The .pay top-level domain has 1,014 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-07-28 · operated by Amazon Registry Services, Inc. on the Nominet backend · general availability began 2027-02-02.
.pay
New GenericLimited Reg- Registry
- Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
- Technical Operator
- Nominet
- Delegated
- 2016-08-10
- General availability
- 2027-02-02
Domains live today
1,014
Domain growth · last 36 days
2026-06-19 → 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
+6/ day
30-day avg
+7/ day
Momentum
▼decelerating
-0/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 .pay. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.
Launch phases
Source: ICANN- closedSunrise· Start Date SunriseApr 13, 2026 → Jul 20, 2026
- upcomingTrademark ClaimsFeb 01, 2027 → May 02, 2027
- in progressLimited Registration· Limited Registration Period 1 (''LRP1'')Jul 20, 2026 → Feb 01, 2027
- upcomingGeneral Availability(estimated)Feb 02, 2027 → onwards
| # | Date | Domains live | Creates | Expiry | DNSSEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-28 | 1,014 | +1 | — | 30 |
| 2 | 2026-07-23 | 1,013 | +0 | — | 29 |
| 3 | 2026-07-22 | 1,013 | +0 | — | 29 |
| 4 | 2026-07-21 | 1,013 | +5 | — | 29 |
| 5 | 2026-07-20 | 1,008 | +0 | — | 27 |
| 6 | 2026-07-19 | 1,008 | +11 | — | 27 |
| 7 | 2026-07-18 | 997 | +26 | — | 27 |
| 8 | 2026-07-17 | 971 | +14 | — | 27 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 | 957 | +14 | — | 27 |
| 10 | 2026-07-15 | 943 | +17 | — | 27 |
| 11 | 2026-07-14 | 926 | +0 | — | 27 |
| 12 | 2026-07-13 | 926 | +0 | — | 27 |
| 13 | 2026-07-12 | 926 | +0 | — | 27 |
| 14 | 2026-07-11 | 926 | +4 | — | 27 |
| 15 | 2026-07-10 | 922 | +9 | — | 8 |
| 16 | 2026-07-09 | 913 | +4 | — | 8 |
| 17 | 2026-07-08 | 909 | +14 | — | 8 |
| 18 | 2026-07-07 | 895 | +27 | — | 8 |
| 19 | 2026-07-06 | 868 | +5 | — | 7 |
| 20 | 2026-07-05 | 863 | +0 | — | 7 |
| 21 | 2026-07-04 | 863 | +1 | — | 7 |
| 22 | 2026-07-03 | 862 | +22 | — | 7 |
| 23 | 2026-07-02 | 840 | +5 | — | 7 |
| 24 | 2026-07-01 | 835 | +8 | — | 7 |
| 25 | 2026-06-30 | 827 | +1 | — | 7 |
| 26 | 2026-06-29 | 826 | +0 | — | 7 |
| 27 | 2026-06-28 | 826 | +0 | — | 7 |
| 28 | 2026-06-27 | 826 | +1 | — | 7 |
| 29 | 2026-06-26 | 825 | +4 | — | 7 |
| 30 | 2026-06-25 | 821 | +6 | — | 7 |
| 31 | 2026-06-24 | 815 | +17 | — | 7 |
| 32 | 2026-06-23 | 798 | +4 | — | 7 |
| 33 | 2026-06-22 | 794 | +0 | — | 7 |
| 34 | 2026-06-21 | 794 | +0 | — | 7 |
| 35 | 2026-06-20 | 794 | +2 | — | 7 |
| 36 | 2026-06-19 | 792 | +792 | — | 7 |