Domain Registries

Explore the organizations that operate and manage top-level domains. Understand governance, technical capabilities, and the TLDs they oversee.

VeriSign

Reston, Virginia, USA

VeriSign is the authoritative [[registry-operator|registry operator]] for .com and .net, the internet's two most widely used [[gtld|generic top-level domains]]. Operating …

Corporation

Public Interest Registry

Reston, Virginia, USA

Public Interest Registry (PIR) is the non-profit [[registry-operator|registry operator]] for .org, the internet's most trusted domain extension for organizations, non-profits, …

Non-Profit

Google Registry

Mountain View, California, USA

Google Registry operates some of the most developer-friendly [[new-gtld|new gTLDs]] including .dev, .app, .page, and .new. Notably, .dev and .app …

Corporation

Identity Digital

Bellevue, Washington, USA

Identity Digital is the world's largest operator of [[new-gtld|new gTLDs]], managing over 270 domain extensions including .guru, .today, .life, .world, …

Corporation

Radix

Dubai, UAE

Radix is a major [[new-gtld|new gTLD]] operator based in Dubai, managing popular extensions including .tech, .online, .store, .website, .fun, and …

Corporation

CentralNic Group

London, United Kingdom

CentralNic Group is a London-based domain name services company operating as both a [[registry-operator|registry operator]] and registry backend provider. They …

Corporation

DENIC

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

DENIC is the cooperative organization managing .de, Germany's [[cctld|country-code TLD]] and the world's largest ccTLD by registration volume. As a …

Cooperative

Nominet

Oxford, United Kingdom

Nominet is the registry operator for .uk, the United Kingdom's [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. Managing approximately 10 million .uk domain names, Nominet …

Non-Profit

AFNIC

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

AFNIC is the French non-profit managing .fr (France) and several French overseas territory [[cctld|ccTLDs]]. Known for strong data privacy protections …

Non-Profit

JPRS

Tokyo, Japan

JPRS operates .jp, Japan's [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. A wholly private company, JPRS manages both ASCII .jp domains and the internationalized .日本 …

Corporation

CNNIC

Beijing, China

CNNIC is the government-affiliated organization operating .cn, China's [[cctld|country-code TLD]] and one of the largest ccTLDs globally. CNNIC also manages …

Government Agency

KISA/KRNIC

Naju, South Korea

KISA (formerly KRNIC) manages .kr, South Korea's [[cctld|country-code TLD]], along with .한국 (Korea in Hangul). As a government agency, KISA …

Government Agency

GoDaddy Registry

Reston, Virginia, USA

GoDaddy Registry (formerly Neustar) operates .biz, .us, .nyc, .co, and several other TLDs. Acquired by GoDaddy in 2023, the registry …

Corporation

ICANN

Los Angeles, California, USA

While [[icann|ICANN]] primarily coordinates the [[dns|Domain Name System]], it also serves as the [[registry-operator|registry operator]] for .int, a TLD reserved …

Non-Profit

EDUCAUSE

Louisville, Colorado, USA

EDUCAUSE is the non-profit association that administers .edu, the [[stld|sponsored TLD]] exclusively for accredited post-secondary institutions in the United States. …

Non-Profit

DotAsia Organisation

Hong Kong

DotAsia Organisation operates .asia, a [[stld|sponsored TLD]] for the Asia-Pacific community. Registration is open to entities with a connection to …

Non-Profit

SIDN

Arnhem, Netherlands

SIDN is the Dutch foundation managing .nl, the Netherlands' [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. One of the largest European ccTLDs, .nl is known …

Non-Profit

CIRA

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

CIRA manages .ca, Canada's [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. As a not-for-profit corporation, CIRA reinvests revenue into Canadian internet infrastructure and community programs.

Non-Profit

auDA

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

auDA is the policy authority and [[registry-operator|registry operator]] for .au, Australia's [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. auDA manages .au along with second-level domains …

Non-Profit

nic.at

Salzburg, Austria

nic.at manages .at, Austria's [[cctld|country-code TLD]]. Operating as a private company, nic.at has grown .at into one of the more …

Corporation

.CO Internet

Bogotá, Colombia

.CO Internet manages .co, Colombia's [[cctld|country-code TLD]] that has been successfully repositioned as a global alternative to .com. Acquired by …

Corporation

GMO Registry

Tokyo, Japan

GMO Registry is a Japanese [[new-gtld|new gTLD]] operator managing .shop, .tokyo, .nagoya, .yokohama, and other extensions. A subsidiary of GMO …

Corporation

NIC.br

São Paulo, Brazil

NIC.br (through Registro.br) operates .br, Brazil's [[cctld|country-code TLD]] and Latin America's largest ccTLD. NIC.br also manages Brazil's IP address allocation …

Non-Profit

Amazon Registry

Seattle, Washington, USA

Amazon Registry manages [[brand-tld|brand TLDs]] for Amazon including .amazon, .aws, .bot, and .fire. The .amazon TLD was one of the …

Corporation

Internet Computer Bureau

London, United Kingdom

Internet Computer Bureau manages .io, the [[cctld|country-code TLD]] for the British Indian Ocean Territory that has become one of the …

Corporation