The .global Domain: Choosing Not to Pick a Country
.global was recorded in the root zone on 29 May 2014, and the contracting party in the IANA entry today is Identity Digital Limited itself. The zone was first delegated to Dot GLOBAL AS and transferred on 10 April 2024. The nTLDstats page accessed on 12 August 2026 shows 87,765 registrations, of which 71,296 appear in the zone file.
The ending is positioned for brands operating in several countries, international organisations and multilingual projects. Its real function is less a claim than a deferral: it lets you build one umbrella address without first deciding which country ending should lead. Try candidates with a .global domain search, and for a shorter, information-led alternative look at the .fyi page.
.GLOBAL Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Identity Digital Limited
- Root zone record 29 May 2014
- Transfer to current holder 10 April 2024
- Registered names 87,765 (nTLDstats, 12 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 71,296 names, about 81%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .global domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
Related Domain Extensions
Registering the same name on more than one extension keeps someone else from taking your brand.
.global 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
$42.90 /year -
Transfer
$97.49 /year -
Renewal
$104.99 /year -
Restore
$194.90 -
Late Renewal
$15.36
Included With Every .global 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.
.global Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .global 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 .global 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 .global 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 $15.36 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 .global 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
.global Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.global Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .global domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.global Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .global Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The registry asks for no evidence about where you trade.
Names are allocated in order of application, and a business working in a single country can hold one. The caution that follows belongs on the visitor's side: the word at the end of an address does not show that the organisation behind it is genuinely international. Listing your offices, languages and delivery countries closes that gap.
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Usually the two are held together; neither substitutes for the other.
A country ending carries weight in local results and in local trust, while .global builds an umbrella that favours no single market. The common arrangement is to keep the umbrella here, publish national sites on their own endings and link visibly between them.
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It does. One address lets language versions live in sub-directories without splitting authority.
Buying a separate domain per language multiplies both the administration and the number of certificates. Separating language versions under one address and cross-linking them stays simpler. In that structure, confirm the certificate covers every sub-directory from the SSL checker page.
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With 87,765 registrations, single generic words are largely gone.
That said, 81% of those names are live, so the zone is genuinely in use and little sits idle. Roots that pair a brand with a category give the highest hit rate. Testing several candidates at once through the bulk domain name search speeds the process up.
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Yes. It runs on an authorisation code and the registry asks for no extra documents.
The overlooked part in a multi-country setup is time zones: your midnight is the middle of someone else's working day. Pick the maintenance window against the quietest hour across all markets and tell the local teams in advance. Start from the domain transfer page.
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