The .earth Domain: An Ending That Asks for a Pledge
.earth entered the root zone on 16 April 2015, and the IANA record names Interlink Systems Innovation Institute K.K. as the sponsoring organisation, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Interlink Co., Ltd. The nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026 shows 48,915 registrations, of which 40,765 appear in the zone file.
The registry keeps registration open to all: its own FAQ states that there are no restrictions on who may register. What its registration terms add, however, is rare in this category — a commitment asked of the registrant. Climate work, conservation, sustainable production and community projects settle comfortably inside that frame. Try your candidates in a domain name search.
Under the registration terms the registry publishes, a registrant pledges to act as an ambassador for the Earth and to keep away from conduct that harms the planet or its inhabitants. The same document forbids pornographic, vulgar or highly objectionable content and closes off the sale of subdomains without the registry's consent. The registry also declines IDN registrations, so labels use basic Latin letters only.
.EARTH Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Interlink Systems Innovation Institute K.K.
- Root zone record 16 April 2015
- Eligibility Open to all, no identity restriction
- Special rule Pledge and content limits in the terms
- Registered names 48,915 (nTLDstats, 11 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 40,765 names, about 83%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .earth domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.earth Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$29.50 /year -
Transfer
$29.99 /year -
Renewal
$32.99 /year -
Restore
$176.00 -
Late Renewal
$6.49
Included With Every .earth Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.earth Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .earth domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .earth address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .earth domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $6.49 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .earth returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.earth Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.earth Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .earth domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.earth Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .earth Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Anyone may; the registry sets no identity restriction.
Its FAQ states plainly that there are no restrictions as to who can register a .earth name. A company, an association or an individual applies on the same terms, and the registration terms have to be accepted as part of the process. Availability can be checked in a domain name search.
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The registrant pledges to act as an ambassador for the Earth.
The registration terms the registry publishes treat abstaining from conduct harmful to the planet and its inhabitants as part of holding the name. The same document forbids highly objectionable content and closes off subdomain sales without consent. That is a genuine usage rule, and rare among endings of this generation.
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No. The registry does not accept IDN registrations.
This limit is stated in its own FAQ and means the label has to be built from basic Latin letters. Projects wanting accented or non-Latin characters therefore have to simplify the name. The constraint is a matter of registry policy rather than a technical restriction in the DNS.
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The zone holds 48,915 registrations, 40,765 of them in the zone file.
The figures come from the nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026. A publication rate around 83% sits near the top of this group and shows most holders are running something real. Labels built around a specific subject can still be found at this scale.
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The method of measurement, the source and the date.
Numbers about carbon, recycling or a supply chain cannot be verified unless the standard behind them is named. Where a third party audited the work, give the organisation and the date of its report. Unsupported environmental claims fall under advertising rules in many countries and can be challenged.
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Begin by obtaining the authorisation code from your registrar.
For projects running donation or campaign pages, downtime is lost participation, so schedule the move away from campaign periods. The domain must be unlocked and at least sixty days past registration. Check the record with a whois search, then continue at domain transfer.
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