Google Registry

Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Trade name	Google Registry
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	February 8, 2012; 14 years ago
Parent	Google LLC
Website	registry.google

Charleston Road Registry Inc. (CRR), doing business as Google Registry, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Google LLC. It is the domain name registry that Google uses to handle its top-level domains (TLDs).

History

The company was founded on February 8, 2012 due to requirements by ICANN that domain name registries and registrars be separate legal entities.

As of October 2024,^[update] CRR owns 46 TLDs:

.ads
.android
.app
.boo
.cal
.channel
.chrome
.dad
.day
.dclk
.dev
.docs
.drive
.eat
.esq
.fly
.foo
.gbiz
.gle
.gmail
.goog
.google
.guge
.hangout
.here
.how
.ing
.map
.meet
.meme
.mov
.new
.nexus
.page
.phd
.play
.prod
.prof
.rsvp
.search
.soy
.youtube
.zip
.みんな
.グーグル
.谷歌

References

1 2 "Charleston Road Registry Inc. :: Delaware (US) :: OpenCorporates". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Hale, Craig (November 1, 2023). "Google is now offering .ing domains, so let the puns begin". TechRadar. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
1 2 "FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "Google_Registry_Confusion_Avoidance_Plan.pdf" (PDF). ICANN. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "Base Registry Agreement" (PDF). ICANN. January 21, 2024. p. 89. Retrieved October 26, 2024. [...] ensure that such services are offered through a legal entity separate from Registry Operator, [...]
↑ "Root Zone Database". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".ads Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
1 2 3 McCarthy, Kieren. "Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY?". The Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".android Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".app Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".app Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ "5 .apps you should know about". Google. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".boo Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".boo Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Roth, Emma (November 28, 2023). "Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites". The Verge. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".cal Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".channel Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".channel Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".chrome Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".dad Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Rogers, Reece. "You Can Now Claim a .Dad Domain for Your Site. Cue the Dad Jokes". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".day Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Reichert, Corinne (January 25, 2022). "Google launches .day domains to bring attention to special days". CNET. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".dclk Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".dev Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Shankland, Stephen (February 28, 2019). "If you're a developer, Google wants you to colonize its new .dev territory on the internet". CNET. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".docs Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
1 2 Lardinois, Frederic (May 31, 2012). "Google Applies for .Google, .Docs, .YouTube and .LOL Top-Level Domains". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".drive Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ ".eat Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ "Google to Enforce HSTS on TLDs it Operates". threatpost. September 28, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".esq Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
1 2 3 4 Hale, Craig (May 17, 2023). "Some of Google's new domain names could pose a serious security risk". TechRadar. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".fly Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".foo Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".foo Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".gbiz Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".gle Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".gmail Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".goog Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".goog Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".google Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".google Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Shankland, Stephen (October 18, 2016). "Say hello to .google and other branded internet addresses". CNET. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".guge Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".hangout Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".here Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
1 2 3 D'Onfro, Jillian (February 26, 2015). "Google just paid $25 million to buy the entire '.app' web domain". Business Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".how Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".how Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".ing Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".ing Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Peters, Jay (October 31, 2023). "Google is officially trying to make .ing domains a th.ing". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".map Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".meet Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".meet Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".meme Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".meme Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Roth, Emma (November 28, 2023). "Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".mov Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".mov Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
1 2 Newman, Lily Hay. "The Real Risks in Google's New .Zip and .Mov Domains". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".new Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".new Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Peters, Jay (October 29, 2019). "Google's .new shortcuts are coming to other websites, and you'll be able to register your own". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".nexus Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".nexus Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Moreno, Johan (October 24, 2020). "Is Google Helping End The Dominance Of .COM?". Forbes. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".page Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".page Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ McIllwain, Ben (June 2, 2022). "Why .app and .dev are perfect homes for developer tools". Google. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".phd Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".phd Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".play Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".prod Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".prof Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".prof Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".rsvp Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".rsvp Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".search Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Branscombe, Mary (September 9, 2013). "New top-level domains now available - but some aren't without controversy". TechRadar. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".soy Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".soy Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".youtube Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".zip Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".zip Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".みんな Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ Hong, Kaylene (January 16, 2014). "You Can Now Get A Domain Name In Japanese Characters". TNW. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".グーグル Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".Panasonicなど、新gTLD 26個登場". TECH+（テックプラス） (in Japanese). July 23, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
↑ ".谷歌 Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

External links

Official website

[OpenCorporates-1] 1 2 "Charleston Road Registry Inc. :: Delaware (US) :: OpenCorporates". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[2] Hale, Craig (November 1, 2023). "Google is now offering .ing domains, so let the puns begin". TechRadar. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[:0-3] 1 2 "FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[4] "Google_Registry_Confusion_Avoidance_Plan.pdf" (PDF). ICANN. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[5] "Base Registry Agreement" (PDF). ICANN. January 21, 2024. p. 89. Retrieved October 26, 2024. [...] ensure that such services are offered through a legal entity separate from Registry Operator, [...]

