The .help top-level domain has 188,626 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-09-12 · operated by Innovation service Limited on the CentralNIC backend · general availability began 2014-11-04.
.help
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- Innovation service Limited
- Technical Operator
- CentralNIC
- Delegated
- 2014-08-16
- General availability
- 2014-11-04
Domains live today
188,626
Registered domains (official)
219,489
as of 2026-05· +30,863 vs live
Domain growth · last 84 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
-1,354/ day
30-day avg
-173/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-1,182/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 .help. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· End Date SunriseSep 03, 2014 → Nov 03, 2014
- closedTrademark ClaimsNov 25, 2014 → Feb 23, 2015
- closedLimited Registration· Sunrise BSep 03, 2014 → Nov 03, 2014
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)Nov 04, 2014 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-12 | 188,626 | +761 | −1,910 | 2,605 |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | 189,775 | +400 | −294 | 2,598 |
| 3 | 2026-09-10 | 189,669 | +519 | −4,720 | 2,594 |
| 4 | 2026-09-09 | 193,870 | +535 | −1,052 | 2,689 |
| 5 | 2026-09-08 | 194,387 | +520 | −426 | 2,780 |
| 6 | 2026-09-07 | 194,293 | +431 | −852 | 2,776 |
| 7 | 2026-09-06 | 194,714 | +287 | −3,679 | 2,771 |
| 8 | 2026-09-05 | 198,106 | +416 | −1,657 | 2,727 |
| 9 | 2026-09-04 | 199,347 | +717 | −1,104 | 2,717 |
| 10 | 2026-09-03 | 200,001 | +267 | — | 2,717 |
| 11 | 2026-09-02 | 199,734 | +324 | −215 | 2,702 |
| 12 | 2026-09-01 | 199,625 | +422 | −234 | 2,696 |
| 13 | 2026-08-31 | 199,437 | +781 | −157 | 2,695 |
| 14 | 2026-08-30 | 198,813 | +364 | −268 | 2,688 |
| 15 | 2026-08-29 | 198,717 | +461 | −240 | 2,689 |
| 16 | 2026-08-28 | 198,496 | +390 | −335 | 2,685 |
| 17 | 2026-08-27 | 198,441 | +283 | −446 | 2,681 |
| 18 | 2026-08-26 | 198,604 | +1,058 | −672 | 2,652 |
| 19 | 2026-08-25 | 198,218 | +0 | — | 2,652 |
| 20 | 2026-08-24 | 198,218 | +622 | −156 | 2,652 |
| 21 | 2026-08-23 | 197,752 | +2,264 | −431 | 2,647 |
| 22 | 2026-08-22 | 195,919 | +572 | −360 | 2,641 |
| 23 | 2026-08-21 | 195,707 | +431 | −312 | 2,643 |
| 24 | 2026-08-20 | 195,588 | +377 | −538 | 2,645 |
| 25 | 2026-08-19 | 195,749 | +372 | −782 | 2,712 |
| 26 | 2026-08-18 | 196,159 | +383 | −2,035 | 2,708 |
| 27 | 2026-08-17 | 197,811 | +191 | −311 | 2,706 |
| 28 | 2026-08-16 | 197,931 | +4,351 | −172 | 2,715 |
| 29 | 2026-08-15 | 193,752 | +625 | −1,618 | 2,709 |
| 30 | 2026-08-14 | 194,745 | +3,002 | −2,326 | 2,697 |
| 31 | 2026-08-13 | 194,069 | +2,172 | −2,165 | 2,692 |
| 32 | 2026-08-12 | 194,062 | +442 | −2,294 | 2,696 |
| 33 | 2026-08-11 | 195,914 | +486 | −1,831 | 2,686 |
| 34 | 2026-08-10 | 197,259 | +244 | −2,936 | 2,677 |
| 35 | 2026-08-09 | 199,951 | +4,741 | −2,107 | 2,679 |
| 36 | 2026-08-08 | 197,317 | +2,242 | −4,437 | 2,698 |
| 37 | 2026-08-07 | 199,512 | +7,166 | −4,581 | 2,696 |
| 38 | 2026-08-06 | 196,927 | +2,815 | −4,072 | 2,693 |
| 39 | 2026-08-05 | 198,184 | +2,493 | −334 | 2,690 |
| 40 | 2026-08-04 | 196,025 | +2,123 | −3,188 | 2,686 |
| 41 | 2026-08-03 | 197,090 | +1,403 | −3,598 | 2,686 |
| 42 | 2026-08-02 | 199,285 | +1,228 | −1,778 | 2,687 |
| 43 | 2026-08-01 | 199,835 | +4,450 | −4,073 | 2,696 |
| 44 | 2026-07-31 | 200,395 | +0 | −434 | 2,695 |
| 45 | 2026-07-30 | 200,829 | +0 | −472 | 2,689 |
| 46 | 2026-07-29 | 201,301 | +1,275 | — | 2,689 |
| 47 | 2026-07-28 | 200,026 | +0 | −357 | 2,688 |
| 48 | 2026-07-23 | 200,383 | +925 | — | 2,592 |
| 49 | 2026-07-22 | 199,458 | +1,074 | −1,033 | 2,610 |
| 50 | 2026-07-21 | 199,417 | +1,597 | −431 | 2,596 |
| 51 | 2026-07-20 | 198,251 | +590 | −230 | 2,583 |
| 52 | 2026-07-19 | 197,891 | +750 | −334 | 2,577 |
| 53 | 2026-07-18 | 197,475 | +379 | −1,296 | 2,577 |
| 54 | 2026-07-17 | 198,392 | +1,418 | −537 | 2,578 |
| 55 | 2026-07-16 | 197,511 | +927 | −175 | 2,536 |
| 56 | 2026-07-15 | 196,759 | +3,043 | −1,366 | 2,535 |
| 57 | 2026-07-14 | 195,082 | +0 | — | 2,522 |
| 58 | 2026-07-13 | 195,082 | +2,593 | −226 | 2,522 |
| 59 | 2026-07-12 | 192,715 | +226 | −1,543 | 2,517 |
| 60 | 2026-07-11 | 194,032 | +424 | −2,302 | 2,515 |