List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names

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This is a list of the oldest extant registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet.

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Until late February 1986, Domain Registration was limited to organizations with access to ARPA. Public registration was revealed on Usenet on February 24, 1986. [1]

.com

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
1March 15, 1985 symbolics.com Symbolics
2April 24, 1985bbn.com BBN Technologies
3May 24, 1985think.com Thinking Machines
4July 11, 1985mcc.com Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
5September 30, 1985dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation
6November 7, 1985northrop.com Northrop Corporation
7January 9, 1986xerox.com Xerox
8January 17, 1986sri.com SRI International
9March 3, 1986hp.com Hewlett-Packard
10March 5, 1986bellcore.com Bell Communications Research
11March 19, 1986ibm.com IBM
12March 19, 1986sun.com Sun Microsystems
13March 25, 1986intel.com Intel
14March 25, 1986ti.com Texas Instruments
15April 25, 1986att.com AT&T
16May 8, 1986gmr.com General Motors Research Laboratories
17May 8, 1986tek.com Tektronix
18July 10, 1986fmc.com FMC Corporation
19July 10, 1986ub.com Ungermann-Bass
20August 5, 1986bell-atl.com Bell Atlantic
21August 5, 1986ge.com General Electric
22August 5, 1986grebyn.comGrebyn Corporation
23August 5, 1986isc.com Interactive Systems Corporation
24August 5, 1986nsc.com National Semiconductor
25August 5, 1986stargate.com Stargate Information Services [2] [3]
26September 2, 1986boeing.com Boeing
27September 18, 1986itcorp.com Interrupt Technology Corporation
28September 29, 1986siemens.com Siemens AG
29October 18, 1986pyramid.com Pyramid Technology
30October 27, 1986alphacdc.com Alpha Communications Development Corporation
31October 27, 1986bdm.com BDM Corporation
32October 27, 1986fluke.com Fluke Corporation
33October 27, 1986inmet.com Intermetrics
34October 27, 1986kesmai.com Kesmai
35October 27, 1986mentor.com Mentor Graphics
36October 27, 1986nec.com NEC Corporation
37October 27, 1986ray.com Raytheon
38October 27, 1986rosemount.com Rosemount Inc.
39October 27, 1986vortex.com Vortex Technology
40November 5, 1986alcoa.com Alcoa
41November 5, 1986gte.com General Telephone and Electronics
42November 17, 1986adobe.com Adobe Systems
43November 17, 1986amd.com Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
44November 17, 1986das.com DA Systems, Inc.
45November 17, 1986data-io.com Data I/O Corporation
46November 17, 1986octopus.com Octopus Enterprises
