The .org domain, which stands for "organization," was originally established in 1985 as a domain for non-profit organizations and is operated by the Public Interest Registry (PIR). Although it was initially designed for non-commercial organizations, .org is now open for registration by any individual or entity and is widely used by non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, schools, community groups, and more.
The .org domain is one of the generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the internet. Applicable to various organizational entities (including non-profit groups), the term "org" stands for "organization," signifying an entity or group. It is operated by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) and was launched on January 1, 1985.
As of 2012, there were over 10 million second-level .org domains registered, making it the third-largest gTLD.
Currently, countries like China (org.cn), Australia (org.au), Canada (org.ca), Japan (org.jp and or.jp), Argentina (org.ar), Turkey (org.tr), Russia (org.ru), India (org.in), the United Kingdom (org.uk), and others have established second-level domains under their respective ccTLDs with similar purposes. These second-level domains are typically named org.xx or or.xx, where "xx" represents the country or regional top-level domain.
Primarily targeted at non-commercial entities, such as charities, research institutions, community groups, etc
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Public Interest Registry
January 1, 1985
There is no sponsoring organization, but the Public Interest Registry (PIR) is affiliated with the Internet Society (ISOC).
Provide online identification for non-commercial organizations.
No Geographic Restrictions
The shortest registration period: 1 year
The longest registration period: 10 years
Yes
Most registrars offer WHOIS privacy protection services that can hide the registrant's personal information.
Depending on the registrar, it costs about 10 to 20 US dollars per year
The dispute resolution for .org domain names follows ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
1. Only English letters (a-z, case-insensitive), numbers (0-9), and the hyphen "-" (the hyphen used in English, also known as a dash) are permitted. Spaces and special characters (such as !, $, &, ?, etc.) cannot be used.
2. The hyphen "-" cannot be used at the beginning or end of the domain name.
3. The length of the domain name cannot exceed 63 characters.
Yes
1. Wikimedia Foundation - www.wikimedia.org
2. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - www.worldwildlife.org
3. Internet Society - www.internetsociety.org
4. International Red Cross - www.icrc.org
5. Greenpeace - www.greenpeace.org
6. National Public Radio (NPR) - www.npr.org
7. Python Software Foundation - www.python.org
8. American Heart Association - www.heart.org
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