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List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names

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This is a list of the oldest extant registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet.

Until late February 1986, Domain Registration was limited to organizations with access to ARPA. Public registration was revealed on Usenet on February 24, 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/net.mail/s5H3WcHqVfs/HtA7c7MZg4IJ|title=Some interesting news from the world of CSnet...|access-date=2019-06-06}}

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!Rank !! Date of registration !! Domain !! Registered to

1{{Date table sorting|March 15, 1985}}symbolics.comSymbolics
2{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}bbn.comBBN Technologies
3{{Date table sorting|May 24, 1985}}think.comThinking Machines
4{{Date table sorting|July 11, 1985}}mcc.comMicroelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
5{{Date table sorting|September 30, 1985}}dec.comDigital Equipment Corporation
6{{Date table sorting|November 7, 1985}}northrop.comNorthrop Corporation
7{{Date table sorting|January 9, 1986}}xerox.comXerox
8{{Date table sorting|January 17, 1986}}sri.comSRI International
9{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}hp.comHewlett-Packard
10{{Date table sorting|March 5, 1986}}bellcore.comBell Communications Research
11{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1986}}ibm.comIBM
12{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1986}}sun.comSun Microsystems
13{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}intel.comIntel
14{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}ti.comTexas Instruments
15{{Date table sorting|April 25, 1986}}att.comAT&T
16{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}gmr.comGeneral Motors Research Laboratories
17{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}tek.comTektronix
18{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}fmc.comFMC Corporation
19{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}ub.comUngermann-Bass
20{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}bell-atl.comBell Atlantic
21{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}ge.comGeneral Electric
22{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}grebyn.comGrebyn Corporation
23{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}isc.comInteractive Systems Corporation
24{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}nsc.comNational Semiconductor
25{{Date table sorting|August 5, 1986}}stargate.comStargate Information Services{{cite web |title=Oldest domains in the com, net, and org TLDs |url=https://www.cambus.net/oldest-domains-in-the-com-net-and-org-tlds/ |publisher=Frederic Cambus |access-date=27 June 2018 |date=26 June 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/08/27/managed-data-buys-stargate-chicago-center|title=Managed Data Buys Stargate Chicago Center|date=2008-08-27|work=Data Center Knowledge|access-date=2018-06-27}}
26{{Date table sorting|September 2, 1986}}boeing.comBoeing
27{{Date table sorting|September 18, 1986}}itcorp.comInterrupt Technology Corporation
28{{Date table sorting|September 29, 1986}}siemens.comSiemens AG
29{{Date table sorting|October 18, 1986}}pyramid.comPyramid Technology
30{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}alphacdc.comAlpha Communications Development Corporation
31{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}bdm.comBDM Corporation
32{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}fluke.comFluke Corporation
33{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}inmet.comIntermetrics
34{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}kesmai.comKesmai
35{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}mentor.comMentor Graphics
36{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}nec.comNEC Corporation
37{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}ray.comRaytheon
38{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}rosemount.comRosemount Inc.
39{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}vortex.comVortex Technology
40{{Date table sorting|November 5, 1986}}alcoa.comAlcoa
41{{Date table sorting|November 5, 1986}}gte.comGeneral Telephone and Electronics
42{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}adobe.comAdobe Systems
43{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}amd.comAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)
44{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}das.comDA Systems, Inc.
