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.cyou Domain Zone: Comprehensive Data & 2026 Trends

The .cyou domain zone, a modern and versatile TLD, has grown to 474.1K+ registered domains. Understanding its composition is critical for domain investors, SEO specialists, and developers. With an average domain length of 10.14 characters and a peak at 6 characters (105 362 domains), the zone shows a preference for concise names. The most common first letter is 'm' (29 711 domains), and the top word 'pro' appears in 9 888 domains (2.09%% share). These metrics reveal naming patterns and investment opportunities.

Domain Length Distribution: Why 6-Character Names Dominate

With 105 362 domains at 6 characters, this length is the sweet spot. The average length of 10.14 suggests a market for short, memorable names. Investors should target domains near this range for higher liquidity.

Infographics for .cyou

474,081
Total Domains
+1,022
New Today
−657
Dropped Today

Domain length distribution by number of characters

Character Composition: Letters vs. Digits in .cyou

Only-letter domains make up 37.08%% (175 787), while mixed letter-digit names account for 51.98%% (246 451). Pure digit domains are rare at 1.40%% (6 643). This indicates a strong preference for alphanumeric brandability.


Average domain name length

10.14 characters
Representative domain: 0-1-4-9lt.cyou
Representative name length: 9

The Role of Hyphens: 9.53%% of Domains Use Them

Hyphenated domains (45 200) are a minority but still significant. Hyphens can improve readability but may reduce memorability. Investors should weigh SEO benefits against user experience.

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Character frequency in domain names

# Symbol Occurrences
1 e 326977
2 a 292690
3 i 267062
4 n 247728
5 o 242211
6 t 238474
7 s 235883
8 r 227399
9 l 172668
10 c 156253
11 u 152190
12 d 149033
13 m 141654
14 p 131603
15 g 131322
16 h 121783
17 y 101945
18 k 101438
19 b 99972
20 w 99792
21 f 99263
22 v 91109
23 x 71952
24 j 71865
25 1 70241
26 2 68476
27 8 68028
28 3 67866
29 z 66370
30 0 65457
31 7 58556
32 4 58106
33 5 58079
34 6 58069
35 9 55961
36 q 55954

Top Words and Tokens: 'pro' and '2' Lead

The word 'pro' appears in 9 888 domains (2.09%% share), while the numeric token '2' is in 21 671 domains. These patterns highlight popular niches and potential for keyword-rich domains.


Most common first character in domain names

# First char Domains count
1 - 0
2 0 3855
3 1 5968
4 2 6760
5 3 6444
6 4 6456
7 5 6250
8 6 5799
9 7 5994
10 8 6280
11 9 6568
12 a 18830
13 b 19761
14 c 25642
15 d 22239
16 e 15600
17 f 15862
18 g 15659
19 h 17852
20 i 11403
21 j 12352
22 k 16718
23 l 13109
24 m 29711
25 n 12417
26 o 10380
27 p 19922
28 q 8515
29 r 14760
30 s 25653
31 t 20082
32 u 8884
33 v 11580
34 w 13265
35 x 9448
36 y 14161
37 z 9902

Vowel vs. Consonant Balance: 28.77%% Vowels

Vowels make up 28.77%% of all characters (1 383 075), consonants 56.39%% (2 711 515), and digits 13.08%% (628 839). A balanced ratio aids pronounceability and brand recall.


Character distribution in domain names

Vowels (1383075 · 28.77%)
Consonants (2711515 · 56.39%)
Digits (628839 · 13.08%)
Hyphen (84712 · 1.76%)
Other (0 · 0%)

First Character Trends: 'm' Leads with 29 711 Domains

The letter 'm' is the most common starting character, followed by others. This data helps in brainstorming domain names that align with user expectations.


Domain names with numbers and letters

Only numbers (6643 · 1.4%)
Only letters (175787 · 37.08%)
Numbers and letters (246451 · 51.98%)
Other (45200 · 9.53%)

Total Character Pool: 4.8M+ Characters Analyzed

Across 474 081 domains, we analyzed 4.8M+ characters. The most frequent character is 'e' (326 977 occurrences). This granular data supports advanced SEO and naming strategies.


Most frequent word fragments inside domain names

# Word Domains count %
1 pro 9888 2.09
2 go 4931 1.04
3 one 4405 0.93
4 net 4060 0.86
5 online 3864 0.82
6 car 3792 0.80
7 hub 3442 0.73
8 home 2864 0.60
9 my 2742 0.58
10 now 2628 0.55
11 zone 2437 0.51
12 plus 2292 0.48
13 fit 2247 0.47
14 app 1637 0.35
15 video 1516 0.32
16 book 1409 0.30
17 new 1044 0.22
18 free 938 0.20
19 pay 919 0.19
20 top 795 0.17

Trends & Insights 2026

Short domains (6-8 characters) will continue to command premium value; 6-character names are the current sweet spot.
Alphanumeric domains (letters + digits) are growing; currently 51.98%% of the zone, they offer creative branding opportunities.
Hyphen usage may decline as users prefer clean, dash-free names; only 9.53%% of domains currently include hyphens.
Keyword-rich domains featuring top words like 'pro' will remain valuable for niche SEO and brandability.
The dominance of the letter 'e' and first character 'm' suggests phonetic patterns that new registrations should leverage.
Pure numeric domains are a niche (1.40%%) but could see increased demand for short, memorable number sequences.

Hyphen usage in domain names

With hyphen (45200 · 9.53%)
Without hyphen (428881 · 90.47%)

Popular numeric tokens in domain names

# Token Domains count
1 2 21671
2 4 21465
3 3 20732
4 8 20718
5 7 20373
6 5 20173
7 6 19925
8 9 19747
9 1 18512
10 0 14672
11 30 4442
12 88 3075
13 11 2129
14 24 1602
15 77 1532
16 01 1488
17 12 1444
18 33 1443
19 22 1389
20 10 1327