Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC	16	0.2%	0	0	0
RegistrarSEC LLC	15	0.2%	0	0	0
Ascio Technologies, Inc. Danmark - Filial af Ascio technologies, Inc. USA	14	0.2%	0	0	4
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com	14	0.2%	▲ +1	0	0
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC	13	0.2%	0	0	0
Gname.com Pte. Ltd.	13	0.2%	0	0	2
Marcaria International LLC	12	0.1%	▲ +1	0	0
Squarespace Domains LLC	12	0.1%	0	0	0
Safenames Ltd	11	0.1%	0	0	0
URL Solutions, Inc.	11	0.1%	▲ +1	0	0
NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED	10	0.1%	0	0	0
Domeneshop AS dba domainnameshop.com	9	0.1%	0	0	1
Soluciones Corporativas IP, SL	9	0.1%	0	0	0
Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER	8	0.1%	0	0	0
INWX GmbH	8	0.1%	0	0	3
Gransy, s.r.o.	8	0.1%	0	0	0
GoDaddy Online Services Cayman Islands Ltd.	8	0.1%	0	0	0
Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc	7	0.1%	0	0	0
Todaynic.com, Inc.	7	0.1%	▲ +3	0	1
Dreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd	7	0.1%	0	0	0
GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC	7	0.1%	0	0	0
CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH d/b/a joker.com	6	0.1%	0	0	0
Internet Invest, Ltd. dba Imena.ua	6	0.1%	0	0	0
Global Domains International, Inc. DBA DomainCostClub.com	6	0.1%	0	0	1
Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş.	6	0.1%	0	0	0
Dynadot1 LLC	6	0.1%	0	0	0
Infomaniak Network SA	6	0.1%	0	0	0
Gabia, Inc.	5	0.1%	0	0	0
DNC Holdings, Inc.	5	0.1%	▲ +1	0	0
Name SRS AB	5	0.1%	0	1	0
Server Plan Srl	5	0.1%	0	0	0
Beijing Guoxu Network Technology Co., Ltd.	5	0.1%	0	0	0
NETIM SAS	5	0.1%	0	0	0
NicNames, Inc.	5	0.1%	0	0	0
http.net Internet GmbH	4	0%	0	0	0
Scaleway SAS	3	0%	0	0	0
Epik LLC	3	0%	0	0	0
Host Africa (Pty.) Ltd.	3	0%	0	0	0
Realtime Register B.V.	3	0%	0	0	0
Regtime Ltd.	3	0%	0	0	0
Instra Corporation Pty Ltd.	3	0%	0	0	0
Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd	3	0%	0	0	0
Hosting Ukraine LLC	3	0%	0	0	0
WEDOS Internet, a.s.	3	0%	0	0	1
Secura GmbH	2	0%	0	0	0
Webnames.ca Inc.	2	0%	0	0	0
Ledl.net GmbH & Co KG	2	0%	0	0	0
Dynadot2 LLC	2	0%	▲ +1	0	0
Diamatrix C.C.	2	0%	0	0	0
Dynadot4 LLC	2	0%	0	0	0
Barbero & Associates Limited	2	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 13	2	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 23	2	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 25	2	0%	0	0	0
Sav.com, LLC - 34	2	0%	0	0	0

Registry activity

Query volumes and EPP operations reported monthly by the registry. The only public signal of how much a TLD is actually resolved rather than merely registered.