45{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}data-io.comData I/O Corporation
46{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}octopus.comOctopus Enterprises
47{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}portal.comPortal Communications Company
48{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}teltone.comTeltone Corporation
49{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}3com.com3Com Corporation
50{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}amdahl.comAmdahl Corporation
51{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}ccur.comConcurrent Computer Corporation
52{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}ci.comCognition, Inc.
53{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}convergent.comConvergent Technologies
54{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}dg.comData General
55{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}peregrine.comPeregrine Systems
56{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}quad.comQuadratron Systems Inc.
57{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}sq.comSoftQuad
58{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}tandy.comTandy Corporation
59{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}tti.comCiticorp/TTI
60{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}unisys.comUnisys
61{{Date table sorting|January 19, 1987}}cgi.comCarnegie Group Inc.
62{{Date table sorting|January 19, 1987}}cts.comCrash TimeSharing
63{{Date table sorting|January 19, 1987}}spdcc.comS.P. Dyer Computer Consulting
64{{Date table sorting|February 19, 1987}}apple.comApple Computer
65{{Date table sorting|March 4, 1987}}nma.comNetwork Management Associates
66{{Date table sorting|March 4, 1987}}prime.comPrime Computer
67{{Date table sorting|April 4, 1987}}philips.comPhilips
68{{Date table sorting|April 23, 1987}}datacube.comDatacube Inc.
69{{Date table sorting|April 23, 1987}}kai.comKuck and Associates, Inc.
70{{Date table sorting|April 23, 1987}}tic.comTexas Internet Consulting
71{{Date table sorting|April 23, 1987}}vine.comVine Technology
72{{Date table sorting|April 30, 1987}}|ncr.comNCR Corporation
73{{Date table sorting|May 14, 1987}}cisco.comCisco Systems
74{{Date table sorting|May 14, 1987}}rdl.comResearch Development Laboratories
75{{Date table sorting|May 20, 1987}}slb.comSchlumberger Limited
76{{Date table sorting|May 27, 1987}}parcplace.comParcPlace Systems, Inc.
77{{Date table sorting|May 27, 1987}}utc.comUnited Technologies Corporation
78{{Date table sorting|June 26, 1987}}ide.comInteractive Development Environments
79{{Date table sorting|July 9, 1987}}trw.comTRW
80{{Date table sorting|July 13, 1987}}unipress.comUnipress Software
81{{Date table sorting|July 27, 1987}}dupont.comDuPont
82{{Date table sorting|July 27, 1987}}lockheed.comLockheed Corporation
83{{Date table sorting|July 28, 1987}}rosetta.comRosetta Consulting
84{{Date table sorting|August 18, 1987}}toad.comJohn Gilmore
85{{Date table sorting|August 31, 1987}}quick.comQuicksilver Engineering
86{{Date table sorting|September 3, 1987}}allied.comAlliedSignal
87{{Date table sorting|September 3, 1987}}dsc.comDigital Sound Corporation
88{{Date table sorting|September 3, 1987}}sco.comSanta Cruz Operation
89{{Date table sorting|September 22, 1987}}gene.comGenentech
90{{Date table sorting|September 22, 1987}}kccs.comKC Computer Sciences
91{{Date table sorting|September 22, 1987}}spectra.comSpectragraphics Corporation
92{{Date table sorting|September 22, 1987}}wlk.comW.L. Kennedy Jr. & Associates
93{{Date table sorting|September 30, 1987}}mentat.comMentat Inc.
94{{Date table sorting|October 14, 1987}}wyse.comWyse Technology
95{{Date table sorting|November 2, 1987}}cfg.comCaine, Farber & Gordon, Inc.
96{{Date table sorting|November 9, 1987}}marble.comMarble Associates, Inc.
97{{Date table sorting|November 16, 1987}}cayman.comCayman Systems, Inc.
98{{Date table sorting|November 16, 1987}}entity.comEntity Cyber, Inc.
99{{Date table sorting|November 24, 1987}}ksr.comKendall Square Research
100{{Date table sorting|November 30, 1987}}nynexst.comNYNEX Science & Technology
colspan="4"|Sources:{{Cite web |last=Duskic |first=Goran |title=100 oldest dot com domains |url=http://www.jottings.com/100-oldest-dot-com-domains.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313202458/http://www.jottings.com/100-oldest-dot-com-domains.htm |archive-date=2007-03-13 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Jottings.com}}{{Citation needed|date=March 2025|reason=No citations provided for the companies that own the domains.}}

