| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2298 | $2499.99 | $2060.23 | N/A | $2499 | N/A |
The average price of a .country domain is $2339.3.
The cheapest place to buy a .country domain is Porkbun for $2060.23.
.country is a Top Level Domain (TLD) that was delegated to the Root Zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) on March 31, 2014. It is part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and belongs to the category of Generic TLDs. The proposed application for .country was submitted by Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., who were one of 68 applications that the company filed on its own behalf. This TLD is significant in that it was one of the first major partnerships between portfolio applicants, with Top Level Domain Holdings and Uniregistry entering into a joint partnership to run the .country TLD.
The purchase of a .country domain is subject to certain restrictions. Initially, there were two applicants for this TLD - Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and Uniregistry. However, following a deal struck between these companies in April 2013, Uniregistry formally withdrew its application, leaving Top Level Domain Holdings as the sole applicant. The partnership between the two companies stipulated that either could withdraw their application, with the surviving application being transferred to a new joint venture once approved by ICANN. This transfer required ICANN approval, which was granted on December 19, 2013. Therefore, only Top Level Domain Holdings is authorized to operate the .country TLD. There are currently 1,213 registrations for this domain, with 58.29% of these being parked domains. If you're interested in registering a .country domain, ensure that you work with an accredited registrar and adhere to ICANN's guidelines for domain name registration.