[6] "Root Zone Database". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[7] ".ads Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[:1-8] 1 2 3 McCarthy, Kieren. "Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY?". The Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[9] ".android Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[10] ".app Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[11] ".app Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[12] "5 .apps you should know about". Google. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[13] ".boo Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[14] ".boo Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[15] Roth, Emma (November 28, 2023). "Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites". The Verge. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[16] ".cal Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[17] ".channel Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[18] ".channel Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[19] ".chrome Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[20] "FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[21] ".dad Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[22] Rogers, Reece. "You Can Now Claim a .Dad Domain for Your Site. Cue the Dad Jokes". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[23] ".day Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[24] Reichert, Corinne (January 25, 2022). "Google launches .day domains to bring attention to special days". CNET. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[25] ".dclk Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[26] ".dev Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[27] Shankland, Stephen (February 28, 2019). "If you're a developer, Google wants you to colonize its new .dev territory on the internet". CNET. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[28] ".docs Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[:4-29] 1 2 Lardinois, Frederic (May 31, 2012). "Google Applies for .Google, .Docs, .YouTube and .LOL Top-Level Domains". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[30] ".drive Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[31] ".eat Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[32] "Google to Enforce HSTS on TLDs it Operates". threatpost. September 28, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[33] ".esq Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[:2-34] 1 2 3 4 Hale, Craig (May 17, 2023). "Some of Google's new domain names could pose a serious security risk". TechRadar. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[35] ".fly Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[36] ".foo Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[37] ".foo Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[38] ".gbiz Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[39] ".gle Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[40] ".gmail Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[41] ".goog Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[42] ".goog Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[43] ".google Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[44] ".google Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[45] Shankland, Stephen (October 18, 2016). "Say hello to .google and other branded internet addresses". CNET. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[46] ".guge Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[47] ".hangout Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[48] ".here Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[:3-49] 1 2 3 D'Onfro, Jillian (February 26, 2015). "Google just paid $25 million to buy the entire '.app' web domain". Business Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[50] ".how Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[51] ".how Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[52] ".ing Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[53] ".ing Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[54] Peters, Jay (October 31, 2023). "Google is officially trying to make .ing domains a th.ing". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[55] ".map Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[56] ".meet Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[57] ".meet Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[58] ".meme Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[59] ".meme Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[60] Roth, Emma (November 28, 2023). "Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[61] ".mov Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[62] ".mov Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[:5-63] 1 2 Newman, Lily Hay. "The Real Risks in Google's New .Zip and .Mov Domains". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[64] ".new Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[65] ".new Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[66] Peters, Jay (October 29, 2019). "Google's .new shortcuts are coming to other websites, and you'll be able to register your own". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[67] ".nexus Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[68] ".nexus Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[69] Moreno, Johan (October 24, 2020). "Is Google Helping End The Dominance Of .COM?". Forbes. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[70] ".page Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[71] ".page Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[72] McIllwain, Ben (June 2, 2022). "Why .app and .dev are perfect homes for developer tools". Google. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[73] ".phd Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[74] ".phd Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[75] ".play Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[76] ".prod Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[77] ".prof Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[78] ".prof Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[79] ".rsvp Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[80] ".rsvp Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[81] ".search Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[82] Branscombe, Mary (September 9, 2013). "New top-level domains now available - but some aren't without controversy". TechRadar. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[83] ".soy Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[84] ".soy Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[85] ".youtube Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[86] ".zip Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[87] ".zip Domain Registration Policy". Google Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[88] ".みんな Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[89] Hong, Kaylene (January 16, 2014). "You Can Now Get A Domain Name In Japanese Characters". TNW. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[90] ".グーグル Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[91] ".Panasonicなど、新gTLD 26個登場". TECH+（テックプラス） (in Japanese). July 23, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[92] ".谷歌 Domain Delegation Data". IANA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

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History

See also

References

External links