47November 17, 1986portal.com Portal Communications Company
48November 17, 1986teltone.com Teltone Corporation
49December 11, 19863com.com 3Com Corporation
50December 11, 1986amdahl.com Amdahl Corporation
51December 11, 1986ccur.com Concurrent Computer Corporation
52December 11, 1986ci.com Cognition, Inc.
53December 11, 1986convergent.com Convergent Technologies
54December 11, 1986dg.com Data General
55December 11, 1986peregrine.com Peregrine Systems
56December 11, 1986quad.com Quadratron Systems Inc.
57December 11, 1986sq.com SoftQuad
58December 11, 1986tandy.com Tandy Corporation
59December 11, 1986tti.com Citicorp/TTI
60December 11, 1986unisys.com Unisys
61January 19, 1987cgi.com Carnegie Group Inc.
62January 19, 1987cts.com Crash TimeSharing
63January 19, 1987spdcc.com S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting
64February 19, 1987apple.com Apple Computer
65March 4, 1987nma.com Network Management Associates
66March 4, 1987prime.com Prime Computer
67April 4, 1987philips.com Philips
68April 23, 1987datacube.com Datacube Inc.
69April 23, 1987kai.com Kuck and Associates, Inc.
70April 23, 1987tic.com Texas Internet Consulting
71April 23, 1987vine.com Vine Technology
72April 30, 1987ncr.com NCR Corporation
73May 14, 1987cisco.com Cisco Systems
74May 14, 1987rdl.com Research Development Laboratories
75May 20, 1987slb.com Schlumberger Limited
76May 27, 1987parcplace.com ParcPlace Systems, Inc.
77May 27, 1987utc.com United Technologies Corporation
78June 26, 1987ide.com Interactive Development Environments
79July 9, 1987trw.com TRW
80July 13, 1987unipress.com Unipress Software
81July 27, 1987dupont.com DuPont
82July 27, 1987lockheed.com Lockheed Corporation
83July 28, 1987rosetta.com Rosetta Consulting
84August 18, 1987toad.com John Gilmore
85August 31, 1987quick.com Quicksilver Engineering
86September 3, 1987allied.com AlliedSignal
87September 3, 1987dsc.com Digital Sound Corporation
88September 3, 1987sco.com Santa Cruz Operation
89September 22, 1987gene.com Genentech
90September 22, 1987kccs.com KC Computer Sciences
91September 22, 1987spectra.com Spectragraphics Corporation
92September 22, 1987wlk.com W.L. Kennedy Jr. & Associates
93September 30, 1987mentat.com Mentat Inc.
94October 14, 1987wyse.com Wyse Technology
95November 2, 1987cfg.com Caine, Farber & Gordon, Inc.
96November 9, 1987marble.com Marble Associates, Inc.
97November 16, 1987cayman.com Cayman Systems, Inc.
98November 16, 1987entity.com Entity Cyber, Inc.
99November 24, 1987ksr.com Kendall Square Research
100November 30, 1987nynexst.com NYNEX Science & Technology
Sources: [4] [2]

