The .software top-level domain has 26,057 domains live in the DNS root zone as of 2026-09-12 · operated by Dog Beach, LLC on the Identity Digital backend · general availability began 2014-11-30.

.software

New GenericIn GA
Registry
Dog Beach, LLCIdentity Digital Group
Technical Operator
Identity Digital
Delegated
2014-05-31
General availability
2014-11-30
Domains live today
26,057
Registered domains (official)
25,443
as of 2026-01· -614 vs live

Domain growth · last 83 days

2026-06-112026-09-12

Hover any day for exact counts. Drag the timeline below the chart to scroll between dates.

Growth momentum

7-day vs 30-day average
7-day avg
+9/ day
30-day avg
+5/ day
Momentum
accelerating
+4/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 .software. Profiles are built per TLD on the daily ingest runner.

Launch phases

Source: ICANN
  1. Sunrise· End Date Sunrise
    Sep 30, 2014Nov 29, 2014
    closed
  2. Trademark Claims
    Dec 03, 2014Mar 03, 2015
    closed
  3. General Availability(estimated)
    Nov 30, 2014 → onwards
    live
#DateDomains liveCreatesExpiryDNSSEC
12026-09-1226,057+40−192,098
22026-09-1126,036+26−202,093
32026-09-1026,030+43−242,092
42026-09-0926,011+23−182,089
52026-09-0826,006+20−212,087
62026-09-0726,007+32−232,082
72026-09-0625,998+19−122,084
82026-09-0525,991+24−132,082
92026-09-0425,980+23−162,085
102026-09-0325,973+27−162,084
112026-09-0225,962+15−202,083
122026-09-0125,967+25−132,085
132026-08-3125,955+19−202,085
142026-08-3025,956+17−112,084
152026-08-2925,950+26−142,083
162026-08-2825,938+29−272,081
172026-08-2725,936+27−142,078
182026-08-2625,923+47−532,077
192026-08-2525,929+02,069
202026-08-2425,929+28−152,069
212026-08-2325,916+16−282,070
222026-08-2225,928+34−132,067
232026-08-2125,907+19−272,064
242026-08-2025,915+18−162,063
252026-08-1925,913+28−172,056
262026-08-1825,902+27−292,053
272026-08-1725,904+22−192,052
282026-08-1625,901+19−222,053
292026-08-1525,904+21−262,052
302026-08-1425,909+30−192,051
312026-08-1325,898+27−192,046
322026-08-1225,890+22−202,046
332026-08-1125,888+25−202,041
342026-08-1025,883+22−142,038
352026-08-0925,875+26−262,039
362026-08-0825,875+29−222,040
372026-08-0725,868+35−332,041
382026-08-0625,866+42−192,039
392026-08-0525,843+33−212,042
402026-08-0425,831+24−222,041
412026-08-0325,829+16−202,041
422026-08-0225,833+22−142,038
432026-08-0125,825+30−242,039
442026-07-3125,819+27−152,036
452026-07-3025,807+30−202,031
462026-07-2925,797+23−202,029
472026-07-2825,794+136−1012,026
482026-07-2325,759+30−282,037
492026-07-2225,757+33−232,033
502026-07-2125,747+37−122,032
512026-07-2025,722+18−112,029
522026-07-1925,715+25−182,026
532026-07-1825,708+21−242,021
542026-07-1725,711+30−242,021
552026-07-1625,705+31−272,021
562026-07-1525,701+50−352,022
572026-07-1425,686+02,022
582026-07-1325,686+26−262,022
592026-07-1225,686+52−202,020
602026-07-1125,654+67−492,018