When were today's active .eth names actually registered, and how does that differ from when names were ever registered?
Two views of registration timing per length bucket:
What this tells you: The 2022 NFT boom looks much smaller in the 'active today' view than the 'all-time' view - most of those registrations have since lapsed. The headline counts row reveals the survival rate per year × bucket.
Snapshot taken 2026-09-20T02:54:03.696Z
Compared against the snapshot of 2026-09-13 — 2026-09-13 → 2026-09-20, 7 days.
| Bucket | Active then | Active now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 chars | 2,818 | 2,780 | ▼ -38 (-1.3%) |
| 4 chars | 9,521 | 9,338 | ▼ -183 (-1.9%) |
| 5 chars | 98,106 | 96,896 | ▼ -1,210 (-1.2%) |
| 6–9 chars | 382,512 | 379,825 | ▼ -2,687 (-0.7%) |
| 10+ chars | 301,716 | 299,580 | ▼ -2,136 (-0.7%) |
| Total | ▼ -6,254 (-0.8%) | ||
For the full picture of what changed — holder-tier churn and the rate of contraction — see Namespace Momentum.
Of names currently active in each length tier, what year were they originally registered? The pricing-debate-relevant view: tells you what the surviving population's history looks like.
| Length | Total | Year distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 chars | 2,780 | ||
| 4 chars | 9,338 | ||
| 5 chars | 96,896 | ||
| 6–9 chars | 379,825 | ||
| 10+ chars | 299,580 | ||
How much of today's active supply was first registered in each year, stacked by length tier. Years where most cohorts have lapsed look smaller here than in the all-time view below.
Of every name ever first-registered on mainnet .eth (regardless of whether it's still alive), what year were they registered? Useful for understanding flow and boom periods.
| Length | Total | Year distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 chars | 50,051 | ||
| 4 chars | 113,519 | ||
| 5 chars | 480,413 | ||
| 6–9 chars | 1,570,939 | ||
| 10+ chars | 1,176,418 | ||
Total registrations per year, stacked by length tier. The 2022 NFT boom dominates this view.
Per (year × length bucket): how many names from that cohort are still active today vs how many were ever registered. Survival % = active ÷ ever.
| Year | 3 chars | 4 chars | 5 chars | 6–9 chars | 10+ chars | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Ever | % | Active | Ever | % | Active | Ever | % | Active | Ever | % | Active | Ever | % | Active | Ever | % | |
| 2019 | 98 | 133 | 74% | 308 | 419 | 74% | 3,531 | 4,641 | 76% | 7,534 | 14,665 | 51% | 3,412 | 10,976 | 31% | 14,883 | 30,834 | 48% |
| 2020 | 200 | 357 | 56% | 524 | 891 | 59% | 3,306 | 5,233 | 63% | 13,422 | 23,256 | 58% | 6,803 | 15,271 | 45% | 24,255 | 45,008 | 54% |
| 2021 | 1,787 | 9,066 | 20% | 4,037 | 16,450 | 25% | 22,498 | 36,307 | 62% | 101,942 | 181,178 | 56% | 70,781 | 143,641 | 49% | 201,045 | 386,642 | 52% |
| 2022 | 650 | 40,081 | 2% | 3,782 | 91,855 | 4% | 52,780 | 378,231 | 14% | 168,859 | 1,021,630 | 17% | 134,717 | 715,341 | 19% | 360,788 | 2,247,138 | 16% |
| 2023 | 6 | 250 | 2% | 186 | 2,346 | 8% | 5,532 | 29,666 | 19% | 33,435 | 165,439 | 20% | 29,596 | 146,080 | 20% | 68,755 | 343,781 | 20% |
| 2024 | 10 | 92 | 11% | 171 | 777 | 22% | 4,409 | 17,137 | 26% | 24,272 | 104,457 | 23% | 20,209 | 83,542 | 24% | 49,071 | 206,005 | 24% |
| 2025 | 18 | 55 | 33% | 192 | 593 | 32% | 3,233 | 7,386 | 44% | 20,067 | 47,924 | 42% | 20,449 | 46,417 | 44% | 43,959 | 102,375 | 43% |
| 2026 | 11 | 17 | 65% | 138 | 188 | 73% | 1,607 | 1,812 | 89% | 10,294 | 12,390 | 83% | 13,613 | 15,150 | 90% | 25,663 | 29,557 | 87% |
| Total | 2,780 | 50,051 | 6% | 9,338 | 113,519 | 8% | 96,896 | 480,413 | 20% | 379,825 | 1,570,939 | 24% | 299,580 | 1,176,418 | 25% | 788,419 | 3,391,340 | 23% |