The stable inventory. Resolvable, in-zone, reachable on the public internet. Ranked by total count with churn, growth, and structural statistics against last month and last year.
The pie chart below shows the distribution of active domains across the top 5 gTLDs by volume.
Top 5 gTLDs by active domain count: .COM 166,897,864 (65%), .NET 12,412,608 (4.8%), .ORG 12,161,333 (4.7%), .XYZ 10,222,863 (4%), .TOP 6,274,495 (2.4%)
Analyze the detailed characteristics of active domains across the top 5 gTLDs.
These metrics highlight naming patterns, character preferences, and structural composition.
Length distribution of active domains across the top 5 gTLDs.
The majority are under 15 characters, with mean lengths ranging from 10–13.
Length distribution across top 5 gTLDs: .COM 166,897,864 domains, peak 11 chars. .NET 12,412,608 domains, peak 8 chars. .ORG 12,161,333 domains, peak 10 chars. .XYZ 10,222,863 domains, peak 8 chars. .TOP 6,274,495 domains, peak 5 chars
The entry point of every domain name, and the start of its presence on the internet.
The steady state of the lifecycle, where domains actively operate and day-to-day infrastructure changes happen.
Where domain names begin to fade out of the active internet.
On Sep 26, 2026, ABTdomain analyzes 256,616,785 active domains across 572 TLDs (each with 100+ active domains). Sortable table with day-over-day, 30-day, 60-day, MA7 and MA14 deltas to surface trend direction per TLD.
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