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How many .IN domain names are registered in India?

NIXI said in June 2026 that it manages over 3.9 million .IN domain names (NIXI, in releases carried by PIB). The same release says this places India among the top ten country-code domain registries in the world. NIXI gives the count only as a round "over" figure once a year, so treat it as a floor, not an exact total.

Source · NIXI, figure for June 2026 · checked

over 3.9 million
.IN domain names under NIXI management · June 2026
Range
over 3.9 million (also written "over 39 lakh+")
Confidence
Medium: published estimates broadly agree
Last checked

NIXI runs the .IN registry for the Ministry of Electronics and IT. It states the count as "over" a round figure in its Foundation Day releases; it does not print an exact total or a monthly series.

The figures side by side

MeasureFigureSource
.IN domain names managed by NIXI, June 2026over 3.9 millionNIXI, PIB, 18 June 2026
Same count written in lakh, June 2026over 39 lakh+NIXI, PIB, 19 June 2026
Internet exchange points run by NIXI, June 202679NIXI, PIB, 19 June 2026
Languages supported for domain names, June 202622NIXI, PIB, 19 June 2026
.in registrations passed, June 20212.7 millionNIXI, PIB, 19 June 2021

How we got this number

  1. Read the count from NIXI's Foundation Day release carried by PIB on 18 June 2026: "over 3.9 million".
  2. Check it against the second PIB release of 19 June 2026, which writes the same count as "over 39 lakh+".
  3. Put it next to the earlier PIB figure from 19 June 2021, when NIXI said India had passed 2.7 million .in registrations.

What this number does not tell you

  • Both 2026 figures are written as "over", so the real total could be higher than 3.9 million.
  • The registry does not publish a monthly or dated count on a page we could read; NIXI gives this figure once a year at its Foundation Day.
  • The count is for .IN names under NIXI management; other endings such as .com are not included.

Sources

  1. NIXI, Foundation Day preview, PIB (Ministry of Electronics and IT), 18 June 2026The organisation currently manages over 3.9 million ‘.IN’ domain names, placing India among the top ten country-code domain registries globally.
  2. NIXI, 23rd Foundation Day release, PIB (Ministry of Electronics and IT), 19 June 2026Today, it manages over 39 lakh+ .IN domain names, operates 79 Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) across the country, supports domain registrations in 22 Indian languages
  3. NIXI, 18th Foundation Day release, PIB (Ministry of Electronics and IT), 19 June 2021Its efforts have seen fruition as India surpassed 2.7 million registrations of .in domain, making India the third-largest nation in Asia in the country-centric, top-level domain growth.

Questions people ask

Who runs the .IN domain?

NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India, a not-for-profit set up under the Ministry of Electronics and IT. It runs the .IN registry, internet exchange points and IP address allocation.

How many .IN domains were there in 2021?

NIXI said in June 2021 that India had passed 2.7 million .in registrations (PIB, 19 June 2021). The 2026 figure of over 3.9 million is a separate "over" statement, so the gap between them is a rough guide, not an exact change.

In how many languages can a domain be registered?

NIXI says it supports domain registrations in 22 Indian languages (PIB, 19 June 2026).

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