.gov domain statistics
Registrations, growth, values, and market data from TLD Explorer
.gov
#409 by registrations
- Registrations
- 16,754
- Past 7 days
- 63 +40.0% vs prior 7 days
- Past 30 days
- 239
- Avg name length
- 12.3
- Exclusive
- 38.8%
- Defensive
- 47.7%
- DNSSEC
- 9.5%
- For sale / parked
- 0.0% / 0.0%
.gov has 16,754 registered domain names as of September 25, 2026. It ranks 409th by size among the 1,219 extensions with 1,000 or more names. 63 new .gov names were registered in the past 7 days. That is up 40.0% on the 7 days before. 47.7% of .gov names also have the matching .com registered. 38.8% exist only in .gov. Toyroom's appraisal model puts the median .gov name at $242. 27 names are estimated above $10,000.
Source: Toyroom zone index and daily registration feed, September 25, 2026.
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Questions about .gov
How many .gov domains are registered?
16,754 .gov domain names are registered as of September 25, 2026, based on Toyroom's zone index. It ranks 409th by size among the 1,219 extensions with 1,000 or more names.
How many new .gov domains are registered each week?
63 new .gov names were registered in the past 7 days and 239 in the past 30 days as of September 25, 2026. That is up 40.0% on the 7 days before.
How many .gov domains also have the .com registered?
47.7% of registered .gov names have the same name registered in .com. 38.8% are registered only in .gov and in no other extension.
How much is a .gov domain worth?
Toyroom's appraisal model, trained on real sales, estimates the median registered .gov name at $242. One in ten is estimated above $799. 27 names are estimated above $10,000. Appraise a specific name with the free Domain Appraiser.
How many .gov domains are parked or for sale?
0.0% of delegated .gov names use the nameservers of a sales lander such as Afternic, Dan, or Sedo, and 0.0% use a parking service, according to the zone file. 9.5% are signed with DNSSEC.
How long is the average .gov domain name?
The average registered .gov name is 12.3 characters long, not counting the extension.
Extensions of a similar size
by registered names| Extension | Names | Past 7 days |
|---|---|---|
| .xn--p1acf | 17,079 | 68 |
| .org.tr | 16,956 | — |
| .vin | 16,926 | 228 |
| .koeln | 16,778 | 5 |
| .gov | 16,754 | 63 |
| .photo | 16,480 | 68 |
| .ec | 16,468 | 170 |
| .com.pt | 16,449 | — |
| .org.pl | 16,362 | — |