.world Domain Names
42 registrars compared — cheapest from $0.98 at Namecheap
A word that belongs to everyone, yet one company controls its digital turf. Since 2014, .world has offered a global stage for anyone who wants to claim a piece of it.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namecheap Cheapest | $0.98 | $59.48 | $49.48 | $238.90 | $536.30 | Visit |
| 2 | GoDaddy | $1.19 | $72.19 | $72.19 | $289.95 | $650.90 | Visit |
| 3 | Sav | $1.99 | $37.64 | $37.64 | $152.55 | $340.75 | Visit |
| 4 | Spaceship | $2.27 | $37.46 | $37.46 | $152.11 | $339.41 | Visit |
| 5 | Dynadot | $2.50 | $38.74 | $38.74 | $157.46 | $351.16 | Visit |
| 6 | INWX | $2.52 | $66.60 | $66.60 | $268.92 | $601.92 | Visit |
| 7 | Porkbun | $2.57 | $37.59 | $37.59 | $152.93 | $340.88 | Visit |
| 8 | IONOS | $2.95 | $59.00 | $59.00 | $238.95 | $533.95 | Visit |
| 9 | Regery | $2.99 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $158.95 | $353.90 | Visit |
| 10 | Truehost | $3.07 | $60.31 | $41.86 | $244.31 | $545.86 | Visit |
| 11 | Hostinger | $3.19 | $48.19 | $3.19 | $195.95 | $436.90 | Visit |
| 12 | EuroDNS | $3.66 | $65.17 | $65.17 | $264.34 | $590.19 | Visit |
| 13 | Name.com | $3.99 | $64.99 | $64.99 | $263.95 | $588.90 | Visit |
| 14 | OVHcloud | $4.03 | $41.49 | $40.79 | $169.99 | $377.44 | Visit |
| 15 | NameSilo | $4.49 | $46.99 | $38.99 | $192.45 | $427.40 | Visit |
| 16 | Above.com | $4.84 | $35.42 | $35.42 | $146.52 | $323.62 | Visit |
| 17 | Cosmotown | $5.00 | $34.96 | $34.96 | $144.84 | $319.64 | Visit |
| 18 | Blacknight | $5.53 | $53.26 | $53.26 | $218.57 | $484.87 | Visit |
| 19 | All Domains | $5.55 | $48.84 | $48.84 | $200.91 | $445.11 | Visit |
| 20 | Directnic | $7.99 | $55.99 | $55.99 | $231.95 | $511.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Netim | $9.50 | $52.50 | $35.00 | $219.50 | $482.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Gname | $9.99 | $47.99 | $47.99 | $201.95 | $441.90 | Visit |
| 23 | Squarespace | $10.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $210.00 | $460.00 | Visit |
| 24 | eDomains | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Infomaniak | $32.13 | $32.13 | $32.13 | $160.65 | $321.30 | Visit |
| 26 | Cloudflare | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 | $161.00 | $322.00 | Visit |
| 27 | Hello.co | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $174.95 | $349.90 | Visit |
| 28 | NameBright | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 29 | UK2 | $38.92 | $38.92 | $38.92 | $194.60 | $389.20 | Visit |
| 30 | DreamHost | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $199.95 | $399.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Epik | $40.95 | $40.95 | $40.95 | $204.75 | $409.50 | Visit |
| 32 | Crazy Domains | $41.99 | $41.99 | $41.99 | $209.95 | $419.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Marcaria | $43.00 | $43.00 | $43.00 | $215.00 | $430.00 | Visit |
| 34 | 123 Reg | $43.54 | $43.54 | $43.54 | $217.70 | $435.40 | Visit |
| 35 | Gandi | $44.06 | $95.98 | $37.34 | $427.98 | $907.88 | Visit |
| 36 | MrDomain | $46.56 | $46.56 | $46.56 | $232.80 | $465.60 | Visit |
| 37 | OnlyDomains | $48.49 | $58.49 | $58.49 | $282.45 | $574.90 | Visit |
| 38 | Internet.bs | $48.57 | $50.09 | $48.57 | $248.93 | $499.38 | Visit |
| 39 | Regtons | $48.99 | $48.99 | $48.99 | $244.95 | $489.90 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $54.30 | $70.66 | $54.30 | $336.94 | $690.24 | Visit |
| 41 | 101domain | $58.17 | $67.17 | $58.17 | $326.85 | $662.70 | Visit |
| 42 | Hover | $60.19 | $60.19 | $60.19 | $300.95 | $601.90 | Visit |
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One Small Company, A Whole Wide World
While .com and .net were minted in the 1980s, .world arrived in the second wave of new generic top-level domains, delegated on September 11, 2014. Its steward is Binky Moon, LLC, a name that sounds less like a corporate giant and more like a character from a children's book. Binky Moon is a subsidiary of Donuts Inc., the registry giant behind hundreds of new TLDs. To the outside observer, it's a curious mismatch: an entity with a whimsical name holding the keys to a domain that promises the entire planet.
What 'World' Means in the Age of New gTLDs
The 2012 new gTLD program opened the floodgates to hundreds of suffixes, each vying for meaning. .world's pitch is simple and bold: if your audience is global, your address should say so. It's a blank canvas for international projects, startups with borderless ambitions, or NGOs with a planetary mission. Yet it competes with .com, .net, and .org, which have decades of trust built in. But .world offers something they can't: a literal declaration of scope.
The Pricing Chasm: Budget Entry, Premium Ceiling
With 42 registrars offering .world, the pricing landscape is brutally uneven. At one end, Namecheap sells it at $0.98, a price that invites casual registration. At the other, the most expensive registrar charges roughly ten times that, a spread that reveals how little standardization exists in the new gTLD market. The renewal price, $59.48, is the real test of commitment. For a domain that sounds grand but is still building its legacy, buyers should weigh the initial bargain against the long-term cost.
Not a Brand Name — A Generic with Ambitions
Many new gTLDs are brand-owned, locked to a single company. .world is not. It's a generic string, open to anyone, part of the wave that let companies like Binky Moon bid for words that describe the internet itself. ICANN's delegated strings list shows hundreds of such generics, from .club to .space. .world's advantage is its universality — the word translates across languages and cultures. Its challenge is the same: it's so generic that standing out requires a strong brand to fill it.