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
444 domains in drop pool
| # | Domain | Our est. | Backorder at | Action | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | – | 18 | |||
| 102 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 3 | 18 | |||
| 103 | Redemption ~25d | Aug 16, 2026 | 25y | – | 2 | 17 | |||
| 104 | Redemption ~29d | Aug 21, 2026 | 18y | – | – | 17 | – | ||
| 105 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 7 | 17 | |||
| 106 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | 43 | 17 | |||
| 107 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | – | 17 | |||
| 108 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 20 | 17 | |||
| 109 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | – | 17 | |||
| 110 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 6, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 16 | – | ||
| 111 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 27, 2026 | 9y | – | 2 | 16 | – | ||
| 112 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 22, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 16 | – | ||
| 113 | Pending Delete ~1d | Oct 11, 2026 | – | – | – | 16 | |||
| 114 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 16 | 16 | |||
| 115 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 97 | 16 | |||
| 116 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 6 | 16 | |||
| 117 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 9 | 16 | |||
| 118 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 2, 2026 | 2y | – | – | 15 | – | ||
| 119 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 22, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 15 | – | ||
| 120 | Grace ~35d | Aug 22, 2026 | 7y | – | 86 | 15 | – | ||
| 121 | Redemption ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | 32y | – | 22 | 15 | |||
| 122 | Pending Delete ~1d | Oct 11, 2026 | – | – | 5 | 15 | |||
| 123 | Pending Delete ~1d | Oct 11, 2026 | – | – | – | 15 | |||
| 124 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 15 | |||
| 125 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 13, 2026 | – | – | – | 15 | |||
| 126 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 13, 2026 | – | – | 2 | 15 | |||
| 127 | Pending Delete ~4d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | 17 | 15 | |||
| 128 | Pending Delete ~4d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | 2 | 15 | |||
| 129 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | – | 15 | |||
| 130 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jun 21, 2026 | 2y | – | 25 | 14 | |||
| 131 | Redemption ~14d | Aug 6, 2026 | 23y | – | 4 | 14 | – | ||
| 132 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 5, 2026 | 1y | – | 2 | 14 | – | ||
| 133 | Redemption ~5d | Jul 12, 2026 | 2y | – | 21 | 14 | |||
| 134 | Pending Delete ~5d | Jul 29, 2026 | 10y | – | 38 | 14 | |||
| 135 | Pending Delete ~1d | Oct 11, 2026 | – | $2,355 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 136 | Pending Delete ~1d | Oct 11, 2026 | – | – | 24 | 14 | |||
| 137 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 2 | 14 | |||
| 138 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 13, 2026 | – | – | 6 | 14 | |||
| 139 | Pending Delete ~4d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | – | 14 | |||
| 140 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 2 | 14 | |||
| 141 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | – | 14 | |||
| 142 | Pending Delete ~5d | Oct 15, 2026 | – | – | 5 | 14 | |||
| 143 | Pending Delete ~0d | Jul 2, 2026 | 1y | – | – | 13 | – | ||
| 144 | Redemption ~5d | Jun 29, 2026 | 1y | – | 1 | 13 | – | ||
| 145 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 13 | |||
| 146 | Pending Delete ~2d | Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 2 | 13 | |||
| 147 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 13, 2026 | – | – | – | 13 | |||
| 148 | Pending Delete ~3d | Oct 13, 2026 | – | – | – | 13 | |||
| 149 | Pending Delete ~4d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | – | 13 | |||
| 150 | Pending Delete ~4d | Oct 14, 2026 | – | – | 13 | 13 |
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 | 28,773 |
| .cc | 5,184 |
| .info | 4,993 |
| .net | 4,123 |
| .org | 3,156 |
| .pro | 2,181 |
| .co.uk | 949 |
| .io | 836 |
| .biz | 519 |
| .us | 455 |
Drop schedule
Dropping today
13,092
Pending delete · ~5 days
This week
51,306
Within ~7 days
Pending Delete50,55696%
Redemption1,8343%
Grace630%