.org

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 17, 1985darpa.org DARPA [ citation needed ]
1July 10, 1985mitre.org Mitre Corporation
2March 25, 1986src.org Semiconductor Research Corporation
3July 10, 1986super.org Center for Computing Sciences
4January 7, 1987aero.org The Aerospace Corporation
5January 15, 1987mcnc.org Microelectronics Center of North Carolina
6April 2, 1987rand.org RAND Corporation
7April 4, 1987mn.org SkyPoint Communications
8May 1, 1987rti.org RTI International
9July 14, 1987usenix.org USENIX
10September 2, 1987software.orgBSA Foundation (launched by Software Alliance) [5]
11February 25, 1988fidonet.org FidoNet
12April 27, 1988ampr.org AMPRNet
13August 4, 1988osf.org Open Software Foundation
14August 11, 1988ida.org Institute for Defense Analyses
15September 9, 1988cactus.org
16September 9, 1988nm.org
17September 22, 1988ccf.org Cleveland Clinic
18October 21, 1988erim.org
19November 11, 1988ski.org Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
20November 30, 1988iti.org
21January 11, 1989jax.org Jackson Laboratory
22January 13, 1989ncsc.org National Center for State Courts
23February 9, 1989aaai.org Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
24February 24, 1989ie.org
25March 29, 1989stjude.org St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
26April 11, 1989mbari.org Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
27May 24, 1989castle.org
28June 7, 1989carl.org
29June 27, 1989msri.org Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
30July 15, 1989agi.org
31July 17, 1989sf-bay.org
32July 31, 1989mef.org
33August 11, 1989oclc.org OCLC
34August 23, 1989ei.org
35September 5, 1989cas.org
36September 11, 1989battelle.org Battelle Memorial Institute
37September 12, 1989sub.org
38September 21, 1989aip.org American Institute of Physics
39September 28, 1989sdpa.org
40November 8, 1989lonestar.org
41December 1, 1989ieee.org Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
42January 10, 1990cit.org
43January 22, 1990sematech.org SEMATECH
44February 7, 1990omg.org
45February 12, 1990decus.org
46March 13, 1990sublink.org
47March 16, 1990cam.org
48March 20, 1990cpl.org Cleveland Public Library
49April 10, 1990ori.org Oregon Research Institute
50April 13, 1990fhcrc.org Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
51May 16, 1990nwf.org National Wildlife Federation
52May 18, 1990mskcc.org
53May 23, 1990boystown.org Boys Town
54May 24, 1990bwc.org
55May 31, 1990topsail.org
56June 28, 1990ciit.org
57July 17, 1990central.org
58July 27, 1990mind.org
59August 3, 1990stonemarche.org
60August 28, 1990cshl.org
61August 30, 1990fstrf.org
62September 12, 1990dorsai.org
63September 14, 1990elf.org
64September 18, 1990siggraph.org SIGGRAPH
65September 21, 1990sjh.org
66September 27, 1990igc.org Institute for Global Communications
67October 10, 1990cotdazr.org
68October 10, 1990eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation
69October 10, 1990sfn.org Society for Neuroscience
70October 31, 1990csn.org
71November 1, 1990sfbr.org
72November 7, 1990ais.org
73November 7, 1990hjf.org
74January 4, 1991uniforum.org
75January 4, 1991wgbh.org WGBH Educational Foundation
76February 1, 1991fsf.org Free Software Foundation
77February 6, 1991eso.org European Southern Observatory
78February 6, 1991tiaa.org Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
79February 13, 1991nysernet.org NYSERNet
80February 20, 1991acr.org American College of Radiology
81February 26, 1991nybc.org New York Blood Center
82February 26, 1991nypl.org New York Public Library
83April 10, 1991cnytdo.org
84April 10, 1991htr.org
85April 10, 1991hvtdc.org
86April 10, 1991nycp.org
87April 11, 1991bpl.org Boston Public Library
88April 11, 1991scra.org South Carolina Research Authority
89April 12, 1991amnh.org American Museum of Natural History
90April 15, 1991hellnet.org
91April 15, 1991sil.org SIL International
92April 18, 1991apc.org
93April 22, 1991mobot.org Missouri Botanical Garden
94April 25, 1991cni.org Coalition for Networked Information
95May 1, 1991gumption.org
96May 2, 1991hslc.org
97May 13, 1991guild.org
98May 22, 1991acs.org American Chemical Society
99May 22, 1991lpl.org
100May 22, 1991rsage.org
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.edu

