.org domain information

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.

Introduction

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.

Target market

Primarily targeted at non-commercial entities, such as charities, research institutions, community groups, etc

Restrictions

None

Intended use

Provide online identification for non-commercial organizations.

Registration rules

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.

Dispute resolution policy

The dispute resolution for .org domain names follows ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).

Typical users

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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