According to the latest Domain Name Industry Briefing released by Verisign, as of the end of the second quarter of 2026, the total number of registered top-level domains worldwide has officially exceeded 400 million, reaching 401.6 million.
A case is sparking heated discussion in the domain name community: Zipchat spent $40,000 to acquire zipchat.com, making it clear that it will not use it as its official website.