The .koeln top-level domain has 16,415 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-10-27 · operated by dotKoeln GmbH on the RyCE GmbH backend · general availability began 2014-08-26.
.koeln
New GenericIn GA- Registry
- dotKoeln GmbH
- Technical Operator
- RyCE GmbH
- Delegated
- 2014-03-05
- General availability
- 2014-08-26
Domains live today
16,415
~0.0% active web presence
Registered domains (official)
17,224
as of 2026-06· +809 vs live
Domain growth · last 128 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
-4/ day
30-day avg
-10/ day
Momentum
▲accelerating
+6/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 .koeln. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· Start Date SunriseJun 12, 2014 → Jul 13, 2014
- closedTrademark ClaimsAug 26, 2014 → Nov 24, 2014
- closedLimited Registration· Koeln PeriodJul 14, 2014 → Aug 12, 2014
- closedLimited Registration· Post ProcessingAug 13, 2014 → Aug 25, 2014
- liveGeneral Availability(estimated)Aug 26, 2014 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-27 | 16,415 | +6 | −6 | 300 |
| 2 | 2026-10-26 | 16,415 | +2 | −4 | 300 |
| 3 | 2026-10-25 | 16,417 | +0 | −5 | 301 |
| 4 | 2026-10-24 | 16,422 | +0 | −4 | 301 |
| 5 | 2026-10-23 | 16,426 | +0 | −4 | 301 |
| 6 | 2026-10-22 | 16,430 | +2 | −11 | 301 |
| 7 | 2026-10-21 | 16,439 | +1 | −7 | 302 |
| 8 | 2026-10-20 | 16,445 | +1 | −105 | 301 |
| 9 | 2026-10-19 | 16,549 | +2 | −142 | 301 |
| 10 | 2026-10-18 | 16,689 | +3 | −1 | 301 |
| 11 | 2026-10-17 | 16,687 | +1 | −3 | 301 |
| 12 | 2026-10-16 | 16,689 | +7 | −2 | 301 |
| 13 | 2026-10-15 | 16,684 | +1 | −4 | 300 |
| 14 | 2026-10-14 | 16,687 | +2 | −3 | 300 |
| 15 | 2026-10-13 | 16,688 | +1 | −3 | 300 |
| 16 | 2026-10-12 | 16,690 | +3 | −1 | 300 |
| 17 | 2026-10-11 | 16,688 | +1 | −4 | 300 |
| 18 | 2026-10-10 | 16,691 | +1 | −7 | 300 |
| 19 | 2026-10-09 | 16,697 | +5 | −8 | 300 |
| 20 | 2026-10-08 | 16,700 | +10 | −1 | 300 |
| 21 | 2026-10-07 | 16,691 | +3 | −6 | 300 |
| 22 | 2026-10-06 | 16,694 | +6 | −7 | 300 |
| 23 | 2026-10-05 | 16,695 | +3 | −10 | 300 |
| 24 | 2026-10-04 | 16,702 | +1 | −2 | 300 |
| 25 | 2026-10-03 | 16,703 | +3 | −1 | 300 |
| 26 | 2026-10-02 | 16,701 | +1 | −3 | 300 |
| 27 | 2026-10-01 | 16,703 | +2 | −4 | 300 |
| 28 | 2026-09-30 | 16,705 | +5 | −2 | 299 |
| 29 | 2026-09-29 | 16,702 | +1 | −24 | 299 |
| 30 | 2026-09-28 | 16,725 | +2 | −2 | 300 |
| 31 | 2026-09-27 | 16,725 | +0 | −2 | 300 |
| 32 | 2026-09-26 | 16,727 | +2 | −4 | 300 |
| 33 | 2026-09-25 | 16,729 | +5 | −2 | 300 |
| 34 | 2026-09-24 | 16,726 | +0 | −7 | 300 |
| 35 | 2026-09-23 | 16,733 | +0 | — | 300 |
| 36 | 2026-09-22 | 16,733 | +1 | −7 | 300 |
| 37 | 2026-09-20 | 16,739 | +2 | −4 | 300 |
| 38 | 2026-09-19 | 16,741 | +1 | −1 | 300 |
| 39 | 2026-09-18 | 16,741 | +1 | −10 | 300 |
| 40 | 2026-09-17 | 16,750 | +1 | −8 | 300 |
| 41 | 2026-09-16 | 16,757 | +2 | −57 | 300 |
| 42 | 2026-09-15 | 16,812 | +3 | −6 | 300 |
| 43 | 2026-09-14 | 16,815 | +1 | −4 | 300 |
| 44 | 2026-09-13 | 16,818 | +0 | −10 | 300 |
| 45 | 2026-09-12 | 16,828 | +2 | −6 | 302 |
| 46 | 2026-09-11 | 16,832 | +1 | −4 | 301 |
| 47 | 2026-09-10 | 16,835 | +2 | −1 | 300 |
| 48 | 2026-09-09 | 16,834 | +0 | −6 | 300 |
| 49 | 2026-09-08 | 16,840 | +2 | −4 | 300 |
| 50 | 2026-09-07 | 16,842 | +2 | −2 | 300 |
| 51 | 2026-09-06 | 16,842 | +0 | −5 | 300 |
| 52 | 2026-09-05 | 16,847 | +1 | −66 | 300 |
| 53 | 2026-09-04 | 16,912 | +3 | −4 | 299 |
| 54 | 2026-09-03 | 16,913 | +0 | −2 | 298 |
| 55 | 2026-09-02 | 16,915 | +3 | −6 | 297 |
| 56 | 2026-09-01 | 16,918 | +3 | −5 | 296 |
| 57 | 2026-08-31 | 16,920 | +0 | — | 296 |
| 58 | 2026-08-30 | 16,920 | +3 | −3 | 296 |
| 59 | 2026-08-29 | 16,920 | +8 | −2 | 296 |
| 60 | 2026-08-28 | 16,914 | +3 | −4 | 296 |