.sbs Domain Search
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Country
Luxembourg
Pricing
$1-20/yr
Registrations
1.1M
Launched
2021
.sbs by the numbers
About 59k new .sbs domains are registered every month, which is 0.7% of every domain registered across all extensions, down 30% on the same months of 2025. A .sbs name registered this year averages 10 characters, 12.5% contain a hyphen and 45% contain a digit. 100% of them are registered for a single year. Dynadot registers 25% of new .sbs domains, and the five largest registrars take 80.5% between them. About 220k .sbs domains come up for renewal in November 2026, the busiest month ahead.
59k
New registrations a month
Average across 2026
down 30%
Versus the same months in 2025
0.7%
Of all new domains registered
Across every extension
November 2026
Busiest renewal month ahead
About 220k come up
Show the monthly figures
| Month | New .sbs registrations |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | About 38k |
| February 2025 | About 35k |
| March 2025 | About 97k |
| April 2025 | About 160k |
| May 2025 | About 160k |
| June 2025 | About 68k |
| July 2025 | About 44k |
| August 2025 | About 64k |
| September 2025 | About 59k |
| October 2025 | About 88k |
| November 2025 | About 210k |
| December 2025 | About 160k |
| January 2026 | About 35k |
| February 2026 | About 110k |
| March 2026 | About 55k |
| April 2026 | About 49k |
| May 2026 | About 55k |
| June 2026 | About 60k |
| July 2026 | About 48k |
What a new .sbs name looks like
The typical .sbs registered this year is 10 characters long.
How long people register for
Where they get registered
The five largest registrars take 80.5% of new .sbs registrations between them.
What happens to them
Measured across 2025.
Estimates rounded from our own WHOIS observations. Last measured September 2026.
Why choose .sbs?
Three letters, as short as a generic extension gets.
Very wide availability, including short and common words.
Among the cheapest extensions to register anywhere.
No restrictions of any kind on who may register.
Run by a registry that specialises in short strings.
Supports DNSSEC through most registrars for added DNS integrity protection.
History
.sbs has had two lives. It was originally applied for by the Special Broadcasting Service, the Australian public broadcaster, which held it and never used it. ShortDot, a Luxembourg registry founded in 2017, acquired the string and relaunched it in 2021 under a new meaning, "side by side", positioned for social causes and charitable work. ShortDot's own chief operating officer conceded at the time that this was not a meaning of the acronym in common usage.
Timeline
Usage and applications
ShortDot positions .sbs for social causes and charitable initiatives, but the registration record does not yet look like that. Our WHOIS observations show 45% of new .sbs names contain a digit, one in eight carries a hyphen, and every registration in our records was taken for a single year. That is the profile of bulk registration rather than of organisations naming a cause. The extension is genuinely cheap and genuinely short, which are real advantages, just be aware of what else is registered alongside you.
First registered .sbs domain
nic.sbs
2021
The oldest .sbs registration in our WHOIS records, dated 3 February 2021, the registry's own operational name, created ahead of the public relaunch.
Registration
Requirements
Open to anyone worldwide with no restrictions
Registry
ShortDot SA, based in Luxembourg
Key milestones
What does .sbs stand for?
Originally the Special Broadcasting Service, Australia's public broadcaster, which held the string without launching it. ShortDot bought it and relaunched it in 2021 as "side by side", a meaning its own chief operating officer acknowledged was not in common usage.
Is .sbs a good extension for a charity?
That is how the registry positions it, but the registration record does not match the pitch yet. With 45% of new names carrying digits, a charity on .sbs would be in unusual company, worth weighing before you put it on donation materials.
Why is .sbs so cheap?
Deep first-year promotions are how new short extensions build volume. Renewal is far higher than registration at most registrars, so price a name you intend to keep on the renewal figure.
Who runs .sbs?
ShortDot SA, a Luxembourg registry founded in 2017 that specialises in short strings and also operates .icu, .cyou, .cfd and .bond.
Will a .sbs domain hurt my email deliverability?
It is a genuine risk with any extension where bulk registration is common. Test sending before you commit, particularly if email matters to what you are building.
Why do so many .sbs names contain numbers?
Around 45% do in our records. That is the standard signature of names generated in quantity rather than chosen, which is what deep promotional pricing attracts.
Can anyone register a .sbs domain?
Yes. There are no residency, nationality or purpose requirements despite the charitable positioning.
How long can I register .sbs for?
One to ten years in principle. In practice every new .sbs registration in our records was taken for a single year, which tells you how the extension is actually being used.
Is .sbs worth it for a real project?
It is short, cheap and available, which are real advantages. The trade-off is reputational: you inherit whatever the rest of the extension is doing, and right now most of it is bulk registration.
What was the first .sbs domain?
The oldest in our WHOIS records is nic.sbs, dated 3 February 2021, the registry's own operational address, created before the public relaunch.