Registration within .edu is restricted to accredited educational institutions. Prior to October 2001, registration was available worldwide; it has since been limited to institutions based in the United States. [6]

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 1, 1985darpa.edu DARPA
1April 24, 1985berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley
1April 24, 1985cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University
1April 24, 1985purdue.edu Purdue University
1April 24, 1985rice.edu Rice University
1April 24, 1985ucla.edu University of California, Los Angeles
6April 25, 1985rutgers.edu Rutgers University
7May 23, 1985mit.edu Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8June 27, 1985harvard.edu Harvard University
9July 5, 1985columbia.edu Columbia University
10July 15, 1985cornell.edu Cornell University
11July 18, 1985uiuc.edu University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
12July 24, 1985udel.edu University of Delaware
13July 31, 1985umd.edu University of Maryland, College Park
14August 13, 1985utexas.edu University of Texas at Austin
15August 20, 1985usc.edu University of Southern California
16September 30, 1985wisc.edu University of Wisconsin–Madison
16September 30, 1985uci.edu University of California, Irvine
18October 4, 1985stanford.edu Stanford University
19October 7, 1985umich.edu University of Michigan
20December 9, 1985ucsd.edu University of California, San Diego
21January 6, 1986caltech.edu California Institute of Technology
22January 23, 1986arizona.edu University of Arizona
23February 21, 1986ucsf.edu University of California, San Francisco
24March 3, 1986dartmouth.edu Dartmouth College
24March 3, 1986indiana.edu Indiana University Bloomington
24March 3, 1986okstate.edu Oklahoma State University
24March 3, 1986unlv.edu University of Nevada, Las Vegas
24March 3, 1986wfu.edu Wake Forest University
24March 3, 1986wright.edu Wright State University
30March 10, 1986isi.edu Information Sciences Institute
31March 19, 1986ucdavis.edu University of California, Davis
31March 19, 1986uta.edu University of Texas at Arlington
31March 19, 1986virginia.edu University of Virginia
34March 25, 1986ufl.edu University of Florida
34March 25, 1986bu.edu Boston University
34March 25, 1986rpi.edu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
34March 25, 1986umass.edu University of Massachusetts
34March 25, 1986northeastern.edu Northeastern University
34March 25, 1986usl.eduUniversity of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) 1960~1999, then: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
40May 8, 1986gatech.edu Georgia Institute of Technology
40May 8, 1986toronto.edu University of Toronto [7]
40May 8, 1986sju.edu Saint Joseph's University
40May 8, 1986uab.edu University of Alabama at Birmingham
44June 2, 1986carleton.edu Carleton College
44June 2, 1986duke.edu Duke University
44June 2, 1986upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania
44June 2, 1986emory.edu Emory University
44June 2, 1986bgsu.edu Bowling Green State University
44June 2, 1986colorado.edu University of Colorado Boulder
50June 17, 1986unc.edu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
51July 10, 1986usd.edu University of South Dakota
51July 10, 1986uwp.edu University of Wisconsin–Parkside
51July 10, 1986wellesley.edu Wellesley College
51July 10, 1986wku.edu Western Kentucky University
55July 14, 1986psu.edu Pennsylvania State University
56August 27, 1986brown.edu Brown University
56August 27, 1986unm.edu University of New Mexico
58September 2, 1986syr.edu Syracuse University
58September 2, 1986depaul.edu DePaul University
60September 4, 1986washington.edu University of Washington
60September 4, 1986wcslc.edu Westminster College (university since 2023)
62September 29, 1986moravian.edu Moravian College
62September 29, 1986unt.edu University of North Texas
62September 29, 1986usf.edu University of South Florida
62September 29, 1986williams.edu Williams College
66October 3, 1986merit.edu Merit Network
67October 8, 1986nyu.edu New York University
68October 10, 1986rochester.edu University of Rochester
69October 27, 1986unh.edu University of New Hampshire
69October 27, 1986ucf.edu University of Central Florida
69October 27, 1986hawaii.edu University of Hawaii
69October 27, 1986csufresno.edu California State University, Fresno
73November 5, 1986georgetown.edu Georgetown University
73November 5, 1986muskingum.edu Muskingum University
73November 5, 1986odu.edu Old Dominion University
76November 17, 1986usma.edu United States Military Academy
77November 21, 1986clarkson.edu Clarkson University
78December 11, 1986oberlin.edu Oberlin College
78December 11, 1986ohiou.edu Ohio University
78December 11, 1986unr.edu University of Nevada, Reno
81December 16, 1986utah.edu University of Utah
82January 19, 1987byu.edu Brigham Young University
82January 19, 1987lsu.edu Louisiana State University
84January 21, 1987umn.edu University of Minnesota
85January 29, 1987ucsc.edu University of California, Santa Cruz
86February 19, 1987bsu.edu Ball State University
86February 19, 1987csuchico.edu California State University, Chico
86February 19, 1987kent.edu Kent State University
86February 19, 1987clemson.edu Clemson University
90February 27, 1987albany.edu University at Albany
91March 2, 1987whoi.edu Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
92March 4, 1987mu.edu Marquette University
93March 17, 1987yale.edu Yale University
94March 19, 1987jhu.edu Johns Hopkins University
95April 2, 1987rockefeller.edu The Rockefeller University
96April 3, 1987princeton.edu Princeton University
97April 4, 1987yu.edu Yeshiva University
98April 14, 1987wsu.edu Washington State University
98April 14, 1987wwu.edu Western Washington University
98April 14, 1987uvm.edu University of Vermont
98April 14, 1987tulane.edu Tulane University