.org

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class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
1{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1985}}mitre.orgMitre Corporation
2{{Date table sorting|December 10, 1998}}{{Cite web |title=darpa.org WHOIS Domain Name Lookup - who.is |url=https://who.is/whois/darpa.org |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=who.is}}darpa.orgDARPA
3{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}src.orgSemiconductor Research Corporation
4{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}super.orgCenter for Computing Sciences
5{{Date table sorting|January 7, 1987}}aero.orgThe Aerospace Corporation
6{{Date table sorting|January 15, 1987}}mcnc.orgMicroelectronics Center of North Carolina
7{{Date table sorting|April 2, 1987}}rand.orgRAND Corporation
8{{Date table sorting|April 4, 1987}}mn.orgSkyPoint Communications
9{{Date table sorting|May 1, 1987}}rti.orgRTI International
10{{Date table sorting|July 14, 1987}}usenix.orgUSENIX
11{{Date table sorting|September 2, 1987}}software.orgBSA Foundation (launched by Software Alliance){{Cite web|url=http://www.bsa.org/news-and-events/news/2017/april/en04042017softwareorgbsafoundation|title=Software.org Connects the Dots Between Software and Society|website=www.bsa.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
12{{Date table sorting|February 25, 1988}}fidonet.orgFidoNet
13{{Date table sorting|April 27, 1988}}ampr.orgAMPRNet
14{{Date table sorting|August 04, 1988}}osf.orgOpen Software Foundation
15{{Date table sorting|August 11, 1988}}ida.orgInstitute for Defense Analyses
16{{Date table sorting|September 09, 1988}}cactus.org
17{{Date table sorting|September 09, 1988}}nm.org
18{{Date table sorting|September 22, 1988}}ccf.orgCleveland Clinic
19{{Date table sorting|October 21, 1988}}erim.org
20{{Date table sorting|November 11, 1988}}ski.orgSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
21{{Date table sorting|November 30, 1988}}iti.org
22{{Date table sorting|January 11, 1989}}jax.orgJackson Laboratory
23{{Date table sorting|January 13, 1989}}ncsc.orgNational Center for State Courts
24{{Date table sorting|February 09, 1989}}aaai.orgAssociation for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
25{{Date table sorting|February 24, 1989}}ie.org
26{{Date table sorting|March 29, 1989}}stjude.orgSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
27{{Date table sorting|April 11, 1989}}mbari.orgMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
28{{Date table sorting|May 24, 1989}}castle.org
29{{Date table sorting|June 07, 1989}}carl.org
30{{Date table sorting|June 27, 1989}}msri.orgMathematical Sciences Research Institute
31{{Date table sorting|July 15, 1989}}agi.org
32{{Date table sorting|July 17, 1989}}sf-bay.org
33{{Date table sorting|July 31, 1989}}mef.org
34{{Date table sorting|August 11, 1989}}oclc.orgOCLC
35{{Date table sorting|August 23, 1989}}ei.org
36{{Date table sorting|September 05, 1989}}cas.org
37{{Date table sorting|September 11, 1989}}battelle.orgBattelle Memorial Institute
38{{Date table sorting|September 12, 1989}}sub.org
39{{Date table sorting|September 21, 1989}}aip.orgAmerican Institute of Physics
40{{Date table sorting|September 28, 1989}}sdpa.org
41{{Date table sorting|November 08, 1989}}lonestar.org
42{{Date table sorting|December 01, 1989}}ieee.orgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
43{{Date table sorting|January 10, 1990}}cit.org
44{{Date table sorting|January 22, 1990}}sematech.orgSEMATECH
45{{Date table sorting|February 07, 1990}}omg.org
46{{Date table sorting|February 12, 1990}}decus.org
47{{Date table sorting|March 13, 1990}}sublink.org
48{{Date table sorting|March 16, 1990}}cam.org
49{{Date table sorting|March 20, 1990}}cpl.orgCleveland Public Library
50{{Date table sorting|April 10, 1990}}ori.orgOregon Research Institute
51{{Date table sorting|April 13, 1990}}fhcrc.orgFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
52{{Date table sorting|May 16, 1990}}nwf.orgNational Wildlife Federation
53{{Date table sorting|May 18, 1990}}mskcc.org
54{{Date table sorting|May 23, 1990}}boystown.orgBoys Town
55{{Date table sorting|May 24, 1990}}bwc.org
56{{Date table sorting|May 31, 1990}}topsail.org
57{{Date table sorting|June 28, 1990}}ciit.org
58{{Date table sorting|July 17, 1990}}central.org
59{{Date table sorting|July 27, 1990}}mind.org
60{{Date table sorting|August 03, 1990}}stonemarche.org
61{{Date table sorting|August 28, 1990}}cshl.org
62{{Date table sorting|August 30, 1990}}fstrf.org
63{{Date table sorting|September 12, 1990}}dorsai.org
64{{Date table sorting|September 14, 1990}}elf.org
65{{Date table sorting|September 18, 1990}}siggraph.orgSIGGRAPH
66{{Date table sorting|September 21, 1990}}sjh.org
67{{Date table sorting|September 27, 1990}}igc.orgInstitute for Global Communications
68{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1990}}cotdazr.org
69{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1990}}eff.orgElectronic Frontier Foundation
70{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1990}}sfn.orgSociety for Neuroscience
71{{Date table sorting|October 31, 1990}}csn.org
72{{Date table sorting|November 01, 1990}}sfbr.org
73{{Date table sorting|November 07, 1990}}ais.org
74{{Date table sorting|November 07, 1990}}hjf.org
75{{Date table sorting|January 04, 1991}}uniforum.org
76{{Date table sorting|January 04, 1991}}wgbh.orgWGBH Educational Foundation
77{{Date table sorting|February 01, 1991}}fsf.orgFree Software Foundation
78{{Date table sorting|February 06, 1991}}eso.orgEuropean Southern Observatory
79{{Date table sorting|February 06, 1991}}tiaa.orgTeachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
80{{Date table sorting|February 13, 1991}}nysernet.orgNYSERNet
81{{Date table sorting|February 20, 1991}}acr.orgAmerican College of Radiology
82{{Date table sorting|February 26, 1991}}nybc.orgNew York Blood Center
83{{Date table sorting|February 26, 1991}}nypl.orgNew York Public Library
84{{Date table sorting|April 10, 1991}}cnytdo.org
85{{Date table sorting|April 10, 1991}}htr.org
86{{Date table sorting|April 10, 1991}}hvtdc.org
87{{Date table sorting|April 10, 1991}}nycp.org
88{{Date table sorting|April 11, 1991}}bpl.orgBoston Public Library
89{{Date table sorting|April 11, 1991}}scra.orgSouth Carolina Research Authority
90{{Date table sorting|April 12, 1991}}amnh.orgAmerican Museum of Natural History
91{{Date table sorting|April 15, 1991}}hellnet.org
92{{Date table sorting|April 15, 1991}}sil.orgSIL International
93{{Date table sorting|April 18, 1991}}apc.org
94{{Date table sorting|April 22, 1991}}mobot.orgMissouri Botanical Garden
95{{Date table sorting|April 25, 1991}}cni.orgCoalition for Networked Information
96{{Date table sorting|May 01, 1991}}gumption.org
97{{Date table sorting|May 02, 1991}}hslc.org
98{{Date table sorting|May 13, 1991}}guild.org
99{{Date table sorting|May 22, 1991}}acs.orgAmerican Chemical Society
100{{Date table sorting|May 22, 1991}}lpl.org
colspan="4"|Sources:{{Citation needed|date=March 2025|reason=No citations provided for the companies that own the domains.}}

