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.be

Belgium

Country Code

Overview

Belgian registrants share .be with an unrelated constituency: English-speaking builders of domain hacks, for whom the two letters spell a verb and complete a phrase across the dot. DNS Belgium operates the registry, which was delegated in 1988 and holds roughly 1.7 million domains, and has made registry-level security a stated operating priority. Registration is open worldwide with no residency test, though Belgian companies and institutions account for most of the namespace.

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About .be

Belgium's country-code TLD, used by Belgian businesses and also popular for domain hacks using the English verb 'be'. DNS Belgium manages the registry with a focus on security.

Intended Use

Websites associated with Belgium.

Registration Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide.

Quick Facts

Registry
DNS Belgium
Introduced
1988
Registered Domains
1,700,000
WHOIS Server
whois.dns.be
DNSSEC
Supported

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is .be used for?

Belgium's country-code TLD, used by Belgian businesses and also popular for domain hacks using the English verb 'be'. DNS Belgium manages the registry with a focus on security.

Who can register a .be domain?

Open to anyone worldwide.

Who manages the .be top-level domain?

The .be TLD is managed by DNS Belgium, which is responsible for the registry operations and maintaining the zone file.