| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15.98 | $19.99 | $12.85 | $23.99 | $21.25 | $13.88 |
The average price of a .vip domain is $17.99.
The cheapest place to buy a .vip domain is Porkbun for $12.85.
The .vip top-level domain (TLD) is a delegated generic TLD in the New gTLD Program of ICANN. The name "vip" stands for "VIP," which is an acronym for "Very Important Person." This TLD was intended for individuals, international brands, exclusive clubs and members, and loyalty programs. The .vip domain was delegated to the Root Zone on November 25, 2015.
The acquisition of the .vip domain went through an ICANN auction in September 2014, where Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) emerged as the winning bidder with a price of $3,008,888 US Dollars. TLDH was one of 68 applications that the company had filed for on its own behalf. However, there were some restrictions in place during the application process. An official Legal Rights Objection was filed by I-Registry Ltd., against all fellow applicants. This objection was based on potential infringement of existing trademarks. The independent panel determined that none of the applicants' potential use of the .vip TLD would be likely to infringe the objector's existing trademark. There are no further known restrictions on owning this domain.