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Top-level Internet domain for the Netherlands the top-level domain .nl the file format nl (format) .nl DotNL domain logo.png 200px 1986 04 25 Country code top-level domain Active Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland nl de nl Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland no Entities connected with the Netherlands Very popular in the Netherlands 6,063,116 February 2026 2026-03-20 .nl statistics https://stats.sidnlabs.nl/en/registration.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20260214174808/https://stats.sidnlabs.nl/en/registration.html 2026-03-20 SIDNLabs 2026-02-14 None Registrations are taken directly at the second level https://www.sidn.nl/a/nl-domeinnaam/klacht-over-domeinnaam Klacht over domeinnaam SIDN.nl 2016-10-08 nl SIDN Yes thumb|Logo of nl Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland no, which administers the domain .nl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular ccTLDs with over six million registered .nl domains 2020 9 29 y. When cwi.nl was registered by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica on 1986-05-01, .nl became the first active ccTLD outside the United States.https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/our-milestones Our milestones SIDN 2020-12-01 2020-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200808001755/https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/our-milestones dead Registry Since 31 January 1996, .nl domains are registered by the nl Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland no (SIDN, in English: Foundation for Internet Domain Registration Netherlands), based in Arnhem.https://www.sidn.nl/a/over-sidn/contact Contact SIDN 2016-10-08 nl Most registrars are Internet service providers, IT service bureaus and media service bureaus, but several large enterprises with many brand names have also become a registrar, or participant as SIDN calls them, which is a quite uncommon phenomenon in the domain name industry. Registrars have to pay SIDN a fee for each domain since 1 April 1996, until then registration was free. SIDN does not deal directly with registrants. In the early days, most of the registrants were universities and research departments of large companies, such as nl Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium no. Besides .nl, SIDN also operates .politie in a partnership with the Dutch policeDutch police extend contract for .politie domain Domain names SIDN https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/dutch-police-extend-contract-for-politie-domain 2026-03-19 SIDN - The company behind .nl en and .amsterdam in cooperation with the municipality of Amsterdam and Dotlocal.SIDN continues as registry service provider for .amsterdam Domain names SIDN https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/sidn-continues-as-registry-service-provider-for-amsterdam 2026-03-20 SIDN - The company behind .nl en Second-level domains Official second-level domains do not exist. A number of companies have taken the opportunity to register domains like co.nl and com.nl, using them to sell third-level domains. These are not affiliated with SIDN.http://domain.co.nl/en/faqs Frequently asked questions Domain.co.nl 2016-10-08 2016-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224223913/http://domain.co.nl/en/faqs dead Individuals were allowed to register a second-level .nl domain since 2003. As a forerunner, individuals were allowed to register a third-level domain since 2000. Such 'personal domains' had the form of janjansen.123.nl. They never became popular, and registration has been suspended since 2006. Because there were only around 500 of such domains registered, in contrast to about 5 million second-level domains, SIDN announced the discontinuance of personal domains as of 2008 on 4 July 2007. Technical limitations Unlike the majority of top level domains, .nl requires each nameserver to use a unique IP address.https://www.godaddy.com/help/about-nl-domains-5336 GoDaddy.com About .nl Domains There must be at least two nameservers set, meaning at least two different IP addresses must be used. Other TLDs with this requirement are .ca and .cn.https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/768/10/how-do-i-register-personal-nameservers-for-my-domain/ Namecheap.com How do I register personal nameservers for my domain? Other country-code TLDs under the Kingdom of Netherlands .an – ccTLD for the former multi-nation Netherlands Antilles federation .aw – ccTLD for Aruba .bq – ccTLD for the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba) .cw – ccTLD for Curaçao .sx – ccTLD for Sint Maarten See also Netherlands Internet Internet in the Netherlands .amsterdam - TLD for Amsterdam .eu – ccTLD for the European Union .frl - TLD for the province of Friesland References External links .nl Domain Delegation Data .nl Registry website List of .nl registrars collapsed Category:1986 establishments in the Netherlands Category:Internet properties established in 1986 Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet in the Netherlands Category:Mass media in the Netherlands Category:Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members sv:Toppdomän#N