.edu

{{Main|.edu}}Registration within .edu is restricted to accredited educational institutions. Prior to October 2001, registration was available worldwide; it has since been limited to institutions based in the United States.{{cite web | url=https://net.educause.edu/eligibility.htm | title=Eligibility | website=Educause | access-date=2021-10-05}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0{{Date table sorting|January 1, 1985}}darpa.eduDARPA
1{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}berkeley.eduUniversity of California, Berkeley
1{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}cmu.eduCarnegie Mellon University
1{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}purdue.eduPurdue University
1{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}rice.eduRice University
1{{Date table sorting|April 24, 1985}}ucla.eduUniversity of California, Los Angeles
6{{Date table sorting|April 25, 1985}}rutgers.eduRutgers University
7{{Date table sorting|May 23, 1985}}mit.eduMassachusetts Institute of Technology
8{{Date table sorting|June 27, 1985}}harvard.eduHarvard University
9{{Date table sorting|July 5, 1985}}columbia.eduColumbia University
10{{Date table sorting|July 15, 1985}}cornell.eduCornell University
11{{Date table sorting|July 18, 1985}}uiuc.eduUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
12{{Date table sorting|July 24, 1985}}udel.eduUniversity of Delaware
13{{Date table sorting|July 31, 1985}}umd.eduUniversity of Maryland, College Park
14{{Date table sorting|August 13, 1985}}utexas.eduUniversity of Texas at Austin
15{{Date table sorting|August 20, 1985}}usc.eduUniversity of Southern California
16{{Date table sorting|September 30, 1985}}wisc.eduUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
16{{Date table sorting|September 30, 1985}}uci.eduUniversity of California, Irvine
18{{Date table sorting|October 4, 1985}}stanford.eduStanford University
19{{Date table sorting|October 7, 1985}}umich.eduUniversity of Michigan
20{{Date table sorting|December 9, 1985}}ucsd.eduUniversity of California, San Diego
21{{Date table sorting|January 6, 1986}}caltech.eduCalifornia Institute of Technology
22{{Date table sorting|January 23, 1986}}arizona.eduUniversity of Arizona
23{{Date table sorting|February 21, 1986}}ucsf.eduUniversity of California, San Francisco
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}dartmouth.eduDartmouth College
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}indiana.eduIndiana University Bloomington
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}okstate.eduOklahoma State University
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}unlv.eduUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}wfu.eduWake Forest University
24{{Date table sorting|March 3, 1986}}wright.eduWright State University
30{{Date table sorting|March 10, 1986}}isi.eduInformation Sciences Institute
31{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1986}}ucdavis.eduUniversity of California, Davis
31{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1986}}uta.eduUniversity of Texas at Arlington
31{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1986}}virginia.eduUniversity of Virginia
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}ufl.eduUniversity of Florida
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}bu.eduBoston University
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}rpi.eduRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}umass.eduUniversity of Massachusetts
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}northeastern.eduNortheastern University
34{{Date table sorting|March 25, 1986}}usl.eduUniversity of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) 1960~1999, then: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
40{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}gatech.eduGeorgia Institute of Technology
40{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}toronto.eduUniversity of Toronto{{cite web | url=https://www.whois.com/whois/toronto.edu | title=Whois toronto.edu }}
40{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}sju.eduSaint Joseph's University
40{{Date table sorting|May 8, 1986}}uab.eduUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}carleton.eduCarleton College
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}duke.eduDuke University
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}upenn.eduUniversity of Pennsylvania
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}emory.eduEmory University
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}bgsu.eduBowling Green State University
44{{Date table sorting|June 2, 1986}}colorado.eduUniversity of Colorado Boulder
50{{Date table sorting|June 17, 1986}}unc.eduUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
51{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}usd.eduUniversity of South Dakota
51{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}uwp.eduUniversity of Wisconsin–Parkside
51{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}wellesley.eduWellesley College
51{{Date table sorting|July 10, 1986}}wku.eduWestern Kentucky University
55{{Date table sorting|July 14, 1986}}psu.eduPennsylvania State University
56{{Date table sorting|August 27, 1986}}brown.eduBrown University
56{{Date table sorting|August 27, 1986}}unm.eduUniversity of New Mexico
58{{Date table sorting|September 2, 1986}}syr.eduSyracuse University
58{{Date table sorting|September 2, 1986}}depaul.eduDePaul University
60{{Date table sorting|September 4, 1986}}washington.eduUniversity of Washington
60{{Date table sorting|September 4, 1986}}wcslc.eduWestminster College (university since 2023)
62{{Date table sorting|September 29, 1986}}moravian.eduMoravian College
62{{Date table sorting|September 29, 1986}}unt.eduUniversity of North Texas
62{{Date table sorting|September 29, 1986}}usf.eduUniversity of South Florida
62{{Date table sorting|September 29, 1986}}williams.eduWilliams College
66{{Date table sorting|October 3, 1986}}merit.eduMerit Network
67{{Date table sorting|October 8, 1986}}nyu.eduNew York University
68{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1986}}rochester.eduUniversity of Rochester
69{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}unh.eduUniversity of New Hampshire
69{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}ucf.eduUniversity of Central Florida
69{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}hawaii.eduUniversity of Hawaii
69{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1986}}csufresno.eduCalifornia State University, Fresno
73{{Date table sorting|November 5, 1986}}georgetown.eduGeorgetown University
73{{Date table sorting|November 5, 1986}}muskingum.eduMuskingum University
73{{Date table sorting|November 5, 1986}}odu.eduOld Dominion University
76{{Date table sorting|November 17, 1986}}usma.eduUnited States Military Academy
77{{Date table sorting|November 21, 1986}}clarkson.eduClarkson University
78{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}oberlin.eduOberlin College
78{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}ohiou.eduOhio University
78{{Date table sorting|December 11, 1986}}unr.eduUniversity of Nevada, Reno
81{{Date table sorting|December 16, 1986}}utah.eduUniversity of Utah
82{{Date table sorting|January 19, 1987}}byu.eduBrigham Young University
82{{Date table sorting|January 19, 1987}}lsu.eduLouisiana State University
84{{Date table sorting|January 21, 1987}}umn.eduUniversity of Minnesota
85{{Date table sorting|January 29, 1987}}ucsc.eduUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
86{{Date table sorting|February 19, 1987}}bsu.eduBall State University
86{{Date table sorting|February 19, 1987}}csuchico.eduCalifornia State University, Chico
86{{Date table sorting|February 19, 1987}}kent.eduKent State University
86{{Date table sorting|February 19, 1987}}clemson.eduClemson University
90{{Date table sorting|February 27, 1987}}albany.eduUniversity at Albany
91{{Date table sorting|March 2, 1987}}whoi.eduWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
92{{Date table sorting|March 4, 1987}}mu.eduMarquette University
93{{Date table sorting|March 17, 1987}}yale.eduYale University
94{{Date table sorting|March 19, 1987}}jhu.eduJohns Hopkins University
95{{Date table sorting|April 2, 1987}}rockefeller.eduThe Rockefeller University
96{{Date table sorting|April 3, 1987}}princeton.eduPrinceton University
97{{Date table sorting|April 4, 1987}}yu.eduYeshiva University
98{{Date table sorting|April 14, 1987}}wsu.eduWashington State University
98{{Date table sorting|April 14, 1987}}wwu.eduWestern Washington University
98{{Date table sorting|April 14, 1987}}uvm.eduUniversity of Vermont
98{{Date table sorting|April 14, 1987}}tulane.eduTulane University

