The .fan Domain: For Supporters and Followings
.fan was recorded in the root zone on 28 February 2015, and the IANA entry names Dog Beach, LLC as the sponsoring organisation. The nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026 shows 14,261 registrations in the zone, of which only 8,302 appear in the zone file. At roughly 58%, that is the lowest publication rate in the group examined here.
Supporters' associations, fan clubs, forum communities and the audience pages of individual creators all read correctly on this address. The singular suggests one person's attachment, while the plural points at the community around it. To weigh the two forms against each other, try them side by side in a bulk domain name search.
According to IANA records, .fan belongs to Dog Beach, LLC in the United States while .fans belongs to ZDNS International Limited in Hong Kong. The two are not merely different companies — they sit in different corporate groups, under separate contracts, separate policy documents and separate infrastructure. Users routinely read them as two spellings of one ending. If you intend to hold both, plan for two registrations and two renewal calendars from the outset.
.FAN Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Dog Beach, LLC
- Root zone record 28 February 2015
- Eligibility condition No verified restriction
- Registered names 14,261 (nTLDstats, 11 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 8,302 names, about 58%
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .fan domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.fan 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
$9.99 / years -
Transfer
$54.59 / years -
Renewal
$58.79 / years -
Restore
$149.90
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.fan Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.fan Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .fan domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.fan Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .fan Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The two belong to completely separate organisations.
IANA records place .fan with Dog Beach, LLC in the United States and .fans with ZDNS International Limited in Hong Kong. Separate contracts, separate policy documents and separate infrastructure apply to each. To see which one has your name free, start with a .fan domain search.
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The registry does not block it, but trademark and personal-name rights are a separate matter.
Domains containing a well-known club name, a performer's name or a registered mark can become the subject of a dispute. What decides it is the nature of the use: a supporter page with no commercial purpose that states clearly it is unaffiliated is not judged the same way as one selling merchandise. Saying plainly on the page that you are independent is a basic precaution.
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Only 8,302 of 14,261 names appear in the zone file, which comes to about 58%.
It is the lowest figure in the group examined here: two of every five registered names have never gone live. A share of the short and popular labels is plausibly held for resale, and another share taken defensively by clubs and brands. The measurement comes from the nTLDstats breakdown on the date of access.
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Combining it with a town or district name is both distinctive and safe.
Using the club name outright can create trademark friction, whereas your own group's name, the place it was founded or the name of your stand is original and free of that problem. The zone is small, so those combinations remain findable. Try a few together in a bulk domain name search.
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It does, and a platform-independent address is what lets you keep that audience.
When a platform changes its rules or an account closes, the connection to your followers goes with it. A newsletter list and a links page running on your own address remove most of that exposure. Look at the hosting options for somewhere to run it.
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None. Dog Beach, LLC defines no eligibility condition for this ending.
Its policy set carries no document or status requirement, and names are issued first come, first served. Associations, companies and individuals apply on identical terms. Making sure the name you choose is not someone else's trademark remains your responsibility, and the registry does not check it for you.
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