.ar
Internet country-code top level domain for Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about .ar?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the country code top-level domain. For the file format, see ar (Unix).
.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is administered by NIC Argentina. Registering an .ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020.[2] Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required. Recently[when?] the extension has become synonymous with Augmented Reality and is being by many prominent AR and XR startups. [3]
Quick Facts Introduced, TLD type ...
Introduced | 23 September 1987 |
---|---|
TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | NIC Argentina |
Sponsor | Government of Argentina (SLyTP) |
Intended use | Entities connected with Argentina |
Actual use | Very popular in Argentina |
Registered domains | 670,633 (November 2022)[1] |
Registration restrictions | Must have contact with address in Argentina, but registrant may be foreign; some subdomains have particular restrictions |
Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels |
Documents | Government resolution on domain registration |
Registry website | https://nic.ar/ |
Close