.rest domains list

What is .rest TLD

The .rest top-level domain is a semantic namespace aligned with food, hospitality, and leisure services, but it is open for general registration globally. We analyze .rest domains to understand active usage, hosting patterns, and cross-border adoption. Currently, our index records 120,287 active .rest domains, with 62,116 live .rest websites distributed across 76 countries. This footprint suggests meaningful adoption beyond restaurants, including reservation platforms, delivery services, and local venues seeking short, memorable naming. Relative to legacy extensions, we observe higher brand availability and concise label choices, factors that correlate with lower typo risk and clearer intent. These observations derive from longitudinal DNS and content measurements across the zone. Download webatla’s .rest datasets for deeper benchmarking.

History and key features of .rest TLD

Following the ICANN new‑gTLD expansion in the mid‑2010s, .rest emerged as a thematic space enabling concise, location‑agnostic naming. Key features we observe include short, pronounceable strings, language neutrality, and strong topical signals for hospitality and dining. Adoption dynamics show steady churn: 5,832 in February 2026 and 683 indicate recent registration velocity, while 62,116 domains currently resolve at the DNS layer. In content analysis, .rest websites skew toward menus, booking funnels, and platform landing pages, with notable use by franchises and SaaS providers. Compared with comparable niche namespaces, renewal behavior aligns with small‑business seasonality and local market cycles. These findings come from continuous crawling and passive DNS aggregation across the full zone of .rest domains. Access historical .rest zone data from webatla.

Why and who choose the .rest domain

Organizations choosing .rest domains typically include restaurants, bars, cloud‑kitchen operators, catering firms, booking platforms, and food‑centric media. We also see adoption by tourism businesses and marketplace intermediaries that want a clear signal without geographic constraints. Among .rest websites, the content profile favors lightweight pages optimized for local discovery, structured menus, and reservation widgets, often deployed on templated builders. From a risk perspective, the namespace shows moderate parking and limited high‑risk abuse in our telemetry; operational activity concentrates where 62,116 live sites overlap with 76 markets. Buyer behavior favors short brand‑terms and city‑plus‑category labels, aided by ongoing availability within 120,287 active registrations. Teams evaluating suitability can compare cohorts using our labeled crawls of .rest domains. Download audience and usage segments for .rest from webatla.