List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names
This is a list of the oldest extant registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet.
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Until late February 1986, Domain Registration was limited to organizations with access to ARPA. Public registration was revealed on USEnet on Feb 24, 1986.[1]
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| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 15, 1985 | symbolics.com | Symbolics |
| 2 | April 24, 1985 | bbn.com | BBN Technologies |
| 3 | May 24, 1985 | think.com | Thinking Machines |
| 4 | July 11, 1985 | mcc.com | Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation |
| 5 | September 30, 1985 | dec.com | Digital Equipment Corporation |
| 6 | November 7, 1985 | northrop.com | Northrop Corporation |
| 7 | January 9, 1986 | xerox.com | Xerox |
| 8 | January 17, 1986 | sri.com | SRI International |
| 9 | March 3, 1986 | hp.com | Hewlett-Packard |
| 10 | March 5, 1986 | bellcore.com | Bell Communications Research |
| 11 | March 19, 1986 | ibm.com | IBM |
| 12 | March 19, 1986 | sun.com | Sun Microsystems |
| 13 | March 25, 1986 | intel.com | Intel |
| 14 | March 25, 1986 | ti.com | Texas Instruments |
| 15 | April 25, 1986 | att.com | AT&T |
| 16 | May 8, 1986 | gmr.com | General Motors Research Laboratories |
| 17 | May 8, 1986 | tek.com | Tektronix |
| 18 | July 10, 1986 | fmc.com | FMC Corporation |
| 19 | July 10, 1986 | ub.com | Ungermann-Bass |
| 20 | August 5, 1986 | bell-atl.com | Bell Atlantic |
| 21 | August 5, 1986 | ge.com | General Electric |
| 22 | August 5, 1986 | grebyn.com | Grebyn Corporation |
| 23 | August 5, 1986 | isc.com | Interactive Systems Corporation |
| 24 | August 5, 1986 | nsc.com | National Semiconductor |
| 25 | August 5, 1986 | stargate.com | Stargate Information Services[2][3] |
| 26 | September 2, 1986 | boeing.com | Boeing |
| 27 | September 18, 1986 | itcorp.com | Interrupt Technology Corporation |
| 28 | September 29, 1986 | siemens.com | Siemens AG |
| 29 | October 18, 1986 | pyramid.com | Pyramid Technology |
| 30 | October 27, 1986 | alphacdc.com | Alpha Communications Development Corporation |
| 31 | October 27, 1986 | bdm.com | BDM Corporation |
| 32 | October 27, 1986 | fluke.com | Fluke Corporation |
| 33 | October 27, 1986 | inmet.com | Intermetrics |
| 34 | October 27, 1986 | kesmai.com | Kesmai |
| 35 | October 27, 1986 | mentor.com | Mentor Graphics |
| 36 | October 27, 1986 | nec.com | NEC Corporation |
| 37 | October 27, 1986 | ray.com | Raytheon |
| 38 | October 27, 1986 | rosemount.com | Rosemount Inc. |
| 39 | October 27, 1986 | vortex.com | Vortex Technology |
| 40 | November 5, 1986 | alcoa.com | Alcoa |
| 41 | November 5, 1986 | gte.com | General Telephone and Electronics |
| 42 | November 17, 1986 | adobe.com | Adobe Systems |
| 43 | November 17, 1986 | amd.com | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) |
| 44 | November 17, 1986 | das.com | DA Systems, Inc. |
| 45 | November 17, 1986 | data-io.com | Data I/O Corporation |
| 46 | November 17, 1986 | octopus.com | Octopus Enterprises |
| 47 | November 17, 1986 | portal.com | Portal Communications Company |
| 48 | November 17, 1986 | teltone.com | Teltone Corporation |
| 49 | December 11, 1986 | 3com.com | 3Com Corporation |
| 50 | December 11, 1986 | amdahl.com | Amdahl Corporation |
| 51 | December 11, 1986 | ccur.com | Concurrent Computer Corporation |
| 52 | December 11, 1986 | ci.com | Cognition, Inc. |
| 53 | December 11, 1986 | convergent.com | Convergent Media Systems Corporation |
| 54 | December 11, 1986 | dg.com | Data General |
| 55 | December 11, 1986 | peregrine.com | Peregrine Systems |
| 56 | December 11, 1986 | quad.com | Quadratron Systems Inc. |
| 57 | December 11, 1986 | sq.com | SoftQuad |
| 58 | December 11, 1986 | tandy.com | Tandy Corporation |
| 59 | December 11, 1986 | tti.com | Citicorp/TTI |
| 60 | December 11, 1986 | unisys.com | Unisys |
| 61 | January 19, 1987 | cgi.com | Carnegie Group Inc. |
| 62 | January 19, 1987 | cts.com | Crash TimeSharing |
| 63 | January 19, 1987 | spdcc.com | S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting |
| 64 | February 19, 1987 | apple.com | Apple Computer |
| 65 | March 4, 1987 | nma.com | Network Management Associates |
