The .direct top-level domain has 12,349 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-09-12 · 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
12,349
Registered domains (official)
13,786
as of 2026-05· +1,437 vs live
Domain growth · last 85 days
2026-06-11 → 2026-09-12Hover 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
+2/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-1/day vs 30-day
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 | 2026-09-12 | 12,349 | +3 | −10 | 765 |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | 12,356 | +2 | −16 | 764 |
| 3 | 2026-09-10 | 12,370 | +12 | −10 | 765 |
| 4 | 2026-09-09 | 12,368 | +17 | −5 | 761 |
| 5 | 2026-09-08 | 12,356 | +19 | −4 | 759 |
| 6 | 2026-09-07 | 12,341 | +8 | −12 | 761 |
| 7 | 2026-09-06 | 12,345 | +7 | −7 | 760 |
| 8 | 2026-09-05 | 12,345 | +9 | −17 | 761 |
| 9 | 2026-09-04 | 12,353 | +14 | −16 | 759 |
| 10 | 2026-09-03 | 12,355 | +23 | −23 | 752 |
| 11 | 2026-09-02 | 12,355 | +17 | −9 | 749 |
| 12 | 2026-09-01 | 12,347 | +12 | −3 | 751 |
| 13 | 2026-08-31 | 12,338 | +4 | −3 | 751 |
| 14 | 2026-08-30 | 12,337 | +4 | −6 | 750 |
| 15 | 2026-08-29 | 12,339 | +14 | −5 | 751 |
| 16 | 2026-08-28 | 12,330 | +10 | −7 | 751 |
| 17 | 2026-08-27 | 12,327 | +9 | −11 | 750 |
| 18 | 2026-08-26 | 12,329 | +15 | −20 | 749 |
| 19 | 2026-08-25 | 12,334 | +0 | — | 748 |
| 20 | 2026-08-24 | 12,334 | +7 | −9 | 748 |
| 21 | 2026-08-23 | 12,336 | +5 | −3 | 743 |
| 22 | 2026-08-22 | 12,334 | +16 | −3 | 744 |
| 23 | 2026-08-21 | 12,321 | +8 | −4 | 741 |
| 24 | 2026-08-20 | 12,317 | +13 | −8 | 741 |
| 25 | 2026-08-19 | 12,312 | +7 | −7 | 739 |
| 26 | 2026-08-18 | 12,312 | +12 | −12 | 740 |
| 27 | 2026-08-17 | 12,312 | +17 | −14 | 743 |
| 28 | 2026-08-16 | 12,309 | +6 | −15 | 744 |
| 29 | 2026-08-15 | 12,318 | +16 | −6 | 743 |
| 30 | 2026-08-14 | 12,308 | +11 | −5 | 742 |
| 31 | 2026-08-13 | 12,302 | +19 | −8 | 742 |
| 32 | 2026-08-12 | 12,291 | +6 | −6 | 741 |
| 33 | 2026-08-11 | 12,291 | +17 | −12 | 742 |
| 34 | 2026-08-10 | 12,286 | +12 | −6 | 742 |
| 35 | 2026-08-09 | 12,280 | +6 | −12 | 741 |
| 36 | 2026-08-08 | 12,286 | +11 | −8 | 739 |
| 37 | 2026-08-07 | 12,283 | +8 | −7 | 739 |
| 38 | 2026-08-06 | 12,282 | +6 | −8 | 742 |
| 39 | 2026-08-05 | 12,284 | +15 | −10 | 741 |
| 40 | 2026-08-04 | 12,279 | +10 | −4 | 742 |
| 41 | 2026-08-03 | 12,273 | +13 | −6 | 742 |
| 42 | 2026-08-02 | 12,266 | +12 | −4 | 743 |
| 43 | 2026-08-01 | 12,258 | +13 | −25 | 742 |
| 44 | 2026-07-31 | 12,270 | +2 | −5 | 742 |
| 45 | 2026-07-30 | 12,273 | +12 | −7 | 735 |
| 46 | 2026-07-29 | 12,268 | +5 | −18 | 735 |
| 47 | 2026-07-28 | 12,281 | +31 | −22 | 734 |
| 48 | 2026-07-23 | 12,272 | +8 | −25 | 726 |
| 49 | 2026-07-22 | 12,289 | +10 | −7 | 726 |
| 50 | 2026-07-21 | 12,286 | +22 | −17 | 726 |
| 51 | 2026-07-20 | 12,281 | +4 | −3 | 727 |
| 52 | 2026-07-19 | 12,280 | +9 | −10 | 727 |
| 53 | 2026-07-18 | 12,281 | +3 | −9 | 726 |
| 54 | 2026-07-17 | 12,287 | +9 | −12 | 728 |
| 55 | 2026-07-16 | 12,290 | +9 | −7 | 729 |
| 56 | 2026-07-15 | 12,288 | +15 | −22 | 730 |
| 57 | 2026-07-14 | 12,295 | +0 | — | 732 |
| 58 | 2026-07-13 | 12,295 | +5 | −4 | 732 |
| 59 | 2026-07-12 | 12,294 | +7 | −6 | 734 |
| 60 | 2026-07-11 | 12,293 | +6 | −8 | 732 |