The .gay top-level domain has 18,949 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-09-12 · operated by Registry Services, LLC on the GoDaddy Registry backend · general availability began 2020-05-07.
.gay
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- Registry Services, LLC
- Technical Operator
- GoDaddy Registry
- Delegated
- 2019-08-09
- General availability
- 2020-05-07
Domains live today
18,949
Domain growth · last 83 days
2026-06-18 → 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
-0/ day
30-day avg
+13/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-13/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 .gay. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· Start Date SunriseFeb 10, 2020 → Mar 31, 2020
- closedTrademark ClaimsMay 11, 2020 → Dec 07, 2020
- closedLimited Registration· ''Sunrise II''Apr 06, 2020 → May 06, 2020
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)May 07, 2020 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-12 | 18,949 | +22 | −26 | 2,128 |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | 18,953 | +11 | −18 | 2,127 |
| 3 | 2026-09-10 | 18,960 | +15 | −36 | 2,126 |
| 4 | 2026-09-09 | 18,981 | +20 | −25 | 2,125 |
| 5 | 2026-09-08 | 18,986 | +30 | −17 | 2,124 |
| 6 | 2026-09-07 | 18,973 | +30 | −21 | 2,121 |
| 7 | 2026-09-06 | 18,964 | +33 | −19 | 2,125 |
| 8 | 2026-09-05 | 18,950 | +22 | −26 | 2,119 |
| 9 | 2026-09-04 | 18,954 | +16 | −22 | 2,117 |
| 10 | 2026-09-03 | 18,960 | +26 | −18 | 2,117 |
| 11 | 2026-09-02 | 18,952 | +24 | −17 | 2,114 |
| 12 | 2026-09-01 | 18,945 | +24 | −21 | 2,112 |
| 13 | 2026-08-31 | 18,942 | +24 | −11 | 2,110 |
| 14 | 2026-08-30 | 18,929 | +14 | −19 | 2,108 |
| 15 | 2026-08-29 | 18,934 | +23 | −36 | 2,112 |
| 16 | 2026-08-28 | 18,947 | +18 | −28 | 2,114 |
| 17 | 2026-08-27 | 18,957 | +31 | −29 | 2,116 |
| 18 | 2026-08-26 | 18,955 | +43 | −35 | 2,113 |
| 19 | 2026-08-25 | 18,947 | +0 | — | 2,114 |
| 20 | 2026-08-24 | 18,947 | +20 | −13 | 2,114 |
| 21 | 2026-08-23 | 18,940 | +20 | −26 | 2,111 |
| 22 | 2026-08-22 | 18,946 | +35 | −21 | 2,114 |
| 23 | 2026-08-21 | 18,932 | +25 | −12 | 2,107 |
| 24 | 2026-08-20 | 18,919 | +16 | −21 | 2,103 |
| 25 | 2026-08-19 | 18,924 | +20 | −19 | 2,100 |
| 26 | 2026-08-18 | 18,923 | +13 | −32 | 2,103 |
| 27 | 2026-08-17 | 18,942 | +34 | −26 | 2,106 |
| 28 | 2026-08-16 | 18,934 | +24 | −48 | 2,105 |
| 29 | 2026-08-15 | 18,958 | +28 | −19 | 2,116 |
| 30 | 2026-08-14 | 18,949 | +428 | −32 | 2,110 |
| 31 | 2026-08-13 | 18,553 | +216 | −20 | 1,716 |
| 32 | 2026-08-12 | 18,357 | +20 | −22 | 1,519 |
| 33 | 2026-08-11 | 18,359 | +65 | −92 | 1,512 |
| 34 | 2026-08-10 | 18,386 | +30 | −19 | 1,461 |
| 35 | 2026-08-09 | 18,375 | +249 | −20 | 1,454 |
| 36 | 2026-08-08 | 18,146 | +128 | −25 | 1,455 |
| 37 | 2026-08-07 | 18,043 | +22 | −29 | 1,453 |
| 38 | 2026-08-06 | 18,050 | +30 | −43 | 1,454 |
| 39 | 2026-08-05 | 18,063 | +29 | −22 | 1,448 |
| 40 | 2026-08-04 | 18,056 | +21 | −23 | 1,441 |
| 41 | 2026-08-03 | 18,058 | +19 | −15 | 1,437 |
| 42 | 2026-08-02 | 18,054 | +13 | −20 | 1,426 |
| 43 | 2026-08-01 | 18,061 | +27 | −25 | 1,424 |
| 44 | 2026-07-31 | 18,059 | +63 | −17 | 1,422 |
| 45 | 2026-07-30 | 18,013 | +23 | −26 | 1,410 |
| 46 | 2026-07-29 | 18,016 | +27 | −34 | 1,407 |
| 47 | 2026-07-28 | 18,023 | +119 | −141 | 1,398 |
| 48 | 2026-07-23 | 18,045 | +21 | −36 | 1,354 |
| 49 | 2026-07-22 | 18,060 | +34 | −21 | 1,352 |
| 50 | 2026-07-21 | 18,047 | +14 | −17 | 1,361 |
| 51 | 2026-07-20 | 18,050 | +17 | −32 | 1,360 |
| 52 | 2026-07-19 | 18,065 | +36 | −25 | 1,359 |
| 53 | 2026-07-18 | 18,054 | +25 | −22 | 1,359 |
| 54 | 2026-07-17 | 18,051 | +17 | −26 | 1,353 |
| 55 | 2026-07-16 | 18,060 | +17 | −33 | 1,351 |
| 56 | 2026-07-15 | 18,076 | +56 | −59 | 1,349 |
| 57 | 2026-07-14 | 18,079 | +0 | — | 1,355 |
| 58 | 2026-07-13 | 18,079 | +21 | −33 | 1,355 |
| 59 | 2026-07-12 | 18,091 | +13 | −25 | 1,352 |
| 60 | 2026-07-11 | 18,103 | +18 | −24 | 1,351 |