.net

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 1, 1985darpa.net DARPA
1January 1, 1985nordu.net Nordic Infrastructure for Research and Education
2April 1, 1986broken.netJason Matthews [8] [9]
3November 5, 1986nsf.net National Science Foundation Network
4January 27, 1987nyser.net New York State Education and Research Network
5May 20, 1987uu.net UUNET
6July 21, 1987sesqui.net Sesquicentennial Network (SEQSUINet)
7May 25, 1988mr.netMinnesota Regional Network (MRNet)
8June 9, 1988oar.net Ohio Academic Resources Network
9July 8, 1988sura.net Southeastern Universities Research Association
10September 7, 1988the.netTexas Higher Education Network (THEnet)
11September 16, 1988nwnet.net NorthWestNet
12October 21, 1988es.net Energy Sciences Network
13October 25, 1988mid.net MIDnet
14January 4, 1989barrnet.netBay Area Regional Research Network (BARRNet)
15January 5, 1989cic.net CICNet
16January 27, 1989hawaii.net
17March 7, 1989psi.net PSINet
18March 27, 1989near.net New England Academic and Research Network
19April 11, 1989eu.net EUnet
20June 29, 1989ln.net
21September 12, 1989sub.net
22September 14, 1989westnet.netWestnet
23November 6, 1989cypress.net
24November 15, 1989cerf.net California Education and Research Federation Network
25November 17, 1989risq.net Réseau d'informations scientifiques du Québec
26February 9, 1990ca.net CANARIE
27May 21, 1990wiscnet.net WiscNet
28July 25, 1990cent.net
29July 26, 1990alter.net
30September 27, 1990ans.net Advanced Network and Services
31November 7, 1990mich.net Merit Network
32February 26, 1991hk.net
33April 10, 1991cix.net
34April 11, 1991team.net
35May 7, 1991five-colleges.net Five College Consortium
36May 17, 1991ja.net JANET
37June 3, 1991illinois.net
38June 20, 1991more.net
39June 24, 1991ohio-dmz.net
40July 8, 1991icp.net
41August 7, 1991swip.net
42August 15, 1991michnet.net
43November 29, 1991notes.net
44December 10, 1991merit.net Merit Network
45December 31, 1991mu.net
46January 17, 1992first.net
47February 17, 1992ebone.net
48February 19, 1992holonet.net
49February 25, 1992ripe.net RIPE
50March 24, 1992csn.net
51April 6, 1992mcast.net
52April 8, 1992life.net
53April 20, 1992rahul.net
54April 21, 1992cyber.net
55May 11, 1992sprintlink.net
56May 18, 1992ids.net
57May 21, 1992q.net
58June 1, 1992netconnect.net
59July 7, 1992use.net
60July 16, 1992tip.net
61July 27, 1992capcon.net
62July 27, 1992nexsys.net
63July 29, 1992umass.net
64July 31, 1992solinet.net
65August 6, 1992fish.net
66August 18, 1992ps.net
67September 10, 1992eds.net
68September 18, 1992lig.net
69October 1, 1992ix.net
70October 19, 1992aol.net
71October 30, 1992win.net
72November 2, 1992cren.net
73November 3, 1992path.net
74November 4, 1992quake.net
75November 20, 1992access.net
76November 20, 1992tsoft.net
77November 23, 1992inter.net
78November 30, 1992individual.net
79December 4, 1992raider.net
80December 9, 1992europa.net
81December 21, 1992demon.net
82December 22, 1992press.net
83December 23, 1992bc.net
84January 1, 1993internic.net InterNIC
85January 4, 1993cls.net
86January 20, 1993sam.net
87February 9, 1993kanren.net
88February 11, 1993ubs.net
89February 15, 1993digex.net
90February 15, 1993mobilecomm.net
91February 17, 1993xlink.net
92February 18, 1993fr.net
93March 3, 1993onenet.net
94March 8, 1993aco.net
95March 24, 1993clark.net
96March 24, 1993olympus.net
97March 24, 1993satlink.net
98April 2, 1993netcom.net
99April 7, 1993nl.net
100April 13, 1993ins.net
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.mil

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 1, 1985mil Defense Data Network

.gov

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 1, 1985gov DARPA
1June 1985 [10] css.gov Central Security Service

