The .uk droplist in numbers: what’s about to drop, and what happened to the names that already did. Updated through the day.
Every name with an upcoming drop, from the current droplist.
Names due to drop, per .uk ending.
.uk
43,598
15% of the list
.co.uk
241,269
82% of the list
.org.uk
9,221
3.1% of the list
.me.uk
801
0.3% of the list
.ltd.uk
52
<0.1% of the list
.plc.uk
0
0% of the list
.net.uk
2
<0.1% of the list
How many names drop each day over the coming weeks (UTC).
294,595 names over 64 days
busiest: 5 Dec (11,869)
| Day (UTC) | Names |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | 4,293 |
| 2026-11-02 | 4,312 |
| 2026-11-03 | 4,389 |
| 2026-11-04 | 4,296 |
| 2026-11-05 | 3,879 |
| 2026-11-06 | 3,898 |
| 2026-11-07 | 4,370 |
| 2026-11-08 | 4,513 |
| 2026-11-09 | 4,140 |
| 2026-11-10 | 4,306 |
| 2026-11-11 | 4,108 |
| 2026-11-12 | 3,762 |
| 2026-11-13 | 3,666 |
| 2026-11-14 | 4,024 |
| 2026-11-15 | 4,140 |
| 2026-11-16 | 4,325 |
| 2026-11-17 | 4,237 |
| 2026-11-18 | 4,272 |
| 2026-11-19 | 4,131 |
| 2026-11-20 | 4,466 |
| 2026-11-21 | 4,399 |
| 2026-11-22 | 4,656 |
| 2026-11-23 | 4,316 |
| 2026-11-24 | 4,893 |
| 2026-11-25 | 4,184 |
| 2026-11-26 | 3,958 |
| 2026-11-27 | 4,045 |
| 2026-11-28 | 3,740 |
| 2026-11-29 | 5,656 |
| 2026-11-30 | 4,082 |
| 2026-12-01 | 4,187 |
| 2026-12-02 | 4,020 |
| 2026-12-03 | 3,655 |
| 2026-12-04 | 3,613 |
| 2026-12-05 | 11,869 |
| 2026-12-06 | 4,377 |
| 2026-12-07 | 4,453 |
| 2026-12-08 | 4,998 |
| 2026-12-09 | 5,703 |
| 2026-12-10 | 5,386 |
| 2026-12-11 | 5,074 |
| 2026-12-12 | 5,584 |
| 2026-12-13 | 5,742 |
| 2026-12-14 | 5,547 |
| 2026-12-15 | 4,773 |
| 2026-12-16 | 4,874 |
| 2026-12-17 | 4,997 |
| 2026-12-18 | 4,300 |
| 2026-12-19 | 4,454 |
| 2026-12-20 | 4,606 |
| 2026-12-21 | 6,026 |
| 2026-12-22 | 5,282 |
| 2026-12-23 | 4,330 |
| 2026-12-24 | 4,067 |
| 2026-12-25 | 3,842 |
| 2026-12-26 | 4,532 |
| 2026-12-27 | 4,920 |
| 2026-12-28 | 4,824 |
| 2026-12-29 | 4,637 |
| 2026-12-30 | 4,713 |
| 2026-12-31 | 4,315 |
| 2027-01-01 | 4,170 |
| 2027-01-02 | 4,537 |
| 2027-01-03 | 4,732 |
When the names now dropping were originally registered: the age profile of the list.
What happened to the names that dropped between 2 Oct and now (the last 30 days, or since outcomes were first recorded).
Every name that was due to drop in that time.
Dropped
101,793
81% of drops
Caught
13,488
11% of drops
Registered later
3,236
2.6% of drops
Renewed
6,961
5.5% of drops
Not checked yet
3
<0.1% of drops
Of the names that came free at the drop, the share someone caught. The line shows how all its drops ended, in the colours above.
.uk
10.7%
1,906 of 17,834
.co.uk
11.2%
10,881 of 97,104
.org.uk
21.1%
669 of 3,166
.me.uk
8.2%
32 of 388
.ltd.uk
n/a
only 23 dropped
.plc.uk
n/a
only 0 dropped
.net.uk
n/a
only 2 dropped
Names registered the moment they dropped (UTC).
13,473 names over 30 days
busiest: 15 Oct (545)
| Day (UTC) | Names |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 324 |
| 2026-10-03 | 370 |
| 2026-10-04 | 441 |
| 2026-10-05 | 489 |
| 2026-10-06 | 529 |
| 2026-10-07 | 540 |
| 2026-10-08 | 512 |
| 2026-10-09 | 396 |
| 2026-10-10 | 392 |
| 2026-10-11 | 447 |
| 2026-10-12 | 543 |
| 2026-10-13 | 477 |
| 2026-10-14 | 491 |
| 2026-10-15 | 545 |
| 2026-10-16 | 416 |
| 2026-10-17 | 498 |
| 2026-10-18 | 507 |
| 2026-10-19 | 500 |
| 2026-10-20 | 430 |
| 2026-10-21 | 430 |
| 2026-10-22 | 387 |
| 2026-10-23 | 405 |
| 2026-10-24 | 424 |
| 2026-10-25 | 469 |
| 2026-10-26 | 467 |
| 2026-10-27 | 480 |
| 2026-10-28 | 396 |
| 2026-10-29 | 446 |
| 2026-10-30 | 400 |
| 2026-10-31 | 322 |
Registrar tags that caught the most names.
Share caught of names that came free, by letter count.
1994–2026
busiest: 2025 (99,675)
The original registration year, where our records have it: a name that was caught and re-registered counts in the year it was first registered. The spike is real: most names that drop are first-year registrations that weren't renewed.
| Year | Names |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1996 | 51 |
| 1997 | 115 |
| 1998 | 363 |
| 1999 | 13,161 |
| 2000 | 1,097 |
| 2001 | 499 |
| 2002 | 978 |
| 2003 | 977 |
| 2004 | 1,963 |
| 2005 | 1,590 |
| 2006 | 2,784 |
| 2007 | 1,830 |
| 2008 | 3,145 |
| 2009 | 2,213 |
| 2010 | 4,129 |
| 2011 | 3,110 |
| 2012 | 5,584 |
| 2013 | 5,682 |
| 2014 | 6,301 |
| 2015 | 4,027 |
| 2016 | 6,717 |
| 2017 | 6,214 |
| 2018 | 8,083 |
| 2019 | 8,674 |
| 2020 | 16,877 |
| 2021 | 11,160 |
| 2022 | 16,601 |
| 2023 | 23,784 |
| 2024 | 37,519 |
| 2025 | 99,675 |
| 2026 | 1 |