Nominet maintains the authoritative primary name server for the co.uk, me.uk, org.uk, net.uk, plc.uk and ltd.uk zones. This ccTLD (country-code top-level domain) began in the 1980s with a voluntary group handling the administration. In 1996 as demand for company domains rose, Nominet was created as a private, not-for-profit registry operator. Since that time Nominet has demonstrated their Internet leadership by publishing their mandate and by providing extensive reports such as their Domain Name Industry Reports and Registrant surveys. Nominet is also helping you promote renewals with their dedicated site called Keep your .UK.
Nominet sponsors a Best Practice Challenge, which is designed to recognize British organizations, groups, or people who work to make the Internet a more secure, open and diverse place. Some of the websites recognized are being used in training seniors to use computers, raising Internet standards, and protecting children online. Even the renowned British Library is using .UK. Some of the most famous businesses in the United Kingdom use this domain extension, too, from banks to boots.
.UK Quick Facts
- There are 7.5 million .UK domain names under management.
- Nominet is the registry operator.
- .UK is the third largest ccTLD with 13.6% of the market share.
- Renewal rates of .uk domains were approximately 70% in the previous 12 months.
- Domains older than two years have a higher rate of renewal.
Available Resources
- .UK News page
- Domain Industry Reports
- Marketing Resources
- How .UK works (PDF)
- Member lunches and Registrar events
- RSS feeds
- Technical Blog
- Insight – management blog
- Discussion lists
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