.net

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class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Date of registration

!Domain

!Registered to

0

|{{Date table sorting|January 1, 1985}}

|darpa.net

|DARPA

1

|{{Date table sorting|1985-01-01}}

|nordu.net

|Nordic Infrastructure for Research and Education

2

|{{Date table sorting|1986-04-01}}

|broken.net

|Jason Matthews{{Cite web |date=2010-08-20 |title=Jason Matthews |url=https://www.illumos.org/users/891 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329030156/https://www.illumos.org/users/891 |archive-date=2014-03-29 |access-date=2018-06-27 |website=illumos.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=26 July 1997 |title=Your mail to Jason Matthews |url=https://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/mailarchives/old_archive/1997-07/msg00944html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105080153/http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/mailarchives/old_archive/1997-07/msg00944.html |archive-date=2012-01-05 |access-date=2018-06-27 |website=www.nanog.org}}

3

|{{Date table sorting|1986-11-05}}

|nsf.net

|National Science Foundation Network

4

|{{Date table sorting|1987-01-27}}

|nyser.net

|New York State Education and Research Network

5

|{{Date table sorting|1987-05-20}}

|uu.net

|UUNET

6

|{{Date table sorting|1987-07-21}}

|sesqui.net

|Sesquicentennial Network (SESQUINet)

7

|{{Date table sorting|1988-05-25}}

|mr.net

|Minnesota Regional Network (MRNet)

8

|{{Date table sorting|1988-06-09}}

|oar.net

|Ohio Academic Resources Network

9

|{{Date table sorting|1988-07-08}}

|sura.net

|Southeastern Universities Research Association

10

|{{Date table sorting|1988-09-07}}

|the.net

|Texas Higher Education Network (THEnet)

11

|{{Date table sorting|1988-09-16}}

|nwnet.net

|NorthWestNet

12

|{{Date table sorting|1988-10-21}}

|es.net

|Energy Sciences Network

13

|{{Date table sorting|1988-10-25}}

|mid.net

|MIDnet

14

|{{Date table sorting|1989-01-04}}

|barrnet.net

|Bay Area Regional Research Network (BARRNet)

