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New generic extensionSince 2014

.world domain registration

The extension of the world: for anyone who exports, travels or speaks to people in every country, and wants a name that says their audience knows no borders.

Score card

.world in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
1 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .world

The word world means the earth and everyone on it. .world entered the internet’s root in 2014 and is run by Binky Moon, LLC. It is a short word known to most people who know some English, and it tells readers its owner thinks beyond the borders of their country and town.

.world suits exporters selling outside Qatar, travel blogs, expats spread across many countries, and projects bringing together people from different places. A perfume shop like Waqif Oud selling to customers abroad finds in oud-waqif.world a name that says so.

With us the first year comes with a big offer, and the renewal costs several times as much; so don’t let the starting price fool you. Some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions. If you also have customers in Qatar, register the same name in .com too, so those near and far find you.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
September 11, 2014
Name’s origin
world
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .world the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .world says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • An exporter from Qatar

    Excellent · The first choice

    Tells buyers abroad you sell to the world; with .com, anyone searching by name alone finds you.

    Register it with.world.com

  • A travel blog

    Good · A good fit

    For anyone writing about many countries; .blog says it’s a blog first of all.

    Register it with.world.blog

  • An expat or diaspora network

    Excellent · The first choice

    For people of one country living in many, gathered at one address tied to none of their countries of residence.

    Register it with.world.community

  • A company in several countries

    Good · A good fit

    Says you reach far, but .com is more trusted on invoices and contracts.

    Register it with.com.world

  • A business in one town

    Consider another · Consider .city

    Your customers are close by, and .world promises what you don’t offer; your city’s name before .city says you’re here.

    Register it with.city.com

  • An international or aid organization

    Good · A good fit with .org

    Says your work crosses borders; .org says you’re an organization.

    Register it with.org.world

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • An audience with no borders

    The name says you speak to people in every country, not in one town.

  • Email for every country

    info@oud-waqif.world is one address for your customers in every country.

  • A word everyone knows

    Short and understood in most countries, so it needs no explaining.

  • A cheaper start

    The first year comes with a big offer, so you can try before committing.

And where its value shows

On the export packaging

The buyer reads it in their own country.

At international fairs

An address understood in any language.

In expat group chats

A link that gathers those far away.

In the email signature

Says you work with the world.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A short word everyone knows
  • 02Says your audience is in every country
  • 03A big first-year offer
  • 04Short names are easier to find in it than in .com
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs several times the first year
  • 02Some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions
  • 03Less familiar than .com
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .world

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1State the origin on your first pageThe world reads .world, and anyone asking about the origin finds on your page where your product comes from and who makes it.
  2. 2Try the name on a customer abroadIf they read it without spelling it out, it works in every country.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .world

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .world

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $8 for the first year with an offer, then $46 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .world has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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