| 66 | March 4, 1987 | prime.com | Prime Computer |
| 67 | April 4, 1987 | philips.com | Philips |
| 68 | April 23, 1987 | datacube.com | Datacube Inc. |
| 69 | April 23, 1987 | kai.com | Kuck and Associates, Inc. |
| 70 | April 23, 1987 | tic.com | Texas Internet Consulting |
| 71 | April 23, 1987 | vine.com | Vine Technology |
| 72 | April 30, 1987 | ncr.com | NCR Corporation |
| 73 | May 14, 1987 | cisco.com | Cisco Systems |
| 74 | May 14, 1987 | rdl.com | Research Development Laboratories |
| 75 | May 20, 1987 | slb.com | Schlumberger Limited |
| 76 | May 27, 1987 | parcplace.com | ParcPlace Systems, Inc. |
| 77 | May 27, 1987 | utc.com | United Technologies Corporation |
| 78 | June 26, 1987 | ide.com | Interactive Development Environments |
| 79 | July 9, 1987 | trw.com | TRW |
| 80 | July 13, 1987 | unipress.com | Unipress Software |
| 81 | July 27, 1987 | dupont.com | DuPont |
| 82 | July 27, 1987 | lockheed.com | Lockheed Corporation |
| 83 | July 28, 1987 | rosetta.com | Rosetta Consulting |
| 84 | August 18, 1987 | toad.com | John Gilmore |
| 85 | August 31, 1987 | quick.com | Quicksilver Engineering |
| 86 | September 3, 1987 | allied.com | AlliedSignal |
| 87 | September 3, 1987 | dsc.com | Digital Sound Corporation |
| 88 | September 3, 1987 | sco.com | Santa Cruz Operation |
| 89 | September 22, 1987 | gene.com | Genentech |
| 90 | September 22, 1987 | kccs.com | KC Computer Sciences |
| 91 | September 22, 1987 | spectra.com | Spectragraphics Corporation |
| 92 | September 22, 1987 | wlk.com | W.L. Kennedy Jr. & Associates |
| 93 | September 30, 1987 | mentat.com | Mentat Inc. |
| 94 | October 14, 1987 | wyse.com | Wyse Technology |
| 95 | November 2, 1987 | cfg.com | Caine, Farber & Gordon, Inc. |
| 96 | November 9, 1987 | marble.com | Marble Associates, Inc. |
| 97 | November 16, 1987 | cayman.com | Cayman Systems, Inc. |
| 98 | November 16, 1987 | entity.com | Entity Cyber, Inc. |
| 99 | November 24, 1987 | ksr.com | Kendall Square Research |
| 100 | November 30, 1987 | nynexst.com | NYNEX Science & Technology |
| Sources:[4][2] | |||
.org
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 17, 1985 | org | DARPA |
| 1. | July 10, 1985 | mitre.org | Mitre Corporation |
| 2. | March 25, 1986 | src.org | Semiconductor Research Corporation |
| 3. | July 10, 1986 | super.org | Center for Computing Sciences |
| 4. | January 7, 1987 | aero.org | The Aerospace Corporation |
| 5. | January 15, 1987 | mcnc.org | Microelectronics Center of North Carolina |
| 6. | April 2, 1987 | rand.org | RAND Corporation |
| 7. | April 4, 1987 | mn.org | SkyPoint Communications |
| 8. | May 1, 1987 | rti.org | RTI International |
| 9. | July 14, 1987 | usenix.org | USENIX |
| 10. | September 2, 1987 | software.org | BSA Foundation (launched by Software Alliance)[5] |
| 11. | February 25, 1988 | fidonet.org | FidoNet |
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.edu
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 1, 1985 | edu | DARPA |
| 1. | April 24, 1985 | berkeley.edu | University of California, Berkeley |
| 1. | April 24, 1985 | cmu.edu | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1. | April 24, 1985 | purdue.edu | Purdue University |
| 1. | April 24, 1985 | rice.edu | Rice University |
| 1. | April 24, 1985 | ucla.edu | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 6. | April 25, 1985 | rutgers.edu | Rutgers University |
| 7. | May 23, 1985 | mit.edu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 8. | June 27, 1985 | harvard.edu | Harvard University |
| 9. | July 5, 1985 | columbia.edu | Columbia University |
| 10. | July 15, 1985 | cornell.edu | Cornell University |
| 11. | July 18, 1985 | uiuc.edu | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 12. | July 24, 1985 | udel.edu | University of Delaware |
| 13. | July 31, 1985 | umd.edu | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 14. | August 13, 1985 | utexas.edu | University of Texas at Austin |
| 15. | August 20, 1985 | usc.edu | University of Southern California |
| 16. | September 30, 1985 | wisc.edu | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 16. | September 30, 1985 | uci.edu | University of California, Irvine |
| 18. | October 4, 1985 | stanford.edu | Stanford University |
| 19. | October 7, 1985 | umich.edu | University of Michigan |