15

|{{Date table sorting|1989-01-05}}

|cic.net

|CICNet

16

|{{Date table sorting|1989-01-27}}

|hawaii.net

|

17

|{{Date table sorting|1989-03-07}}

|psi.net

|PSINet

18

|{{Date table sorting|1989-03-27}}

|near.net

|New England Academic and Research Network

19

|{{Date table sorting|1989-04-11}}

|eu.net

|EUnet

20

|{{Date table sorting|1989-06-29}}

|ln.net

|

21

|{{Date table sorting|1989-09-12}}

|sub.net

|

22

|{{Date table sorting|1989-09-14}}

|westnet.net

|Westnet

23

|{{Date table sorting|1989-11-06}}

|cypress.net

|

24

|{{Date table sorting|1989-11-15}}

|cerf.net

|California Education and Research Federation Network

25

|{{Date table sorting|1989-11-17}}

|risq.net

|Réseau d'informations scientifiques du Québec

26

|{{Date table sorting|1990-02-09}}

|ca.net

|CANARIE

27

|{{Date table sorting|1990-05-21}}

|wiscnet.net

|WiscNet

28

|{{Date table sorting|1990-07-25}}

|cent.net

|

29

|{{Date table sorting|1990-07-26}}

|alter.net

|

30

|{{Date table sorting|1990-09-27}}

|ans.net

|Advanced Network and Services

31

|{{Date table sorting|1990-11-07}}

|mich.net

|Merit Network

32

|{{Date table sorting|1991-02-26}}

|hk.net

|

33

|{{Date table sorting|1991-04-10}}

|cix.net

|

34

|{{Date table sorting|1991-04-11}}

|team.net

|

35

|{{Date table sorting|1991-05-07}}

|five-colleges.net

|Five College Consortium

36

|{{Date table sorting|1991-05-17}}

|ja.net

|JANET

37

|{{Date table sorting|1991-06-03}}

|illinois.net

|

38

|{{Date table sorting|1991-06-20}}

|more.net

|

39

|{{Date table sorting|1991-06-24}}

|ohio-dmz.net

|

40

|{{Date table sorting|1991-07-08}}

|icp.net

|

41

|{{Date table sorting|1991-08-07}}

|swip.net

|

42

|{{Date table sorting|1991-08-15}}

|michnet.net

|

43

|{{Date table sorting|1991-11-29}}

|notes.net

|

44

|{{Date table sorting|1991-12-10}}

|merit.net

|Merit Network

45

|{{Date table sorting|1991-12-31}}

|mu.net

|

46

|{{Date table sorting|1992-01-17}}

|first.net

|

47

|{{Date table sorting|1992-02-17}}

|ebone.net

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48

|{{Date table sorting|1992-02-19}}

|holonet.net

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49

|{{Date table sorting|1992-02-25}}

|ripe.net

|RIPE

50

|{{Date table sorting|1992-03-24}}

|csn.net

|

51

|{{Date table sorting|1992-04-06}}

|mcast.net

|

52

|{{Date table sorting|1992-04-08}}

|life.net

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53

|{{Date table sorting|1992-04-20}}

|rahul.net

|

54

|{{Date table sorting|1992-04-21}}

|cyber.net

|

55

|{{Date table sorting|1992-05-11}}

|sprintlink.net

|

56

|{{Date table sorting|1992-05-18}}

|ids.net

|

57

|{{Date table sorting|1992-05-21}}

|q.net

|

58

|{{Date table sorting|1992-06-01}}

|netconnect.net

|

59

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-07}}

|use.net

|

60

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-16}}

|tip.net

|

61

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-27}}

|capcon.net

|

62

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-27}}

|nexsys.net

|

63

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-29}}

|umass.net

|

64

|{{Date table sorting|1992-07-31}}

|solinet.net

|

65

|{{Date table sorting|1992-08-06}}

|fish.net

|

66

|{{Date table sorting|1992-08-18}}

|ps.net

|

67

|{{Date table sorting|1992-09-10}}

|eds.net

|

68

|{{Date table sorting|1992-09-18}}

|lig.net

|

69

|{{Date table sorting|1992-10-01}}

|ix.net

|

70

|{{Date table sorting|1992-10-19}}

|aol.net

|

71

|{{Date table sorting|1992-10-30}}

|win.net

|

72

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-02}}

|cren.net

|

73

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-03}}

|path.net

|

74

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-04}}

|quake.net

|

75

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-20}}

|access.net

|

76

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-20}}

|tsoft.net

|

77

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-23}}

|inter.net

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78

|{{Date table sorting|1992-11-30}}

|individual.net

|

79

|{{Date table sorting|1992-12-04}}

|raider.net

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80

|{{Date table sorting|1992-12-09}}

|europa.net

|

81

|{{Date table sorting|1992-12-21}}

|demon.net

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82

|{{Date table sorting|1992-12-22}}

|press.net

|

83

|{{Date table sorting|1992-12-23}}

|bc.net

|

84

|{{Date table sorting|1993-01-01}}

|internic.net

|InterNIC

85

|{{Date table sorting|1993-01-04}}

|cls.net

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86

|{{Date table sorting|1993-01-20}}

|sam.net

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87

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-09}}

|kanren.net

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88

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-11}}

|ubs.net

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89

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-15}}

|digex.net

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90

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-15}}

|mobilecomm.net

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91

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-17}}

|xlink.net

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92

|{{Date table sorting|1993-02-18}}

|fr.net

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93

|{{Date table sorting|1993-03-03}}

|onenet.net

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94

|{{Date table sorting|1993-03-08}}

|aco.net

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95

|{{Date table sorting|1993-03-24}}

|clark.net

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96

|{{Date table sorting|1993-03-24}}

|olympus.net

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97

|{{Date table sorting|1993-03-24}}

|satlink.net

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98

|{{Date table sorting|1993-04-02}}

|netcom.net

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99

|{{Date table sorting|1993-04-07}}

|nl.net

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100

|{{Date table sorting|1993-04-13}}

|ins.net

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.mil

{{Main|.mil}}{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2025}}{{Expand section|date=June 2010}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0{{Date table sorting|January 1, 1985}}milDefense Data Network