.int

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0November 3, 1988int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
1October 10, 1995ffa.int Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2October 13, 1995ip6.int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
3May 17, 1996commonwealth.int Commonwealth of Nations
3May 17, 1996nsap.int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
3May 17, 1996ymca.int Young Men's Christian Association
6July 8, 1996itu.int International Telecommunication Union
6July 8, 1996reliefweb.int ReliefWeb
8August 8, 1996tpc.intThe Phone Company
9August 17, 1996adsn.int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
10August 20, 1996cto.int Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
11August 23, 1996esa.int European Space Agency
12September 18, 1996wipo.int World Intellectual Property Organization
13September 26, 1996ohr.int Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
14December 5, 1996iai.int Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
15December 24, 1996sadc.int Southern African Development Community
16December 27, 1996ecb.int European Central Bank
17January 14, 1997eu.int European Union
18February 12, 1997oie.int World Organisation for Animal Health
19February 24, 1997iom.int International Organisation for Migration
20March 1, 1997interpol.int International Criminal Police Organization
21April 23, 1997un.int United Nations
22May 20, 1997comesa.int Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
23August 26, 1997nato.int North Atlantic Treaty Organization
24August 31, 1997ices.int International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
25October 1, 1997weu.int Western European Union
26October 10, 1997ecmwf.int European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
27October 24, 1997coe.int Council of Europe
28October 27, 1997efta.int European Free Trade Association
29November 10, 1997upov.int International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
30January 28, 1998idea.int International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
31January 29, 1998iaea.int International Atomic Energy Agency
31January 29, 1998icao.int International Civil Aviation Organization
31January 29, 1998upu.int Universal Postal Union
34June 5, 1998who.int World Health Organisation
35September 25, 1998bceao.int Central Bank of West African States
35September 25, 1998emep.int Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
35September 25, 1998idb.int Inter-American Development Bank
35September 25, 1998iic.int Inter-American Investment Corporation
39September 29, 2000uemoa.int West African Economic and Monetary Union
39September 29, 2000unccd.int United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
41September 10, 2001apnic.int Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
41September 10, 2001atma.int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
41September 10, 2001basel.int Basel Convention
41September 10, 2001beac.int Bank of Central African States
41September 10, 2001ecowas.int Economic Community of West African States
41September 10, 2001era.int Academy of European Law
41September 10, 2001eurocontrol.int European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
41September 10, 2001ilo.int International Labour Organization
41September 10, 2001inbar.int International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
41September 10, 2001ippc.int International Plant Protection Convention
41September 10, 2001issa.int International Social Security Association
41September 10, 2001ivi.int International Vaccine Institute
41September 10, 2001kedo.int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
41September 10, 2001nasco.int North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
41September 10, 2001nato-pa.int NATO Parliamentary Assembly
41September 10, 2001nib.int Nordic Investment Bank
41September 10, 2001oecd.int Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
41September 10, 2001oiv.int International Organisation of Vine and Wine
41September 10, 2001pic.int Rotterdam Convention
41September 10, 2001pices.int North Pacific Marine Science Organization
41September 10, 2001redcross.int International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
41September 10, 2001spc.int Pacific Community
41September 10, 2001unesco.int United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
41September 10, 2001unfccc.int United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
41September 10, 2001worldbank.int The World Bank
41September 10, 2001wto.int World Trade Organization
67October 11, 2001ifad.int International Fund for Agricultural Development
67October 11, 2001iica.int Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
69October 16, 2001eumetsat.int European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
69October 16, 2001wmo.int World Meteorological Organization
71October 18, 2001itso.int International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
72November 5, 2001oas.int Organization of American States
73June 7, 2002cde.int Centre for the Development of Enterprise
73June 7, 2002cta.int Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU
73June 7, 2002ectel.int Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority
76August 27, 2002eurofish.int Eurofish
77September 4, 2002stcu.int Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
78September 13, 2002pops.int Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
79October 18, 2002idlo.int International Development Law Organization
80November 1, 2002eftasurv.int European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority
81November 19, 2002las.int League of Arab States
82January 23, 2003eac.int East African Community
83March 6, 2003icc-cpi.int International Criminal Court
84April 30, 2003col.int The Commonwealth of Learning
85May 1, 2003cbd.int Convention on Biological Diversity
86May 20, 2003iccat.int International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
86May 20, 2003oiml.int International Organization of Legal Metrology
88May 21, 2003epo.int European Patent Office
88May 21, 2003eutelsatigo.int European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
88May 21, 2003nafo.int Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
91October 1, 2003mercosur.int Southern Common Market
92October 17, 2003acp.int African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
92October 17, 2003cms.int Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
94January 13, 2004glfc.int Great Lakes Fishery Commission
95January 16, 2004ctbto.int Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
96June 30, 2005apt.int Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
97July 28, 2005cospas-sarsat.int International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
98August 16, 2005iho.int International Hydrographic Organization
99December 1, 2005cedare.int Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
100January 18, 2006sica.int Central American Integration System

