WHOIS records in the archive, from 1985 to 2026. Last updated 3 November 2026.
Each column counts records by a different date. “Domains created” is the number of records whose domain was first registered in that year.
| Year | Domains created | Records updated | Records by query date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60,750,172 | 98,173,530 | 112,477,884 |
| 2025 | 96,671,198 | 93,506,510 | 106,221,124 |
| 2024 | 85,978,775 | 74,708,006 | 72,784,754 |
| 2023 | 75,617,326 | 80,625,253 | 98,232,920 |
| 2022 | 146,194,503 |
537,770,185 records have no usable query date and are included in the total above but not in any year row.
| 441,189,498 |
| 744,524,819 |
| 2021 | 212,608,629 | 250,933,080 | 76,178,180 |
| 2020 | 158,305,370 | 87,251,878 | 266,812,109 |
| 2019 | 159,402,802 | 57,147,322 | 48,896,844 |
| 2018 | 164,738,947 | 58,566,195 | 74,881,785 |
| 2017 | 156,637,306 | 116,498,646 | 113,291,570 |
| 2016 | 144,063,492 | 109,635,142 | 120,129,194 |
| 2015 | 147,308,153 | 81,099,046 | 52,874,436 |
| 2014 | 139,910,269 | 62,155,525 | 154,503,975 |
| 2013 | 129,692,518 | 88,384,900 | 1,669 |
| 2012 | 90,036,867 | 11,538,389 | 514,472 |
| 2011 | 72,797,097 | 3,950,975 | 821 |
| 2010 | 64,596,863 | 2,344,922 | 884 |
| 2009 | 53,907,611 | 1,558,312 | 812 |
| 2008 | 43,776,622 | 998,651 | 478 |
| 2007 | 38,378,550 | 1,324,058 | 326 |
| 2006 | 33,986,809 | 477,799 | 461 |
| 2005 | 30,446,708 | 255,015 | 227 |
| 2004 | 25,880,578 | 170,356 | 195 |
| 2003 | 20,035,302 | 111,851 | 165 |
| 2002 | 17,855,710 | 105,275 | 157 |
| 2001 | 15,000,611 | 95,162 | 102 |
| 2000 | 16,926,737 | 123,005 | 189 |
| 1999 | 10,456,511 | 42,848 | 77 |
| 1998 | 5,132,935 | 13,816 | 32 |
| 1997 | 3,118,449 | 7,253 | 21 |
| 1996 | 1,786,948 | 4,413 | 6 |
| 1995 | 556,663 | 1,328 | 2 |
| 1994 | 107,365 | 239 | 1 |
| 1993 | 30,637 | 62 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15,119 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17,411 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5,861 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3,362 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1,844 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1,157 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1,056 | 3 | 0 |