Domain Intelligence Through Lifecycle Tracking
We track domains from registration to deletion across 1,023 gTLDs, process structured data daily, and transform it into actionable intelligence.
The Domain Lifecycle
Four observable stages. Each produces structured data. Together they form a complete market view.
Newly Registered Domains
Lifecycle: Domain birth
Daily registration data across all tracked gTLDs, covering volume, TLD distribution, registrar patterns, and naming trends.
TLDs Reports & Active Domains
Lifecycle: Active use
The active domain pool, including TLD rankings, market share, domain length distribution, and structural characteristics.
Expired Domains
Lifecycle: Expiration & exit
Three exit paths tracked daily: pending delete, expired auction, and redemption. Age distribution, TLD-level churn, and deleted domain data.
Domain Monitor
Lifecycle: State changes
High-frequency tracking of premium domains, including short .com and keyword .com. Nameserver changes, registrar transfers, and ownership transitions.
Active Domains by TLD
Latest TLD-level breakdown from daily data processing. Updated: April 4, 2026.
| TLD | Active Domains | Newly Registered | Non-Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| All TLDs | 243,300,704 | 326,681 | 232,526 |
| .com | 161,219,560 | 140,448 | 122,608 |
| .net | 12,194,008 | 8,796 | 7,175 |
| .org | 11,756,730 | 10,519 | 6,717 |
| .info | 5,238,306 | 6,687 | 6,366 |
| .xyz | 8,069,506 | 8,099 | 20,969 |
* gTLD data only. ccTLDs are not included. Data as of Apr 4, 2026.
Periodic Intelligence Reports
Cross-stage analysis connecting registration, active domains, expiration, and state changes into market narratives.
Aged Domains in Expired Auction — April 06, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
On April 06, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 4405 aged domains (10+ years) in the expired auction stage — one of three…
Aged Domains (20+ Years) Entering Pending Delete — April 06, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
On April 06, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 1140 domains (20+ years old) entering the pending delete stage. Pending delete is the…
.NET Domains (10-20 Years) Entering Pending Delete — April 06, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
ABTdomain tracked 610 NET domains (10-20 years) in pending delete on April 06, 2026. Domains in this stage will be…
.COM Domains (10-20 Years) Entering Pending Delete — April 06, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data — Part 2
2286 COM domains (10-20 years of history) reached pending delete on April 06, 2026 (Part 2). This is the last…
.COM Domains (10-20 Years) Entering Pending Delete — April 06, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data — Part 1
On April 06, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 3000 COM domains (10-20 years old) entering the pending delete stage (Part 1). These…
TLD Domain Report – Apr 04, 2026
Active domain pool snapshot for Apr 04, 2026: 243,432,646 domains registered across 1105 TLDs. 305,581 newly registered domains entered the…
.COM Domains in Redemption Period — April 04, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
On April 04, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 5765 .COM domains over 10 years old entering the redemption period — the recovery…
.NET and .ORG Domains in Redemption Period — April 04, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
1226 aged .NET and .ORG domains entered redemption period on April 04, 2026. Redemption is a 30-day window in the…
Newly Registered Domains — April 04, 2026: Cross-TLD Lifecycle Entry Data
On April 04, 2026, ABTdomain recorded 305,581 newly registered domains across all TLDs, led by .COM at 42.6% of daily…
Aged Domains in Expired Auction — April 05, 2026: Lifecycle Exit Data
3838 aged domains entered the expired auction stage on April 05, 2026, tracked by ABTdomain as part of the daily…
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Domain Lifecycle Intelligence
How lifecycle tracking, domain data, and intelligence connect.
Every domain name goes through a lifecycle: registration, active use, expiration, and eventual deletion or re-registration. We track each of these stages across 1,000+ gTLDs daily, capturing not just snapshots but transitions, including when a domain moves from active to expired, enters redemption, gets deleted, or changes ownership. This continuous observation is the foundation of all our data and analysis.
Raw lifecycle data (registration counts, expiration volumes, state changes) becomes intelligence when patterns emerge across stages. For example, a surge in newly registered domains under a specific TLD, combined with rising expiration rates in that same TLD, may signal speculative activity. Our periodic reports synthesize these cross-stage patterns into market narratives that no single data point can provide.
We cover four observable stages: newly registered domains entering the market, active domains across all tracked TLDs, expired domains in their three exit paths (pending delete, auction, and redemption), and premium domain state changes monitored throughout the day. Together, these four dimensions form a complete view of the domain market.
Lifecycle data for registration, active domains, and expiration is processed daily from official registry records. Premium domain monitoring captures state changes at higher frequency throughout the day. Periodic intelligence reports synthesize data on weekly, monthly, or longer cycles depending on the analytical scope.
Domain investors tracking registration trends and expiration opportunities. Brand protection teams monitoring for typosquatting and lookalike registrations. Market analysts studying TLD growth patterns and competitive shifts. Security researchers observing bulk registration behavior. The common thread: professionals who need to understand what is happening across the domain market, not just look up individual domains.