.gov

{{Main|.gov}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2010}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0{{Date table sorting|January 1, 1985}}govDARPA
1June 1985{{cite IETF |title=Hobbes' Internet Timeline |rfc=2235 |fyi=32 |last1=Zakon |first1=R. |authorlink1=Paul Hoffman (VPNC) |date=November 1997 |publisher=Network Working Group |doi=10.17487/RFC2235}}css.govCentral Security Service

.int

{{Main|.int}}{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0{{Date table sorting|November 3, 1988}}intInternet Assigned Numbers Authority
1

|{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1995}}

|ffa.int

|Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency

2

|{{Date table sorting|October 13, 1995}}

|ip6.int

|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

3

|{{Date table sorting|May 17, 1996}}

|commonwealth.int

|Commonwealth of Nations

3

|{{Date table sorting|May 17, 1996}}

|nsap.int

|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

3{{Date table sorting|May 17, 1996}}ymca.intYoung Men's Christian Association
6{{Date table sorting|July 8, 1996}}itu.intInternational Telecommunication Union
6{{Date table sorting|July 8, 1996}}reliefweb.intReliefWeb
8{{Date table sorting|August 8, 1996}}tpc.intThe Phone Company
9

|{{Date table sorting|August 17, 1996}}

|adsn.int

|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

10

|{{Date table sorting|August 20, 1996}}

|cto.int

|Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

11

|{{Date table sorting|August 23, 1996}}

|esa.int

|European Space Agency

12

|{{Date table sorting|September 18, 1996}}

|wipo.int

|World Intellectual Property Organization

13

|{{Date table sorting|September 26, 1996}}

|ohr.int

|Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

14

|{{Date table sorting|December 5, 1996}}

|iai.int

|Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

15

|{{Date table sorting|December 24, 1996}}

|sadc.int

|Southern African Development Community

16

|{{Date table sorting|December 27, 1996}}

|ecb.int

|European Central Bank

17

|{{Date table sorting|January 14, 1997}}

|eu.int

|European Union

18

|{{Date table sorting|February 12, 1997}}

|oie.int

|World Organisation for Animal Health

19

|{{Date table sorting|February 24, 1997}}

|iom.int

|International Organisation for Migration

20

|{{Date table sorting|March 1, 1997}}

|interpol.int

|International Criminal Police Organization

21

|{{Date table sorting|April 23, 1997}}

|un.int

|United Nations

22

|{{Date table sorting|May 20, 1997}}

|comesa.int

|Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

23

|{{Date table sorting|August 26, 1997}}

|nato.int

|North Atlantic Treaty Organization

24

|{{Date table sorting|August 31, 1997}}

|ices.int

|International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

25

|{{Date table sorting|October 1, 1997}}

|weu.int

|Western European Union

26

|{{Date table sorting|October 10, 1997}}

|ecmwf.int

|European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

27

|{{Date table sorting|October 24, 1997}}

|coe.int

|Council of Europe

28

|{{Date table sorting|October 27, 1997}}

|efta.int

|European Free Trade Association

29

|{{Date table sorting|November 10, 1997}}

|upov.int

|International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

30

|{{Date table sorting|January 28, 1998}}

|idea.int

|International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

31

|{{Date table sorting|January 29, 1998}}

|iaea.int

|International Atomic Energy Agency

31

|{{Date table sorting|January 29, 1998}}

|icao.int

|International Civil Aviation Organization

31

|{{Date table sorting|January 29, 1998}}

|upu.int

|Universal Postal Union

34

|{{Date table sorting|June 5, 1998}}

|who.int

|World Health Organisation

35

|{{Date table sorting|September 25, 1998}}

|bceao.int

|Central Bank of West African States

35

|{{Date table sorting|September 25, 1998}}

|emep.int

|Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

35

|{{Date table sorting|September 25, 1998}}

|idb.int

|Inter-American Development Bank

35

|{{Date table sorting|September 25, 1998}}

|iic.int

|Inter-American Investment Corporation

39

|{{Date table sorting|September 29, 2000}}

|uemoa.int

|West African Economic and Monetary Union

39

|{{Date table sorting|September 29, 2000}}

|unccd.int

|United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|apnic.int

|Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|atma.int

|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|basel.int

|Basel Convention

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|beac.int

|Bank of Central African States

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|ecowas.int

|Economic Community of West African States

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|era.int

|Academy of European Law

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|eurocontrol.int

|European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|ilo.int

|International Labour Organization

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|inbar.int

|International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|ippc.int

|International Plant Protection Convention

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|issa.int

|International Social Security Association

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|ivi.int

|International Vaccine Institute

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|kedo.int

|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|nasco.int

|North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|nato-pa.int

|NATO Parliamentary Assembly