.arpa

RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0January 1, 1985arpa Internet Architecture Board (originally used by DARPA)
1September 27, 1994in-addr.arpa Internet Architecture Board
2September 14, 2000e164.arpa Internet Architecture Board
3November 10, 2001ip6.arpa Internet Architecture Board
4October 1, 2002uri.arpa Internet Architecture Board
4October 1, 2002urn.arpa Internet Architecture Board
6August 29, 2006iris.arpa Internet Architecture Board
7April 29, 2010in-addr-servers.arpa Internet Architecture Board
7April 29, 2010ip6-servers.arpa Internet Architecture Board
9September 30, 2013ipv4only.arpa Internet Architecture Board
10January 21, 2015as112.arpa Internet Architecture Board
11March 15, 2018home.arpa Internet Architecture Board
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InterNIC, known as the Network Information Center (NIC) until 1993, was the organization primarily responsible for Domain Name System (DNS) domain name allocations and X.500 directory services. From its inception in 1972 until October 1, 1991, it was run by the Stanford Research Institute, now known as SRI International, and led by Jake Feinler. From October 1991 until September 18, 1998, it was run by Network Solutions. Thereafter, the responsibility was assumed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that enables third party entities to request administrative control of a domain name. Most registries operate on the top-level and second-level of the DNS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Root name server</span> Name server for the DNS root zone

A root name server is a name server for the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. It directly answers requests for records in the root zone and answers other requests by returning a list of the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD). The root name servers are a critical part of the Internet infrastructure because they are the first step in resolving human-readable host names into IP addresses that are used in communication between Internet hosts.

The domain com is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in the first group of Internet domains at the beginning of 1985, its name is derived from the word commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for subdomains registered by commercial organizations. Later, the domain opened for general purposes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.uk</span> Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom

.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.bs</span> Internet country-code top level domain for the Bahamas

.bs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Bahamas. It is administered by the University of the Bahamas.

The domain name arpa is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. It is used predominantly for the management of technical network infrastructure. Prominent among such functions are the subdomains in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa, which provide namespaces for reverse DNS lookup of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.kn</span> Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Kitts and Nevis

.kn is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is administered by the University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.sg</span> Internet country-code top level domain for Singapore

.sg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Singapore. It was first registered in September 1988. It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.

.iq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iraq.

A sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) is one of the categories of top-level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet, alongside country-code top-level domains (ccTLD) and generic top-level domains (gTLD).

.kg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kyrgyzstan. Although registrations are normally at the second level, there are some specialized third-level registrations such as those under gov.kg and mil.kg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.so</span> Internet country code top-level domain for Somalia

.so is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Somalia. After a long absence, the .so domain was officially relaunched on November 1, 2010, by .SO Registry, which is regulated by the nation's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.lc</span> Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Lucia

.lc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Lucia, sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico and created on September 3, 1991. The registry is operated by Afilias and markets towards companies structured as LCs, LLCs or PLCs due to the possibility of a domain hack, such as CompanyName.L.LC and supposedly better names.

.mw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Malawi. After initial delegation, in 2002 the IANA recommended that administration of the ccTLD be transferred to the Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme from Computer Solutions Ltd. The recommendation was implemented.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.ng</span> Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria

.ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria. It is overseen by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA).

.ps is the Internet country code top-level domain ccTLD officially assigned to the State of Palestine. It is administered by the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.

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