The .how top-level domain has 3,954 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-10-27 · 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
3,954
Registered domains (official)
3,596
as of 2026-06· -358 vs live
Domain growth · last 129 days
2026-06-11 → 2026-10-27Hover 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
+8/ day
30-day avg
+6/ day
Momentum
▲accelerating
+2/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 .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 | 2026-10-27 | 3,954 | +4 | — | 831 |
| 2 | 2026-10-26 | 3,950 | +5 | −2 | 828 |
| 3 | 2026-10-25 | 3,947 | +26 | −2 | 827 |
| 4 | 2026-10-24 | 3,923 | +4 | −3 | 804 |
| 5 | 2026-10-23 | 3,922 | +7 | −4 | 805 |
| 6 | 2026-10-22 | 3,919 | +20 | — | 805 |
| 7 | 2026-10-21 | 3,899 | +2 | −3 | 790 |
| 8 | 2026-10-20 | 3,900 | +5 | −1 | 792 |
| 9 | 2026-10-19 | 3,896 | +12 | −3 | 794 |
| 10 | 2026-10-18 | 3,887 | +8 | −3 | 791 |
| 11 | 2026-10-17 | 3,882 | +7 | −1 | 792 |
| 12 | 2026-10-16 | 3,876 | +11 | −3 | 794 |
| 13 | 2026-10-15 | 3,868 | +2 | −2 | 793 |
| 14 | 2026-10-14 | 3,868 | +7 | −3 | 794 |
| 15 | 2026-10-13 | 3,864 | +3 | −1 | 789 |
| 16 | 2026-10-12 | 3,862 | +11 | −3 | 789 |
| 17 | 2026-10-11 | 3,854 | +4 | −1 | 786 |
| 18 | 2026-10-10 | 3,851 | +7 | −1 | 786 |
| 19 | 2026-10-09 | 3,845 | +29 | −2 | 784 |
| 20 | 2026-10-08 | 3,818 | +5 | −2 | 764 |
| 21 | 2026-10-07 | 3,815 | +4 | −3 | 764 |
| 22 | 2026-10-06 | 3,814 | +13 | −1 | 763 |
| 23 | 2026-10-05 | 3,802 | +0 | — | 760 |
| 24 | 2026-10-04 | 3,802 | +7 | −4 | 760 |
| 25 | 2026-10-03 | 3,799 | +5 | −5 | 762 |
| 26 | 2026-10-02 | 3,799 | +8 | −3 | 765 |
| 27 | 2026-10-01 | 3,794 | +5 | −2 | 766 |
| 28 | 2026-09-30 | 3,791 | +5 | −1 | 766 |
| 29 | 2026-09-29 | 3,787 | +6 | — | 766 |
| 30 | 2026-09-28 | 3,781 | +2 | −2 | 766 |
| 31 | 2026-09-27 | 3,781 | +16 | −4 | 766 |
| 32 | 2026-09-26 | 3,769 | +3 | −4 | 754 |
| 33 | 2026-09-25 | 3,770 | +4 | −3 | 754 |
| 34 | 2026-09-24 | 3,769 | +4 | −3 | 753 |
| 35 | 2026-09-23 | 3,768 | +9 | −2 | 750 |
| 36 | 2026-09-22 | 3,761 | +69 | −3 | 743 |
| 37 | 2026-09-20 | 3,695 | +18 | −1 | 676 |
| 38 | 2026-09-19 | 3,678 | +9 | −1 | 661 |
| 39 | 2026-09-18 | 3,670 | +5 | — | 653 |
| 40 | 2026-09-17 | 3,665 | +4 | −1 | 653 |
| 41 | 2026-09-16 | 3,662 | +4 | −1 | 653 |
| 42 | 2026-09-15 | 3,659 | +3 | −2 | 653 |
| 43 | 2026-09-14 | 3,658 | +4 | −1 | 652 |
| 44 | 2026-09-13 | 3,655 | +3 | — | 653 |
| 45 | 2026-09-12 | 3,652 | +5 | −2 | 653 |
| 46 | 2026-09-11 | 3,649 | +3 | −1 | 652 |
| 47 | 2026-09-10 | 3,647 | +2 | −4 | 651 |
| 48 | 2026-09-09 | 3,649 | +4 | −3 | 653 |
| 49 | 2026-09-08 | 3,648 | +1 | −3 | 653 |
| 50 | 2026-09-07 | 3,650 | +8 | −2 | 654 |
| 51 | 2026-09-06 | 3,644 | +6 | — | 648 |
| 52 | 2026-09-05 | 3,638 | +24 | −5 | 645 |
| 53 | 2026-09-04 | 3,619 | +0 | — | 626 |
| 54 | 2026-09-03 | 3,619 | +9 | −1 | 626 |
| 55 | 2026-09-02 | 3,611 | +4 | −1 | 622 |
| 56 | 2026-09-01 | 3,608 | +12 | −1 | 621 |
| 57 | 2026-08-31 | 3,597 | +6 | −2 | 612 |
| 58 | 2026-08-30 | 3,593 | +2 | −2 | 613 |
| 59 | 2026-08-29 | 3,593 | +5 | −3 | 612 |
| 60 | 2026-08-28 | 3,591 | +0 | −1 | 611 |