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|nib.int

|Nordic Investment Bank

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|oecd.int

|Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|oiv.int

|International Organisation of Vine and Wine

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|pic.int

|Rotterdam Convention

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|pices.int

|North Pacific Marine Science Organization

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|redcross.int

|International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|spc.int

|Pacific Community

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|unesco.int

|United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|unfccc.int

|United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|worldbank.int

|The World Bank

41

|{{Date table sorting|September 10, 2001}}

|wto.int

|World Trade Organization

67

|{{Date table sorting|October 11, 2001}}

|ifad.int

|International Fund for Agricultural Development

67

|{{Date table sorting|October 11, 2001}}

|iica.int

|Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

69

|{{Date table sorting|October 16, 2001}}

|eumetsat.int

|European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

69

|{{Date table sorting|October 16, 2001}}

|wmo.int

|World Meteorological Organization

71

|{{Date table sorting|October 18, 2001}}

|itso.int

|International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

72

|{{Date table sorting|November 5, 2001}}

|oas.int

|Organization of American States

73

|{{Date table sorting|June 7, 2002}}

|cde.int

|Centre for the Development of Enterprise

73

|{{Date table sorting|June 7, 2002}}

|cta.int

|Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU

73

|{{Date table sorting|June 7, 2002}}

|ectel.int

|Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority

76

|{{Date table sorting|August 27, 2002}}

|eurofish.int

|Eurofish

77

|{{Date table sorting|September 4, 2002}}

|stcu.int

|Science and Technology Center in Ukraine

78

|{{Date table sorting|September 13, 2002}}

|pops.int

|Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

79

|{{Date table sorting|October 18, 2002}}

|idlo.int

|International Development Law Organization

80

|{{Date table sorting|November 1, 2002}}

|eftasurv.int

|European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority

81

|{{Date table sorting|November 19, 2002}}

|las.int

|League of Arab States

82

|{{Date table sorting|January 23, 2003}}

|eac.int

|East African Community

83

|{{Date table sorting|March 6, 2003}}

|icc-cpi.int

|International Criminal Court

84

|{{Date table sorting|April 30, 2003}}

|col.int

|The Commonwealth of Learning

85

|{{Date table sorting|May 1, 2003}}

|cbd.int

|Convention on Biological Diversity

86

|{{Date table sorting|May 20, 2003}}

|iccat.int

|International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

86

|{{Date table sorting|May 20, 2003}}

|oiml.int

|International Organization of Legal Metrology

88

|{{Date table sorting|May 21, 2003}}

|epo.int

|European Patent Office

88

|{{Date table sorting|May 21, 2003}}

|eutelsatigo.int

|European Telecommunications Satellite Organization

88

|{{Date table sorting|May 21, 2003}}

|nafo.int

|Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

91

|{{Date table sorting|October 1, 2003}}

|mercosur.int

|Southern Common Market

92

|{{Date table sorting|October 17, 2003}}

|acp.int

|African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

92

|{{Date table sorting|October 17, 2003}}

|cms.int

|Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

94

|{{Date table sorting|January 13, 2004}}

|glfc.int

|Great Lakes Fishery Commission

95

|{{Date table sorting|January 16, 2004}}

|ctbto.int

|Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban

96

|{{Date table sorting|June 30, 2005}}

|apt.int

|Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

97

|{{Date table sorting|July 28, 2005}}

|cospas-sarsat.int

|International Cospas-Sarsat Programme

98

|{{Date table sorting|August 16, 2005}}

|iho.int

|International Hydrographic Organization

99

|{{Date table sorting|December 1, 2005}}

|cedare.int

|Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe

100

|{{Date table sorting|January 18, 2006}}

|sica.int

|Central American Integration System

.arpa

{{Main|.arpa}}

class="wikitable sortable"
RankDate of registrationDomainRegistered to
0{{Date table sorting|January 1, 1985}}arpaInternet Architecture Board (originally used by DARPA)
1{{Date table sorting|September 27, 1994}}in-addr.arpaInternet Architecture Board
2{{Date table sorting|September 14, 2000}}e164.arpaInternet Architecture Board
3{{Date table sorting|November 10, 2001}}ip6.arpaInternet Architecture Board
4{{Date table sorting|October 1, 2002}}uri.arpaInternet Architecture Board
4{{Date table sorting|October 1, 2002}}urn.arpaInternet Architecture Board
6{{Date table sorting|August 29, 2006}}iris.arpaInternet Architecture Board
7{{Date table sorting|April 29, 2010}}in-addr-servers.arpaInternet Architecture Board
7{{Date table sorting|April 29, 2010}}ip6-servers.arpaInternet Architecture Board
9{{Date table sorting|September 30, 2013}}ipv4only.arpaInternet Architecture Board
10{{Date table sorting|January 21, 2015}}as112.arpaInternet Architecture Board
11{{Date table sorting|March 15, 2018}}home.arpaInternet Architecture Board
colspan="4" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=IANA — .ARPA Domain |url=https://www.iana.org/domains/arpa |access-date=2019-02-16 |website=www.iana.org}}

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