.cyou Domain Search
Search available .cyou domains.
Country
Luxembourg
Pricing
$1-25/yr
Registrations
500k
Launched
2020
.cyou by the numbers
About 39k new .cyou domains are registered every month, which is 0.5% of every domain registered across all extensions, up 50% on the same months of 2025. A .cyou name registered this year averages 9.5 characters, 9% contain a hyphen and 50.5% contain a digit. 100% of them are registered for a single year. Dynadot registers 18.5% of new .cyou domains, and the five largest registrars take 70.5% between them. About 89k .cyou domains come up for renewal in May 2027, the busiest month ahead.
39k
New registrations a month
Average across 2026
up 50%
Versus the same months in 2025
0.5%
Of all new domains registered
Across every extension
May 2027
Busiest renewal month ahead
About 89k come up
Show the monthly figures
| Month | New .cyou registrations |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | About 22k |
| February 2025 | About 18k |
| March 2025 | About 22k |
| April 2025 | About 24k |
| May 2025 | About 47k |
| June 2025 | About 28k |
| July 2025 | About 21k |
| August 2025 | About 33k |
| September 2025 | About 32k |
| October 2025 | About 22k |
| November 2025 | About 27k |
| December 2025 | About 60k |
| January 2026 | About 32k |
| February 2026 | About 31k |
| March 2026 | About 39k |
| April 2026 | About 34k |
| May 2026 | About 46k |
| June 2026 | About 47k |
| July 2026 | About 41k |
What a new .cyou name looks like
The typical .cyou registered this year is 9.5 characters long.
How long people register for
Where they get registered
The five largest registrars take 70.5% of new .cyou registrations between them.
What happens to them
Measured across 2025.
Estimates rounded from our own WHOIS observations. Last measured September 2026.
Why choose .cyou?
Reads as a phrase, "see you", rather than as an abbreviation.
Suits personal and creator addresses that go in a bio.
Very wide availability, including short and common words.
Among the cheapest extensions to register.
No restrictions of any kind on who may register.
Supports DNSSEC through most registrars for added DNS integrity protection.
History
.cyou launched in 2020 under ShortDot, read as "see you" and aimed at younger, social and creator audiences. It was launched into the Chinese market alongside ShortDot's .bond, and follows the same commercial pattern as the rest of the portfolio: low first-year pricing, high volume, and registration numbers that move with campaigns rather than with adoption.
Timeline
Usage and applications
.cyou is pitched at creators, social profiles and personal sites, the sort of address you would put in a bio. Our WHOIS observations show 50.5% of new .cyou names contain a digit and every registration was taken for a single year, so as with the rest of the ShortDot portfolio the volume reflects pricing far more than it reflects creators naming things. The four letters do read as a phrase, which is a genuine advantage for a personal address if the reputation does not matter to you.
First registered .cyou domain
fire.cyou
2020
The oldest .cyou registration in our WHOIS records, dated 14 May 2020, in the extension's launch year.
Registration
Requirements
Open to anyone worldwide with no restrictions
Registry
ShortDot SA, based in Luxembourg
Key milestones
What does .cyou mean?
It is read as "see you", a phrase rather than an acronym, which is what ShortDot was going for with a creator and social audience in mind.
Who is .cyou aimed at?
Creators, personal sites and social profiles: an address short enough to put in a bio. That is the pitch; the registration record suggests most of the volume is bulk rather than creators.
Why do half of .cyou names contain numbers?
50.5% do in our records, which is the usual signature of names generated in quantity. Deep first-year pricing attracts that kind of registration in every extension where it happens.
Who runs .cyou?
ShortDot SA, a Luxembourg registry founded in 2017 that also operates .icu, .sbs, .cfd and .bond.
Is .cyou popular in China?
It was launched into the Chinese market deliberately, alongside ShortDot's .bond, which is part of why its volume built as quickly as it did.
How much does .cyou cost?
Around a dollar for the first year at many registrars, with renewal in the teens to twenties. Price a name you intend to keep on the renewal figure.
Can anyone register a .cyou domain?
Yes. There are no residency, nationality or business requirements.
Is .cyou a good choice for a personal brand?
The phrase works and the availability is excellent. The trade-off is the same as with the rest of this group: you inherit the extension's reputation, which matters more if you want the address to look professional.
How long do people register .cyou for?
Every new .cyou registration in our records was taken for a single year, which is consistent across all of ShortDot's extensions.
What was the first .cyou domain?
The oldest in our WHOIS records is fire.cyou, dated 14 May 2020, registered in the extension's launch year.