| 20. | December 9, 1985 | ucsd.edu | University of California, San Diego |
| 21. | January 6, 1986 | caltech.edu | California Institute of Technology |
| 22. | January 23, 1986 | arizona.edu | University of Arizona |
| 23. | February 21, 1986 | ucsf.edu | University of California, San Francisco |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | dartmouth.edu | Dartmouth College |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | indiana.edu | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | okstate.edu | Oklahoma State University |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | unlv.edu | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | wfu.edu | Wake Forest University |
| 24. | March 3, 1986 | wright.edu | Wright State University |
| 30. | March 10, 1986 | isi.edu | Information Sciences Institute |
| 31. | March 19, 1986 | ucdavis.edu | University of California, Davis |
| 31. | March 19, 1986 | uta.edu | University of Texas at Arlington |
| 31. | March 19, 1986 | virginia.edu | University of Virginia |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | ufl.edu | University of Florida |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | bu.edu | Boston University |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | rpi.edu | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | umass.edu | University of Massachusetts |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | northeastern.edu | Northeastern University |
| 34. | March 25, 1986 | usl.edu | University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) 1960~1999, then: University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 40. | May 8, 1986 | gatech.edu | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 40. | May 8, 1986 | toronto.edu | University of Toronto [6] |
| 40. | May 8, 1986 | sju.edu | Saint Joseph's University |
| 40. | May 8, 1986 | uab.edu | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | carleton.edu | Carleton College |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | duke.edu | Duke University |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | upenn.edu | University of Pennsylvania |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | emory.edu | Emory University |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | bgsu.edu | Bowling Green State University |
| 44. | June 2, 1986 | colorado.edu | University of Colorado Boulder |
| 50. | June 17, 1986 | unc.edu | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 51. | July 10, 1986 | usd.edu | University of South Dakota |
| 51. | July 10, 1986 | uwp.edu | University of Wisconsin |
| 51. | July 10, 1986 | wellesley.edu | Wellesley College |
| 51. | July 10, 1986 | wku.edu | Western Kentucky University |
| 55. | July 14, 1986 | psu.edu | Pennsylvania State University |
| 56. | August 27, 1986 | brown.edu | Brown University |
| 56. | August 27, 1986 | unm.edu | University of New Mexico |
| 58. | September 2, 1986 | syr.edu | Syracuse University |
| 58. | September 2, 1986 | depaul.edu | DePaul University |
| 60. | September 4, 1986 | washington.edu | University of Washington |
| 60. | September 4, 1986 | wcslc.edu | Westminster College (Utah) |
| 62. | September 29, 1986 | moravian.edu | Moravian College |
| 62. | September 29, 1986 | unt.edu | University of North Texas |
| 62. | September 29, 1986 | usf.edu | University of South Florida |
| 62. | September 29, 1986 | williams.edu | Williams College |
| 66. | October 3, 1986 | merit.edu | Merit Network |
| 67. | October 8, 1986 | nyu.edu | New York University |
| 68. | October 10, 1986 | rochester.edu | University of Rochester |
| 69. | October 27, 1986 | unh.edu | University of New Hampshire |
| 69. | October 27, 1986 | ucf.edu | University of Central Florida |
| 69. | October 27, 1986 | hawaii.edu | University of Hawaii |
| 69. | October 27, 1986 | csufresno.edu | California State University, Fresno |
| 73. | November 5, 1986 | georgetown.edu | Georgetown University |
| 73. | November 5, 1986 | muskingum.edu | Muskingum University |
| 73. | November 5, 1986 | odu.edu | Old Dominion University |
| 76. | November 17, 1986 | usma.edu | United States Military Academy |
| 77. | November 21, 1986 | clarkson.edu | Clarkson University |
| 78. | December 11, 1986 | oberlin.edu | Oberlin College |
