Catch drops at registrar price
When a domain drops cleanly, anyone can register it at standard price (around $10 for .com). The same name on the aftermarket would cost hundreds or thousands.
Short Domains Dropping Soon (≤6 chars)
Short letter-only domains across all TLDs entering the drop pool. Six characters or fewer typically resell well in any TLD.
Registrar price is only a bargain if the name is worth more than that. Appraise a dropping name against comparable public sales first.
Drop pool snapshot
2,019 domains in drop pool
| # | Domain | Our est. | Backorder at | Action | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Redemption ~32d | Aug 24, 2026 | 2y | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1202 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 21, 2026 | 8y | – | 194 | 0 | |||
| 1203 | Grace ~35d | Aug 26, 2026 | 6y | – | 96 | 0 | – | ||
| 1204 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 18, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1205 | Redemption ~35d | Jan 29, 2027 | 6y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1206 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 28, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1207 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 18, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1208 | Redemption ~2d | Oct 13, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1209 | Redemption ~35d | Oct 16, 2026 | 5y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1210 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 25, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1211 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 17, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1212 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 16, 2026 | 10y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1213 | Grace ~35d | Aug 27, 2026 | 8y | – | 79 | 0 | |||
| 1214 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 21, 2026 | 2y | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1215 | Pending Delete ~5d | Aug 7, 2026 | 1y | – | 58 | 0 | – | ||
| 1216 | Pending Delete ~5d | Jul 28, 2026 | 1y | – | 12 | 0 | – | ||
| 1217 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 10, 2026 | 3y | – | 86 | 0 | – | ||
| 1218 | Redemption ~35d | Aug 27, 2026 | 8y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1219 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 14, 2026 | 2y | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1220 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 5, 2026 | 2y | – | 64 | 0 | |||
| 1221 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 24, 2026 | 17y | – | 161 | 0 | – | ||
| 1222 | Pending Delete ~4d | Jul 27, 2026 | 19y | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1223 | Redemption ~5d | Jun 21, 2026 | 1y | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1224 | Pending Delete ~4d | Jul 26, 2026 | 1y | – | 125 | 0 | – | ||
| 1225 | Redemption ~20d | Aug 12, 2026 | 1y | $8,804 | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1226 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 10, 2026 | 1y | – | 152 | 0 | – | ||
| 1227 | Grace ~35d | Jul 26, 2026 | 15y | – | 212 | 0 | |||
| 1228 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 15, 2026 | 5y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1229 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 17, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1230 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 5, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1231 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 10, 2026 | 11y | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1232 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 22, 2026 | 1y | – | 18 | 0 | – | ||
| 1233 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 28, 2026 | 3y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1234 | Redemption ~3d | Oct 14, 2026 | 5y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1235 | Pending Delete ~5d | Aug 19, 2026 | 2y | – | 73 | 0 | |||
| 1236 | Pending Delete ~1d | Jul 24, 2026 | 2y | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1237 | Redemption ~18d | Aug 10, 2026 | 2y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1238 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 22, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1239 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 24, 2026 | 5y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1240 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 26, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1241 | Redemption ~22d | Aug 14, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1242 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 23, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1243 | Redemption ~35d | Aug 28, 2026 | 7y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1244 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 3, 2026 | 2y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1245 | Redemption ~29d | Aug 21, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1246 | Redemption ~22d | Aug 14, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1247 | Redemption ~9d | Aug 1, 2026 | 10y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1248 | Redemption ~29d | Aug 21, 2026 | 2y | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1249 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 15, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 0 | |||
| 1250 | Redemption ~16d | Aug 8, 2026 | 2y | – | – | 0 |
Why drop watching pays off
Three phases worth knowing
Grace (renew normally), Redemption (renew with fee), Pending Delete (about to drop, can no longer be saved). Most domains move through all three over 60 to 65 days.
Estimates, not guarantees
Drop dates are estimates based on standard ICANN timing. Actual timing varies by registry, queue depth, and weekends. For high-stakes catches, layer a paid backorder service on top.
Top TLDs in the current drop pool
| TLD | Domains in pool |
|---|---|
| .com | 25,327 |
| .cc | 4,835 |
| .info | 4,575 |
| .net | 3,619 |
| .org | 2,768 |
| .pro | 1,210 |
| .co.uk | 949 |
| .io | 668 |
| .biz | 385 |
| .us | 382 |
Drop schedule
Dropping today
12,438
Pending delete · ~5 days
This week
44,750
Within ~7 days
Pending Delete44,01096%
Redemption1,8294%
Grace620%