Month	Operational registrars	DNS queries (UDP)	RDAP queries	Creates	Deletes	Renews
Apr 2026	1,638	2.72B	791.82k	1,465	437	207
Mar 2026	1,639	2.61B	850.21k	4,233	227	165
Feb 2026	1,639	2.33B	824.55k	39,754	575	165
Jan 2026	1,638	2.63B	828.48k	89,003	974	181
Dec 2025	1,638	2.53B	800.77k	177,616	369	158
Nov 2025	1,637	1.55B	734.73k	65,207	196	2,428
Oct 2025	1,632	992.47M	716.85k	13,043	227	164
Sep 2025	1,631	774.52M	652.38k	25,915	174	160
Aug 2025	1,627	770.88M	576.73k	883	174	166
Jul 2025	1,624	719.52M	484.73k	47,526	209	357
Jun 2025	1,620	887.97M	480.00k	17,570	151	133
May 2025	1,618	810.02M	490.89k	31,048	211	146
Apr 2025	1,616	631.26M	469.05k	66,956	283	168
Mar 2025	1,613	638.67M	475.24k	70,172	280	167
Feb 2025	1,612	580.60M	398.45k	89,329	197	173
Jan 2025	1,610	706.04M	443.57k	17,510	227	164
Dec 2024	1,607	564.16M	473.51k	50,085	156	237
Nov 2024	1,605	510.58M	423.32k	103,257	196	133
Oct 2024	1,603	523.74M	247.77k	6,713	132	191
Sep 2024	1,598	479.16M	75.15k	20,004	211	170
Aug 2024	1,598	510.43M	77.18k	8,694	171	949
Jul 2024	1,598	491.94M	76.75k	17,461	259	389
Jun 2024	1,596	475.31M	77.14k	23,006	140	169
May 2024	1,596	444.72M	42.48k	11,076	226	144
Apr 2024	1,596	484.82M	41.64k	24,855	466	135
Mar 2024	1,595	451.53M	53.26k	3,577	248	128
Feb 2024	1,592	416.37M	49.72k	11,684	249	141
Jan 2024	1,592	428.96M	50.32k	149,686	168	134
Dec 2023	1,591	424.61M	60.84k	10,617	176	116
Nov 2023	1,589	396.03M	61.11k	7,860	169	115
Oct 2023	1,333	399.82M	39.87k	1,254	135	170
Sep 2023	331	354.27M	0	12,162	153	125
Aug 2023	331	385.87M	0	8,607	282	197
Jul 2023	329	380.98M	0	6,701	309	169
Jun 2023	329	410.76M	0	8,054	413	142
May 2023	328	387.56M	0	12,922	339	134
Apr 2023	328	384.99M	0	905	118	137
Mar 2023	325	388.28M	0	439	157	117
Feb 2023	325	292.03M	0	284	308	150
Jan 2023	324	350.28M	0	143,826	234	130
Dec 2022	323	346.72M	0	9,139	261	143
Nov 2022	318	326.11M	0	366,952	243	137
Oct 2022	318	361.97M	0	1,298	211	174
Sep 2022	319	351.51M	0	1,101	179	136
Aug 2022	319	325.16M	0	1,232	256	148
Jul 2022	317	368.05M	0	2,098	288	126
Jun 2022	317	336.06M	0	1,850	390	159
May 2022	312	392.51M	0	1,180	173	155
Apr 2022	311	325.85M	0	983	180	136
Mar 2022	309	302.31M	0	552	165	269
Feb 2022	307	260.28M	0	767	108	151
Jan 2022	303	289.74M	0	1,310	124	136
Dec 2021	300	280.43M	0	2,285	153	121
Nov 2021	292	278.71M	0	39,357	249	262
Oct 2021	153	277.92M	0	20,286	150	525
Sep 2021	153	278.39M	0	19,894	224	423
Aug 2021	153	265.14M	0	10,431	332	528
Jul 2021	153	248.15M	0	15,143	245	652
Jun 2021	152	250.42M	0	267	130	711
May 2021	152	234.54M	0	424	153	379
Apr 2021	152	195.41M	0	4,900	228	516
Mar 2021	152	162.88M	0	3,480	178	380
Feb 2021	152	150.23M	0	236	110	368
Jan 2021	152	155.49M	0	177	108	348
Dec 2020	149	147.79M	0	225	98	295
Nov 2020	149	136.97M	0	519	110	297
Oct 2020	148	156.60M	0	818	107	331
Sep 2020	148	155.33M	0	14,969	95	357
Aug 2020	147	167.53M	0	810	133	398
Jul 2020	145	147.41M	0	6,078	109	276
Jun 2020	143	137.75M	0	756,016	89	261
May 2020	143	127.48M	0	113,674	126	271
Apr 2020	143	116.12M	0	213	121	281
Mar 2020	142	163.72M	0	219	145	319
Feb 2020	142	167.76M	0	283,552	89	346
Jan 2020	141	127.97M	0	72,930	5,725	284
Dec 2019	139	102.12M	0	180,973	147	677
Nov 2019	139	114.46M	0	33,752	131	305
Oct 2019	139	112.17M	0	1,341	145	315
Sep 2019	139	104.97M	0	47,745	3,217	311
Aug 2019	138	102.42M	0	32,040	3,650	378
Jul 2019	138	104.39M	0	61,539	190	244
Jun 2019	138	99.48M	0	66,453	129	261
May 2019	137	107.43M	0	132,596	198	270
Apr 2019	136	95.67M	0	82,951	2,484	314
Mar 2019	135	116.52M	0	40,720	135	312
Feb 2019	133	84.41M	0	81,319	137	323
Jan 2019	131	115.86M	0	37,525	198	297
Dec 2018	130	178.83M	0	506,954	167	279
Nov 2018	128	95.93M	0	3,994	160	607
Oct 2018	128	95.97M	0	400,591	100	1,003
Sep 2018	127	85.92M	0	52,925	103	366
Aug 2018	136	83.88M	0	338	99	342
Jul 2018	123	78.93M	0	221	98	302
Jun 2018	163	76.82M	0	246	99	235
May 2018	163	79.08M	0	39,889	96	266
Apr 2018	163	84.06M	0	543	163	250
Mar 2018	162	95.15M	0	9,124	115	310
Feb 2018	162	80.17M	0	256	216	395
Jan 2018	163	85.73M	0	2,518	411	4,041

Data currency. Domain counts on this page are from zone files dated 19 August 2026 and refresh daily. Registrar figures are from ICANN's monthly registry reports for April 2026, which ICANN publishes about three months in arrears; zone files contain no registrar information, so no fresher source exists. Full detail on methodology and live pipeline status.