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The .directory top-level domain has 14,985 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 2014-02-09.

.directory

New GenericIn GA
Registry
Binky Moon, LLCIdentity Digital Group
Technical Operator
Identity Digital
Delegated
2013-11-19
General availability
2014-02-09
Domains live today
14,985
~0.0% active web presence
Registered domains (official)
16,302
as of 2026-05· +1,317 vs live

Domain growth · last 85 days

2026-06-11 → 2026-09-12

Hover any day for exact counts. Drag the timeline below the chart to scroll between dates.

Growth momentum

7-day vs 30-day average
7-day avg
-3/ day
30-day avg
+2/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-5/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 .directory. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.

Launch phases

Source: ICANN
  1. Sunrise· End Date Sunrise
    Dec 10, 2013 → Feb 08, 2014
    closed
  2. Trademark Claims
    Feb 10, 2014 → May 13, 2014
    closed
  3. General Availability(estimated)
    Feb 09, 2014 → onwards
    live
#DateDomains liveCreatesExpiryDNSSEC
12026-09-1214,985+6−24816
22026-09-1115,003+15−14812
32026-09-1015,002+19−11811
42026-09-0914,994+10−7810
52026-09-0814,991+18−14810
62026-09-0714,987+7−18811
72026-09-0614,998+12−20812
82026-09-0515,006+9−9814
92026-09-0415,006+15−16813
102026-09-0315,007+11−13802
112026-09-0215,009+9−38803
122026-09-0115,038+16−6804
132026-08-3115,028+14−8808
142026-08-3015,022+10−8805
152026-08-2915,020+21−15807
162026-08-2815,014+15−10803
172026-08-2715,009+25−18798
182026-08-2615,002+49−24796
192026-08-2514,977+0—794
202026-08-2414,977+13−10794
212026-08-2314,974+7−9794
222026-08-2214,976+23−10792
232026-08-2114,963+20−6792
242026-08-2014,949+34−12791
252026-08-1914,927+31−8789
262026-08-1814,904+12−16789
272026-08-1714,908+10−20789
282026-08-1614,918+10−21788
292026-08-1514,929+31−20788
302026-08-1414,918+16−13788
312026-08-1314,915+10−11792
322026-08-1214,916+15−35791
332026-08-1114,936+14−13789
342026-08-1014,935+12−8788
352026-08-0914,931+20−10788
362026-08-0814,921+24−16785
372026-08-0714,913+8−13785
382026-08-0614,918+9−13785
392026-08-0514,922+14−16784
402026-08-0414,924+14−15785
412026-08-0314,925+10−18786
422026-08-0214,933+11−16783
432026-08-0114,938+11−14780
442026-07-3114,941+7−20781
452026-07-3014,954+11−18776
462026-07-2914,961+19−11772
472026-07-2814,953+59−70772
482026-07-2314,964+11−28772
492026-07-2214,981+11−12775
502026-07-2114,982+7−23776
512026-07-2014,998+13−26776
522026-07-1915,011+17−18774
532026-07-1815,012+20−5774
542026-07-1714,997+17−17773
552026-07-1614,997+15−15776
562026-07-1514,997+9−26780
572026-07-1415,014+0—777
582026-07-1315,014+7−39777
592026-07-1215,046+12−7779
602026-07-1115,041+10−19778