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.nl
Internet country code top-level domain for the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the top-level domain .nl. For the file format, see nl (format).
.nl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular ccTLDs with over six million registered .nl domains as of 29 September 2020[update].[1]
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Introduced | April 25, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-04-25) |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland [nl; de] |
Sponsor | Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland |
Intended use | Entities connected with the Netherlands |
Actual use | Very popular in the Netherlands |
Registered domains | 6,292,039 (2022-12-24)[1] |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level |
Dispute policies | [2] |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | SIDN |
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When cwi.nl was registered by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica on 1986-05-01, .nl became the first active ccTLD outside the United States.[3]