The .best top-level domain has 55,973 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-07-28 · operated by BestTLD Pty Ltd on the CentralNic backend · general availability began 2014-05-18.
.best
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- BestTLD Pty Ltd
- Technical Operator
- CentralNic
- Delegated
- 2014-02-27
- General availability
- 2014-05-18
Domains live today
55,973
~0.0% active web presence
Registered domains (official)
42,839
as of 2025-12· -13,134 vs live
Domain growth · last 38 days
2026-06-11 → 2026-07-28Hover any day for exact counts. Drag the timeline below the chart to scroll between dates.
Growth momentum
7-day vs 30-day average7-day avg
+300/ day
30-day avg
+212/ day
Momentum
▲accelerating
+88/day vs 30-day
7-day avg 30-day avg
Daily net change (adds minus drops), smoothed into 7- and 30-day moving averages. When the 7-day line crosses above the 30-day, growth is accelerating; below, it's slowing. Zero line separates growth from contraction.
Apex label profile
Not yet computed for .best. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· Start Date SunriseApr 17, 2014 → May 17, 2014
- closedTrademark ClaimsMay 19, 2014 → Aug 17, 2014
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)May 18, 2014 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-28 | 55,973 | +1,613 | −176 | 5,322 |
| 2 | 2026-07-23 | 54,536 | +113 | −57 | 5,214 |
| 3 | 2026-07-22 | 54,480 | +233 | −34 | 5,221 |
| 4 | 2026-07-21 | 54,281 | +137 | −21 | 5,218 |
| 5 | 2026-07-20 | 54,165 | +169 | −25 | 5,208 |
| 6 | 2026-07-19 | 54,021 | +110 | −61 | 5,182 |
| 7 | 2026-07-18 | 53,972 | +157 | −55 | 5,209 |
| 8 | 2026-07-17 | 53,870 | +305 | −58 | 5,164 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 | 53,623 | +222 | −28 | 5,164 |
| 10 | 2026-07-15 | 53,429 | +796 | −91 | 5,144 |
| 11 | 2026-07-14 | 52,724 | +0 | — | 5,140 |
| 12 | 2026-07-13 | 52,724 | +101 | −36 | 5,140 |
| 13 | 2026-07-12 | 52,659 | +129 | −42 | 5,148 |
| 14 | 2026-07-11 | 52,572 | +163 | −35 | 5,145 |
| 15 | 2026-07-10 | 52,444 | +596 | −33 | 5,129 |
| 16 | 2026-07-09 | 51,881 | +305 | −38 | 5,119 |
| 17 | 2026-07-08 | 51,614 | +179 | −81 | 5,091 |
| 18 | 2026-07-07 | 51,516 | +251 | −33 | 5,085 |
| 19 | 2026-07-06 | 51,298 | +174 | −51 | 5,085 |
| 20 | 2026-07-05 | 51,175 | +175 | −55 | 5,060 |
| 21 | 2026-07-04 | 51,055 | +178 | −58 | 5,045 |
| 22 | 2026-07-03 | 50,935 | +211 | −35 | 5,017 |
| 23 | 2026-07-02 | 50,759 | +293 | −95 | 5,012 |
| 24 | 2026-07-01 | 50,561 | +253 | −43 | 5,002 |
| 25 | 2026-06-30 | 50,351 | +151 | −50 | 4,969 |
| 26 | 2026-06-29 | 50,250 | +0 | — | 4,955 |
| 27 | 2026-06-28 | 50,095 | +186 | −33 | 4,943 |
| 28 | 2026-06-27 | 49,942 | +162 | −48 | 4,931 |
| 29 | 2026-06-26 | 49,828 | +297 | −48 | 4,913 |
| 30 | 2026-06-25 | 49,579 | +180 | −48 | 4,899 |
| 31 | 2026-06-24 | 49,447 | +304 | −40 | 4,901 |
| 32 | 2026-06-23 | 49,183 | +206 | −37 | 4,870 |
| 33 | 2026-06-22 | 49,014 | +178 | −30 | 4,870 |
| 34 | 2026-06-21 | 48,866 | +81 | −32 | 4,847 |
| 35 | 2026-06-20 | 48,817 | +0 | — | 4,840 |
| 36 | 2026-06-19 | 48,713 | +0 | — | 4,824 |
| 37 | 2026-06-18 | 48,364 | +48,364 | — | 4,790 |
| 38 | 2026-06-11 | 45,891 | +45,891 | — | 4,695 |