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📣 xiyueuyix

Why ICANN Domain Names Are Owned via GoDaddy?


When I looked up icann.org on lookup.icann.org, it said it was registered through GoDaddy. Why?


  👤 zoringod Accepted Answer ✓
Domain Name: icann.org Registry Domain ID: 628dbbcb4edc464b9401cbadea0a08b2-LROR Registrar WHOIS Server: http://whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.whois.godaddy.com Updated Date: 2020-09-24T16:37:31Z Creation Date: 1998-09-14T04:00:00Z Registry Expiry Date: 2027-12-07T17:04:26Z Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar IANA ID: 146 These are the original whois information.

👤 fuckxijinping
I confirmed it, whois record said it was registered via GoDaddy. Maybe it is because of GoDaddy is the biggest domain name registry company.

👤 ecedeno
Because they registered/transferred them to GoDaddy.com