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| Introduced | 24 July 1985 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Nominet UK |
| Sponsor | Nominet UK |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the United Kingdom |
| Actual use | Very popular in the United Kingdom |
| Registered domains | 10,508,932 (9,314,572 third level and 1,374,360 second level) (January 2024)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | No general restrictions. Some second-level domains have specific restrictions. |
| Structure |
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| Dispute policies | .UK Domain Disputes |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | theukdomain |
.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us.
As of April 2021[update], it is the fifth most popular top-level domain worldwide (after .com, .cn, .de and .net), with over 10 million registrations.[2][3][4][5]
.uk has used OpenDNSSEC since March 2010.[6]
- ^ ".UK register statistics - 2024". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ DENIC (February 2016). "Comparison of international Domain Numbers". Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Landmark 10 millionth .uk site registered with Nominet". BBC News. bbc.co.uk. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ ".Uk domain hits 10 million milestone". Domain Name Wire. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Domain Count Statistics for TLDs".
- ^ ".uk DNSSEC Status update" (PDF). Nominet. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2014.