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.cyou Domain Zone: Comprehensive Data & 2026 Trends

The .cyou domain zone, a modern and versatile TLD, has grown to 478.4K+ registered domains. Understanding its composition is critical for domain investors, SEO specialists, and developers. With an average domain length of 0.00 characters and a peak at 6 characters (101 326 domains), the zone shows a preference for concise names. The most common first letter is 'm' (29 003 domains), and the top word 'pro' appears in 10 394 domains (2.21%% share). These metrics reveal naming patterns and investment opportunities.

Domain Length Distribution: Why 6-Character Names Dominate

With 101 326 domains at 6 characters, this length is the sweet spot. The average length of 0.00 suggests a market for short, memorable names. Investors should target domains near this range for higher liquidity.

Infographics for .cyou

478,398
Total Domains
+1,313
New Today
−991
Dropped Today

Domain length distribution by number of characters

Character Composition: Letters vs. Digits in .cyou

Only-letter domains make up 37.95%% (178 895), while mixed letter-digit names account for 50.22%% (236 756). Pure digit domains are rare at 2.04%% (9 619). This indicates a strong preference for alphanumeric brandability.


Average domain name length

10.29 characters
Representative domain: 0.cyou
Representative name length: 1

The Role of Hyphens: 9.80%% of Domains Use Them

Hyphenated domains (46 183) are a minority but still significant. Hyphens can improve readability but may reduce memorability. Investors should weigh SEO benefits against user experience.

Popular Domain Zones

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Character frequency in domain names

# Symbol Occurrences
1 e 332236
2 a 297813
3 i 269144
4 n 251173
5 o 248660
6 t 243535
7 s 238417
8 r 231156
9 l 175698
10 c 156448
11 u 153307
12 d 150107
13 m 140970
14 p 132883
15 g 130192
16 h 121170
17 y 101941
18 k 101866
19 w 99331
20 f 98674
21 b 98118
22 v 91480
23 x 72770
24 1 71772
25 j 71511
26 8 68792
27 2 68104
28 3 67990
29 z 66066
30 0 64231
31 6 60193
32 7 59063
33 4 58418
34 5 57598
35 9 55934
36 q 54935

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

The word 'pro' appears in 10 394 domains (2.21%% share), while the numeric token '2' is in 21 053 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 4212
3 1 6218
4 2 7179
5 3 6756
6 4 6887
7 5 6479
8 6 8220
9 7 6263
10 8 6631
11 9 6714
12 a 18965
13 b 19289
14 c 25947
15 d 21611
16 e 15838
17 f 15714
18 g 15628
19 h 17163
20 i 11600
21 j 12008
22 k 15998
23 l 13168
24 m 29003
25 n 12501
26 o 10693
27 p 20473
28 q 8375
29 r 15001
30 s 26114
31 t 20464
32 u 8679
33 v 11821
34 w 12822
35 x 8874
36 y 13629
37 z 9833

Vowel vs. Consonant Balance: 28.94%% Vowels

Vowels make up 28.94%% of all characters (1 402 895), consonants 56.29%% (2 728 565), and digits 13.01%% (630 762). A balanced ratio aids pronounceability and brand recall.


Character distribution in domain names

Vowels (1402895 · 28.94%)
Consonants (2728565 · 56.29%)
Digits (630762 · 13.01%)
Hyphen (85429 · 1.76%)
Other (0 · 0%)

First Character Trends: 'm' Leads with 29 003 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 (9619 · 2.04%)
Only letters (178895 · 37.95%)
Numbers and letters (236756 · 50.22%)
Other (46187 · 9.8%)

Total Character Pool: 4.8M+ Characters Analyzed

Across 478 398 domains, we analyzed 4.8M+ characters. The most frequent character is 'e' (332 236 occurrences). This granular data supports advanced SEO and naming strategies.


Most frequent word fragments inside domain names

# Word Domains count %
1 pro 10394 2.21
2 go 5000 1.06
3 one 4525 0.96
4 net 4204 0.89
5 online 3860 0.82
6 car 3814 0.81
7 hub 3718 0.79
8 home 2879 0.61
9 my 2709 0.58
10 now 2640 0.56
11 zone 2464 0.52
12 plus 2339 0.50
13 fit 2274 0.48
14 video 1976 0.42
15 app 1786 0.38
16 book 1674 0.36
17 new 1087 0.23
18 free 949 0.20
19 top 935 0.20
20 pay 896 0.19

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 50.22%% of the zone, they offer creative branding opportunities.
Hyphen usage may decline as users prefer clean, dash-free names; only 9.80%% 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 (2.04%%) but could see increased demand for short, memorable number sequences.

Hyphen usage in domain names

With hyphen (46183 · 9.8%)
Without hyphen (425024 · 90.2%)

Popular numeric tokens in domain names

# Token Domains count
1 2 21053
2 4 20729
3 8 20113
4 3 19987
5 7 19569
6 5 19491
7 6 19199
8 9 19158
9 1 17824
10 0 14363
11 30 4353
12 88 3076
13 11 1799
14 77 1578
15 24 1497
16 01 1424
17 33 1412
18 777 1311
19 22 1290
20 03 1278