| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | $19.99 | N/A | $23.99 | $23.33 | $15 |
The average price of a .ist domain is $20.58.
The cheapest place to buy a .ist domain is NameSilo for $15.
.ist is a geographical Top-Level Domain (TLD) that was delegated to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in ICANN's New gTLD Program in July 2015. The name refers to Istanbul, one of the oldest and most magnificent cities in the world, located in Turkey. The registry provider for .ist is Afilias, with the backend registry being the same company. The TLD was proposed as a GeoTLD but was deemed not to meet ICANN's geographic area standards. Regardless, the applicant was given permission to proceed with the application, and the domain serves as a brand for Istanbul and provides opportunities for innovation, local business growth, tourism promotion, and cultural and historical heritage marketing.
The acquisition of a .ist domain is subject to specific launch phases designed to ensure fairness and orderly registration. The Start-up Period, which lasts more than four months, consists of four distinct phases. In the first phase, existing registrants of third-level names under the .TR ccTLD have one month to grandfather their domains. During the second phase, Sunrise A is for local trademarks and Sunrise B for global trademarks. The third phase, Landrush, allows interested parties to register domain names not previously registered or reserved but where allocation is not on a first-come, first-served basis. Finally, in the General Availability phase, domain names that have not been previously registered can be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. These phases aim to deter abusive and bad faith registrations and create a stable launch for the benefit of the Internet community.