The .how top-level domain has 3,652 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-09-12 · 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
3,652
Registered domains (official)
3,504
as of 2026-05· -148 vs live
Domain growth · last 85 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
+2/ day
30-day avg
+2/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-0/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 | 2026-09-12 | 3,652 | +5 | −2 | 653 |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | 3,649 | +3 | −1 | 652 |
| 3 | 2026-09-10 | 3,647 | +2 | −4 | 651 |
| 4 | 2026-09-09 | 3,649 | +4 | −3 | 653 |
| 5 | 2026-09-08 | 3,648 | +1 | −3 | 653 |
| 6 | 2026-09-07 | 3,650 | +8 | −2 | 654 |
| 7 | 2026-09-06 | 3,644 | +6 | — | 648 |
| 8 | 2026-09-05 | 3,638 | +24 | −5 | 645 |
| 9 | 2026-09-04 | 3,619 | +0 | — | 626 |
| 10 | 2026-09-03 | 3,619 | +9 | −1 | 626 |
| 11 | 2026-09-02 | 3,611 | +4 | −1 | 622 |
| 12 | 2026-09-01 | 3,608 | +12 | −1 | 621 |
| 13 | 2026-08-31 | 3,597 | +6 | −2 | 612 |
| 14 | 2026-08-30 | 3,593 | +2 | −2 | 613 |
| 15 | 2026-08-29 | 3,593 | +5 | −3 | 612 |
| 16 | 2026-08-28 | 3,591 | +0 | −1 | 611 |
| 17 | 2026-08-27 | 3,592 | +5 | −1 | 611 |
| 18 | 2026-08-26 | 3,588 | +10 | −4 | 609 |
| 19 | 2026-08-25 | 3,582 | +0 | — | 608 |
| 20 | 2026-08-24 | 3,582 | +5 | −1 | 608 |
| 21 | 2026-08-23 | 3,578 | +0 | — | 607 |
| 22 | 2026-08-22 | 3,578 | +1 | −1 | 607 |
| 23 | 2026-08-21 | 3,578 | +3 | −3 | 607 |
| 24 | 2026-08-20 | 3,578 | +1 | — | 606 |
| 25 | 2026-08-19 | 3,577 | +2 | −7 | 606 |
| 26 | 2026-08-18 | 3,582 | +2 | −2 | 608 |
| 27 | 2026-08-17 | 3,582 | +2 | −2 | 608 |
| 28 | 2026-08-16 | 3,582 | +3 | −2 | 609 |
| 29 | 2026-08-15 | 3,581 | +0 | −3 | 610 |
| 30 | 2026-08-14 | 3,584 | +4 | — | 611 |
| 31 | 2026-08-13 | 3,580 | +1 | −2 | 611 |
| 32 | 2026-08-12 | 3,581 | +5 | −3 | 611 |
| 33 | 2026-08-11 | 3,579 | +1 | −1 | 610 |
| 34 | 2026-08-10 | 3,579 | +1 | −1 | 610 |
| 35 | 2026-08-09 | 3,579 | +3 | — | 610 |
| 36 | 2026-08-08 | 3,576 | +2 | −2 | 610 |
| 37 | 2026-08-07 | 3,576 | +2 | −4 | 611 |
| 38 | 2026-08-06 | 3,578 | +2 | −3 | 610 |
| 39 | 2026-08-05 | 3,579 | +2 | −1 | 611 |
| 40 | 2026-08-04 | 3,578 | +5 | — | 611 |
| 41 | 2026-08-03 | 3,573 | +3 | −1 | 610 |
| 42 | 2026-08-02 | 3,571 | +2 | −2 | 610 |
| 43 | 2026-08-01 | 3,571 | +4 | −3 | 612 |
| 44 | 2026-07-31 | 3,570 | +1 | −1 | 612 |
| 45 | 2026-07-30 | 3,570 | +4 | −1 | 612 |
| 46 | 2026-07-29 | 3,567 | +4 | −2 | 611 |
| 47 | 2026-07-28 | 3,565 | +35 | −7 | 612 |
| 48 | 2026-07-23 | 3,537 | +6 | −3 | 613 |
| 49 | 2026-07-22 | 3,534 | +7 | −2 | 613 |
| 50 | 2026-07-21 | 3,529 | +3 | −4 | 613 |
| 51 | 2026-07-20 | 3,530 | +2 | −5 | 626 |
| 52 | 2026-07-19 | 3,533 | +1 | −1 | 634 |
| 53 | 2026-07-18 | 3,533 | +1 | −1 | 634 |
| 54 | 2026-07-17 | 3,533 | +1 | −3 | 634 |
| 55 | 2026-07-16 | 3,535 | +1 | −1 | 636 |
| 56 | 2026-07-15 | 3,535 | +43 | −6 | 636 |
| 57 | 2026-07-14 | 3,498 | +0 | — | 597 |
| 58 | 2026-07-13 | 3,498 | +6 | — | 597 |
| 59 | 2026-07-12 | 3,492 | +0 | −5 | 597 |
| 60 | 2026-07-11 | 3,497 | +4 | −1 | 596 |