The .press Domain: An Address for Reporting and Publishing
The .press domain entered the root zone on 22 May 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 3 April 2014, with Radix Technologies Inc. as contracting party; the IANA record was last updated on 7 April 2026. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 26,308 registrations, of which 18,405 appeared in the zone file.
Independent journalists, local news sites, magazine and newsletter projects, corporate press rooms and publishing houses populate the zone. Because the English word covers both the press and the act of printing, print shops and printing services also register here, and the label in front of the dot has to settle which you mean. Test candidates in .press domain search and compare a news-focused alternative on the .news page. No press card is requested.
The profession the name evokes is not an actual requirement. The agreement carries no eligibility commitment list, and the registry's published policies allocate names first come, first served: no press card, no media registration and no editorial declaration is sought. For a reader that means the address does not show that the content behind it meets any journalistic standard. Publishing your masthead and ownership details openly on the page is the only thing that closes that gap.
.PRESS Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Radix Technologies Inc.
- Root zone entry 22 May 2014
- Eligibility None — allocation runs first come, first served
- Zone size 26,308 registrations, 18,405 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .press domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.press 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
$79.99 /year -
Transfer
$89.99 /year -
Renewal
$89.99 /year -
Restore
$219.90 -
Late Renewal
$15.73
Included With Every .press 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.
.press Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .press 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 .press 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 .press 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 $15.73 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 .press 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
.press Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.press Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .press domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.press Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .press Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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You do not. The agreement carries no eligibility commitment and the registry's policies allocate names first come, first served, so no press card, media registration or editorial declaration is sought. A corporate press room and an independent newsletter register on identical terms. Try candidates in .press domain search.
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The kind of thing you publish decides. If you produce news as a daily flow, the news-focused extension matches reader expectation more closely. If you publish corporate announcements, a press release archive or a magazine, this extension offers a wider frame and can also cover printing work. Make the comparison on the .news page.
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Both approaches work. A separate address gives journalists a clear entry point and lets you publish materials independently of the main site, while a directory under the main domain keeps corporate authority in one place. If crisis communication is a real concern for you, a separate address also serves as a practical fallback when the main site is unreachable.
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On 13 August 2026, 18,405 of 26,308 registrations appeared in the zone file, a share of roughly 70 per cent. The majority of registered names are genuinely in use, which sets this zone apart from those dominated by speculative holding. If the name you want is taken, whois search will show you who holds the record.
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A certificate is no longer optional: browsers flag pages served without one, and on a news site carrying a tip line or contact form that becomes a source-safety problem rather than a cosmetic one. Beyond that, keeping the author name, publication date and corrections policy visible serves both reader trust and search visibility. See the SSL certificate page.
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The name must be unlocked, you need the authorisation code from your current registrar, and the contact address on the record has to work. No extra eligibility review applies and no paperwork is collected. If you are moving a live publication, check your RSS and syndication endpoints afterwards, because a broken feed can go unnoticed for days. Begin at the domain transfer page.
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