The .direct top-level domain has 12,281 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-07-28 · operated by Binky Moon, LLC on the Identity Digital backend · general availability began 2014-09-14.
.direct
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- Binky Moon, LLCIdentity Digital Group
- Technical Operator
- Identity Digital
- Delegated
- 2014-07-02
- General availability
- 2014-09-14
Domains live today
12,281
Registered domains (official)
13,247
as of 2026-02· +966 vs live
Domain growth · last 39 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
-1/ day
30-day avg
+1/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-2/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 .direct. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· End Date SunriseJul 15, 2014 → Sep 13, 2014
- closedTrademark ClaimsSep 15, 2014 → Dec 16, 2014
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)Sep 14, 2014 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-28 | 12,281 | +31 | −22 | 734 |
| 2 | 2026-07-23 | 12,272 | +8 | −25 | 726 |
| 3 | 2026-07-22 | 12,289 | +10 | −7 | 726 |
| 4 | 2026-07-21 | 12,286 | +22 | −17 | 726 |
| 5 | 2026-07-20 | 12,281 | +4 | −3 | 727 |
| 6 | 2026-07-19 | 12,280 | +9 | −10 | 727 |
| 7 | 2026-07-18 | 12,281 | +3 | −9 | 726 |
| 8 | 2026-07-17 | 12,287 | +9 | −12 | 728 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 | 12,290 | +9 | −7 | 729 |
| 10 | 2026-07-15 | 12,288 | +15 | −22 | 730 |
| 11 | 2026-07-14 | 12,295 | +0 | — | 732 |
| 12 | 2026-07-13 | 12,295 | +5 | −4 | 732 |
| 13 | 2026-07-12 | 12,294 | +7 | −6 | 734 |
| 14 | 2026-07-11 | 12,293 | +6 | −8 | 732 |
| 15 | 2026-07-10 | 12,295 | +4 | −1 | 731 |
| 16 | 2026-07-09 | 12,292 | +16 | −7 | 733 |
| 17 | 2026-07-08 | 12,283 | +4 | −8 | 733 |
| 18 | 2026-07-07 | 12,287 | +8 | −3 | 733 |
| 19 | 2026-07-06 | 12,282 | +11 | −3 | 733 |
| 20 | 2026-07-05 | 12,274 | +9 | −6 | 733 |
| 21 | 2026-07-04 | 12,271 | +13 | −8 | 732 |
| 22 | 2026-07-03 | 12,266 | +7 | −7 | 732 |
| 23 | 2026-07-02 | 12,266 | +11 | −5 | 731 |
| 24 | 2026-07-01 | 12,260 | +9 | −4 | 725 |
| 25 | 2026-06-30 | 12,255 | +6 | −6 | 722 |
| 26 | 2026-06-29 | 12,255 | +0 | — | 722 |
| 27 | 2026-06-28 | 12,256 | +5 | −7 | 722 |
| 28 | 2026-06-27 | 12,258 | +8 | −6 | 722 |
| 29 | 2026-06-26 | 12,256 | +10 | −14 | 723 |
| 30 | 2026-06-25 | 12,260 | +9 | −11 | 723 |
| 31 | 2026-06-24 | 12,262 | +7 | −49 | 721 |
| 32 | 2026-06-23 | 12,304 | +11 | −6 | 712 |
| 33 | 2026-06-22 | 12,299 | +8 | −8 | 703 |
| 34 | 2026-06-21 | 12,299 | +10 | −5 | 702 |
| 35 | 2026-06-20 | 12,294 | +5 | −2 | 701 |
| 36 | 2026-06-19 | 12,291 | +3 | −44 | 701 |
| 37 | 2026-06-18 | 12,291 | +11,295 | −4 | 700 |
| 38 | 2026-06-12 | 12,287 | +12,287 | — | 692 |
| 39 | 2026-06-11 | 12,280 | +12,280 | — | 692 |