Live archive · 1985 — 2026 · 42 years

Historical WHOIS Archive · By Year

Whois Database — By Year

Four decades of WHOIS history — from the very first .com registration through today. 42 yearly archives, segmented for precise time-series analysis. Buy individual years, or grab the full historical bundle — same production-ready CSV/JSON format.

Total

2.00billion

Total WHOIS records

By year

42datasets

Yearly or bundled

Peak

164.0million

2021 peak year

Span

1985 — 2026

Years of coverage

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Market Position

Domain Registrations · Year by Year

2.00B WHOIS records spanning 42 years of internet history — from the very first .com registrations through the dot-com boom, the new-gTLD wave of 2014, the COVID-era surge, and today.

Registrations per year · 1985 — 2026

New WHOIS records added each year, by registration date

Live · 42 years

2.00B

Total registrations across 42 years — peaking in 2021 (164.0M), with the dot-com boom of 2000 and the new-gTLD wave of 2014–2020 visible

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Source: WhoisDataCenter archive · 1985 — 2026Y-axis: 0 — 164.0M · 42 years

Yearly Breakdown

Whois Database by Year · 1985 — 2026

2.00B WHOIS records distributed across 42 yearly databases (1985 — 2026). Download any single year, multiple years, or the entire 42-year bundle — prices scale with record volume.

Live archive · daily sync42 Yearly Databases2.00B Records Total

#	Database Name	Total Records	Price (USD)
1	2026 Whois Database(YTD partial)	24,048,137	$1,999
2	2025 Whois Database	45,937,137	$2,999
3	2024 Whois Database	34,793,261	$1,999
4	2023 Whois Database	65,038,302	$2,999
5	2022 Whois Database	114,760,951	$2,999
6	2021 Whois DatabasePeak Year	164,026,833	$2,999
7	2020 Whois Database	127,530,187	$2,999
8	2019 Whois Database	138,830,992	$2,999
9	2018 Whois Database	146,552,081	$2,999
10	2017 Whois Database	141,244,342	$2,999
11	2016 Whois Database	131,693,835	$2,999
12	2015 Whois Database	134,878,600	$2,999
13	2014 Whois Database	128,040,359	$2,999
14	2013 Whois Database	120,184,798	$2,999
15	2012 Whois Database	82,018,938	$2,999
16	2011 Whois Database	65,724,913	$2,999
17	2010 Whois Database	58,051,141	$2,999
18	2009 Whois Database	48,291,930	$2,999
19	2008 Whois Database	39,025,909	$1,999
20	2007 Whois Database	34,117,142	$1,999
21	2006 Whois Database	29,984,563	$1,999
22	2005 Whois Database	26,931,940	$1,999
23	2004 Whois Database	22,708,877	$1,999
24	2003 Whois Database	17,493,189	$1,999
25	2002 Whois Database	15,542,562	$1,999
26	2001 Whois Database	13,074,913	$1,999
27	2000 Whois Database	14,677,060	$1,999
28	1999 Whois Database	9,093,961	$1,599
29	1998 Whois Database	4,463,562	$1,299
30	1997 Whois Database	2,716,082	$999
31	1996 Whois Database	1,560,341	$699
32	1995 Whois Database	490,702	$49
33	1994 Whois Database	94,579	$49
34	1993 Whois Database	27,155	$49
35	1992 Whois Database	13,359	$49
36	1991 Whois Database	14,964	$49
37	1990 Whois Database	5,283	$49
38	1989 Whois Database	2,928	$49
39	1988 Whois Database	1,604	$49
40	1987 Whois Database	1,025	$49
41	1986 Whois Database	1,407	$49
42	1985 Whois Database	890	$49

Developer Access

API & Code Samples

Pull the yearly WHOIS archive programmatically — pick a year, then choose your language and format.

EndpointGEThttps://api.whoisdatacenter.com/v4/databases?date=2026-04-25

# Complete Whois Database lookup → JSON
curl -X GET "https://api.whoisdatacenter.com/v4/databases?date=2026-04-25" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Input: Complete Whois Database·Output: 5.39B+ WHOIS records·Rate limit 1,000 req/hr·Authenticated

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Data Schema

Exportable Fields

Available fields that can be exported · 57 total fields

Export

ADomain Detail5 fields

Domain Name

Primary identifier

Query Time

Lookup timestamp

Create Date

ISO 8601 format

Update Date

Last modified

Expiry Date

Registration end

BRegistrant Contact (Domain Owner)10 fields

Registrant Name

Name

Registrant Company

Company

Registrant Email

Registrant Phone

Phone

Registrant Address

Address

Registrant City

City

Registrant State

State

Registrant ZIP

ZIP

Registrant Country

Country

Registrant Fax

Fax

CAdministrative Contact10 fields

Admin Name

Name

Admin Company

Company

Admin Email

Admin Phone

Phone

Admin Address

Address

Admin City

City

Admin State

State

Admin ZIP

ZIP

Admin Country

Country

Admin Fax

Fax

DBilling Contact10 fields

Billing Name

Name

Billing Company

Company

Billing Email

Billing Phone

Phone

Billing Address

Address

Billing City

City

Billing State

State

Billing ZIP

ZIP

Billing Country

Country

Billing Fax

Fax

ETechnical Contact10 fields

Technical Name

Name

Technical Company

Company

Technical Email

Technical Phone

Phone

Technical Address

Address

Technical City

City

Technical State

State

Technical ZIP

ZIP

Technical Country

Country

Technical Fax

Fax

FName Servers4 fields

Name Server 1

Primary NS

Name Server 2

Secondary NS

Name Server 3

Tertiary NS

Name Server 4

Quaternary NS

GDomain Status4 fields

Domain Status 1

EPP status code

Domain Status 2

EPP status code

Domain Status 3

EPP status code

Domain Status 4

EPP status code

HRegistrar Info4 fields

Registrar ID

Registrar identifier

Registrar Name

Sponsoring entity

Registrar URL

Official website

WHOIS Server

Authoritative host

Add-on value

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57-Field Schema Coverage

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