The .run Domain: To Run a Race and to Run a Business
The .run domain entered the root zone on 30 April 2015 under an ICANN agreement dated 19 March 2015, and its registry operator is Binky Moon, LLC. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 163,996 registrations, of which 134,696 appeared in the zone file, putting the live share above eighty-two per cent.
In English the word covers two distinct jobs: to run on foot and to run an operation. The zone reflects both, holding running clubs, marathon organisers and training apps alongside software teams, automation tools and operations dashboards. No eligibility requirement applies. Try candidates in .run domain search, and look at the .fitness page for the sporting side.
Of 163,996 registered names, 134,696 appear in the zone file. That share, above eighty-two per cent, sits near the top of the category and shows a zone in real use rather than one held for resale. The rule that follows: if a short stem you like is taken, a working site probably stands behind it, so waiting for expiry is unproductive. Move to two-word combinations instead.
.RUN Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC
- Root zone entry 30 April 2015
- Eligibility None; the agreement forbids identity-based limits
- Zone size 163,996 registrations, 134,696 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .run 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.
.run 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
$5.99 /year -
Transfer
$27.29 /year -
Renewal
$29.39 /year -
Restore
$114.90 -
Late Renewal
$4.39
Included With Every .run 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.
.run Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .run 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 .run 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 .run 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 $4.39 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 .run 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
.run Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.run Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .run domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.run Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .run Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Yes, and widely so. Because the word also means to operate something, software teams, automation services, continuous integration tools and operations dashboards all use the zone. The agreement itself forbids shutting out users associated with a less common sense of the term. Try candidates on the .run search page.
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Ask what the address says once someone reads it. If you are naming a specific event, a race or an application command, the shorter word makes the sharper call. If you offer a gym, coaching, nutrition or general wellbeing content, .fitness describes the scope more accurately. The two belong to different registry operators and their zones are independent.
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No. The agreement keeps second-level names open to lawful registrants and forbids the registry from imposing identity-based eligibility limits. No coaching certificate, federation membership or incorporation paperwork is requested. What the agreement does require is accurate registrant data, and false information can be grounds for cancelling a registration.
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Short single-word stems are largely taken. On 13 August 2026 there were 163,996 registrations with 134,696 in the zone file, so most of those names carry a working site. A practical suggestion: try two-part combinations built from a city, a distance or your brand, where availability remains high and the address still reads clearly.
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Lift the lock, request the authorisation code and open the request at the gaining registrar. Names here are often taken for an event or a software project and end up in a developer's personal account, so switch the contact address to a company mailbox first. Run the process from the domain transfer page and check the result with whois search.
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