The .how top-level domain has 3,565 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-07-28 · operated by Charleston Road Registry Inc. on the Google Inc backend · general availability began 2015-01-27.
.how
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.Google Group
- Technical Operator
- Google Inc
- Delegated
- 2014-08-16
- General availability
- 2015-01-27
Domains live today
3,565
Registered domains (official)
3,431
as of 2026-01· -134 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
+5/ day
30-day avg
+4/ day
Momentum
▲accelerating
+1/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 .how. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· End Date SunriseNov 10, 2014 → Jan 09, 2015
- in progressTrademark ClaimsJan 28, 2015
- closedLimited RegistrationJan 12, 2015 → Jan 26, 2015
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)Jan 27, 2015 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-28 | 3,565 | +35 | −7 | 612 |
| 2 | 2026-07-23 | 3,537 | +6 | −3 | 613 |
| 3 | 2026-07-22 | 3,534 | +7 | −2 | 613 |
| 4 | 2026-07-21 | 3,529 | +3 | −4 | 613 |
| 5 | 2026-07-20 | 3,530 | +2 | −5 | 626 |
| 6 | 2026-07-19 | 3,533 | +1 | −1 | 634 |
| 7 | 2026-07-18 | 3,533 | +1 | −1 | 634 |
| 8 | 2026-07-17 | 3,533 | +1 | −3 | 634 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 | 3,535 | +1 | −1 | 636 |
| 10 | 2026-07-15 | 3,535 | +43 | −6 | 636 |
| 11 | 2026-07-14 | 3,498 | +0 | — | 597 |
| 12 | 2026-07-13 | 3,498 | +6 | — | 597 |
| 13 | 2026-07-12 | 3,492 | +0 | −5 | 597 |
| 14 | 2026-07-11 | 3,497 | +4 | −1 | 596 |
| 15 | 2026-07-10 | 3,494 | +5 | −2 | 596 |
| 16 | 2026-07-09 | 3,491 | +1 | — | 597 |
| 17 | 2026-07-08 | 3,490 | +5 | −1 | 597 |
| 18 | 2026-07-07 | 3,486 | +5 | −1 | 598 |
| 19 | 2026-07-06 | 3,482 | +4 | −3 | 595 |
| 20 | 2026-07-05 | 3,481 | +1 | −1 | 593 |
| 21 | 2026-07-04 | 3,481 | +2 | −1 | 594 |
| 22 | 2026-07-03 | 3,480 | +4 | −3 | 594 |
| 23 | 2026-07-02 | 3,479 | +1 | −1 | 592 |
| 24 | 2026-07-01 | 3,479 | +6 | −2 | 592 |
| 25 | 2026-06-30 | 3,475 | +2 | −2 | 591 |
| 26 | 2026-06-29 | 3,475 | +0 | — | 592 |
| 27 | 2026-06-28 | 3,475 | +7 | −2 | 592 |
| 28 | 2026-06-27 | 3,470 | +3 | −3 | 589 |
| 29 | 2026-06-26 | 3,470 | +24 | −1 | 590 |
| 30 | 2026-06-25 | 3,447 | +2 | — | 580 |
| 31 | 2026-06-24 | 3,445 | +1 | −1 | 579 |
| 32 | 2026-06-23 | 3,445 | +8 | −2 | 579 |
| 33 | 2026-06-22 | 3,439 | +4 | −3 | 579 |
| 34 | 2026-06-21 | 3,438 | +7 | −2 | 580 |
| 35 | 2026-06-20 | 3,433 | +8 | −1 | 580 |
| 36 | 2026-06-19 | 3,426 | +2 | −14 | 579 |
| 37 | 2026-06-18 | 3,427 | +2,433 | −6 | 581 |
| 38 | 2026-06-12 | 3,390 | +3,390 | — | 539 |
| 39 | 2026-06-11 | 3,390 | +3,390 | — | 539 |