.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us. .uk has used OpenDNSSEC since March 2010. , it is the fifth most popular top-level domain worldwide (after .com, .cn, .de and .net), with over 10 million registrations.
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.uk is the internet address ending for websites and email addresses based in the United Kingdom, and it has been in use since 1985, making it one of the earliest country domains created. It matters because it is currently the fifth most popular internet domain worldwide with over 10 million registrations, making it a significant part of the web's infrastructure.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- .uk
- Top level domain.image
- .uk logo (black).svg
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Nominet UK
- Top level domain.sponsor
- Nominet UK
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with the United Kingdom
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Very popular in the United Kingdom
- Top level domain.registereddomains
- 10,508,932 (9,314,572 third level and 1,374,360 second level)
- Top level domain.dateregistereddomains
- January 2024
- Top level domain.restrictions
- No general restrictions. Some second-level domains have specific restrictions.
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- .uk right of registration
- Second-level domains
- Active
- Inactive
- Rejected
- Allocation of domain names
- sch.uk
- United Kingdom-related top level domains (TLDs)
- Country-Code TLDs (ccTLDs)
- GeoTLDs
- See also
- References
- External links
.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us. .uk has used OpenDNSSEC since March 2010. , it is the fifth most popular top-level domain worldwide (after .com, .cn, .de and .net), with over 10 million registrations.
==History==