| 78. | December 11, 1986 | ohiou.edu | Ohio University |
| 78. | December 11, 1986 | unr.edu | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 81. | December 16, 1986 | utah.edu | University of Utah |
| 82. | January 19, 1987 | byu.edu | Brigham Young University |
| 82. | January 19, 1987 | lsu.edu | Louisiana State University |
| 84. | January 21, 1987 | umn.edu | University of Minnesota |
| 85. | January 29, 1987 | ucsc.edu | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 86. | February 19, 1987 | bsu.edu | Ball State University |
| 86. | February 19, 1987 | csuchico.edu | CSU Chico |
| 86. | February 19, 1987 | kent.edu | Kent State University |
| 86. | February 19, 1987 | clemson.edu | Clemson University |
| 90. | February 27, 1987 | albany.edu | University at Albany |
| 91. | March 2, 1987 | whoi.edu | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 92. | March 4, 1987 | mu.edu | Marquette University |
| 93. | March 17, 1987 | yale.edu | Yale University |
| 94. | March 19, 1987 | jhu.edu | Johns Hopkins University |
| 95. | April 2, 1987 | rockefeller.edu | The Rockefeller University |
| 96. | April 3, 1987 | princeton.edu | Princeton University |
| 97. | April 4, 1987 | yu.edu | Yeshiva University |
| 98. | April 14, 1987 | wsu.edu | Washington State University |
| 98. | April 14, 1987 | wwu.edu | Western Washington University |
| 98. | April 14, 1987 | uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
| 98. | April 14, 1987 | tulane.edu | Tulane University |
.net
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 1, 1985 | net | DARPA |
| 1. | January 1, 1985 | nordu.net | NORDUnet |
| 2. | April 1, 1986 | broken.net | Jason Matthews[7][8] |
| 3. | November 5, 1986 | nsf.net | NSFNET |
| 4. | January 27, 1987 | nyser.net | NYSERNet |
| 5. | May 20, 1987 | uu.net | UUNET |
| 6. | July 21, 1987 | sesqui.net | SesquiNet |
| 7. | May 25, 1988 | mr.net | MRNet (Minnesota Regional Network) |
| 8. | June 9, 1988 | oar.net | OARnet |
| 9. | July 8, 1988 | sura.net | SURAnet |
| 10. | September 7, 1988 | the.net | THEnet (Texas Higher Education Network) |
| 11. | September 16, 1988 | nwnet.net | NorthWestNet |
| 12. | October 21, 1988 | es.net | ESnet |
| 13. | October 25, 1988 | mid.net | mid.net |
| 14. | January 5, 1989 | cic.net | cic.net |
| Sources:[2] | |||
.mil
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 1, 1985 | mil | Defense Data Network |
.gov
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 1, 1985 | gov | DARPA |
.int
.arpa
| Rank | Date of registration | Domain | Registered to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | January 1, 1985 | arpa | Internet Architecture Board (originally used by DARPA) |
| 1. | September 27, 1994 | in-addr.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 2. | September 14, 2000 | e164.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 3. | November 10, 2001 | ip6.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 4. | October 1, 2002 | uri.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 4. | October 1, 2002 | urn.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 6. | August 29, 2006 | iris.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 7. | April 29, 2010 | in-addr-servers.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 7. | April 29, 2010 | ip6-servers.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 9. | September 30, 2013 | ipv4only.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 10. | January 21, 2015 | as112.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
| 11. | March 15, 2018 | home.arpa | Internet Architecture Board |
References
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- "Managed Data Buys Stargate Chicago Center". Data Center Knowledge. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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- "Software.org Connects the Dots Between Software and Society". www.bsa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- http://www.uwhois.com/cgi/whois.cgi?query=toronto.edu
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- "Your mail to Jason Matthews <[email protected]>". www.nanog.org. 26 July 1997. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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