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List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names

    As of 2008, this is a list of the oldest extant registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet.

    .com

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0 January 1, 1985 com DARPA
    1 March 15, 1985 symbolics.com Symbolics
    2 April 24, 1985 bbn.com BBN Technologies
    3 May 24, 1985 think.com Thinking Machines
    4 July 11, 1985 mcc.com Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
    5 September 30, 1985 dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation
    6 November 7, 1985 northrop.com Northrop Corporation
    7 January 9, 1986 xerox.com Xerox
    8 January 17, 1986 sri.com SRI International
    9 March 3, 1986 hp.com Hewlett-Packard
    10 March 5, 1986 bellcore.com Bell Communications Research
    11 March 19, 1986 ibm.com International Business Machines
    11 March 19, 1986 sun.com Sun Microsystems
    13 March 25, 1986 intel.com Intel
    13 March 25, 1986 ti.com Texas Instruments
    15 April 25, 1986 att.com AT&T
    16 May 8, 1986 gmr.com General Motors Research Laboratories
    16 May 8, 1986 tek.com Tektronix
    18 July 10, 1986 fmc.com FMC Corporation
    18 July 10, 1986 ub.com Ungermann-Bass
    20 August 5, 1986 bell-atl.com Bell Atlantic
    20 August 5, 1986 ge.com General Electric
    20 August 5, 1986 grebyn.com Grebyn Corporation
    20 August 5, 1986 isc.com Interactive Systems Corporation
    20 August 5, 1986 nsc.com National Semiconductor
    20 August 5, 1986 stargate.com  
    26 September 2, 1986 boeing.com Boeing
    27 September 18, 1986 itcorp.com Interrupt Technology Corporation
    28 September 29, 1986 siemens.com Siemens AG
    29 October 18, 1986 pyramid.com Pyramid Technology
    30 October 27, 1986 alphadc.com Alpha Communications Development Corporation
    30 October 27, 1986 bdm.com BDM Corporation
    30 October 27, 1986 fluke.com Fluke Corporation
    30 October 27, 1986 inmet.com Intermetrics
    30 October 27, 1986 kesmai.com Kesmai
    30 October 27, 1986 mentor.com Mentor Graphics
    30 October 27, 1986 nec.com NEC Corporation
    30 October 27, 1986 ray.com Raytheon
    30 October 27, 1986 rosemount.com Rosemount Inc.
    30 October 27, 1986 vortex.com Vortex Technology
    40 November 5, 1986 alcoa.com Alcoa
    40 November 5, 1986 gte.com General Telephone and Electronics
    42 November 17, 1986 adobe.com Adobe Systems
    42 November 17, 1986 amd.com Advanced Micro Devices
    42 November 17, 1986 das.com DA Systems, Inc.
    42 November 17, 1986 data-io.com Data I/O Corporation
    42 November 17, 1986 octopus.com Octopus Enterprises
    42 November 17, 1986 portal.com Portal Communications Company
    42 November 17, 1986 teltone.com Teltone Corporation
    49 December 11, 1986 3com.com 3Com Corporation
    49 December 11, 1986 amdahl.com Amdahl Corporation
    49 December 11, 1986 ccur.com Concurrent Computer Corporation
    49 December 11, 1986 ci.com Cognition, Inc.
    49 December 11, 1986 convergent.com Convergent Technologies
    49 December 11, 1986 dg.com Data General
    49 December 11, 1986 peregrine.com Peregrine Systems
    49 December 11, 1986 quad.com Quadratron Systems Inc.
    49 December 11, 1986 sq.com SoftQuad
    49 December 11, 1986 tandy.com Tandy Corporation
    49 December 11, 1986 tti.com Citicorp TTI
    49 December 11, 1986 unisys.com Unisys
    61 January 19, 1987 cgi.com Carnegie Group Inc.
    61 January 19, 1987 cts.com Crash TimeSharing
    61 January 19, 1987 spdcc.com S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting
    64 February 19, 1987 apple.com Apple Computer
    65 March 4, 1987 nma.com Network Management Associates
    65 March 4, 1987 prime.com Prime Computer
    67 April 4, 1987 philips.com Philips
    68 April 23, 1987 datacube.com Datacube Inc.
    68 April 23, 1987 kai.com Kuck and Associates, Inc.
    68 April 23, 1987 tic.com Texas Internet Consulting
    68 April 23, 1987 vine.com Vine Technology
    72 April 30, 1987 ncr.com NCR Corporation
    73 May 14, 1987 cisco.com Cisco Systems
    73 May 14, 1987 rdl.com Research Development Laboratories
    75 May 20, 1987 slb.com Schlumberger Limited
    76 May 27, 1987 parcplace.com ParcPlace Systems, Inc.
    76 May 27, 1987 utc.com United Technologies Corporation
    78 June 26, 1987 ide.com Interactive Development Environments
    79 July 9, 1987 trw.com TRW
    80 July 13, 1987 unipress.com Unipress Software
    81 July 27, 1987 dupont.com DuPont
    81 July 27, 1987 lockheed.com Lockheed Corporation
    83 July 28, 1987 rosetta.com Rosetta Consulting
    84 August 18, 1987 toad.com John Gilmore
    85 August 31, 1987 quick.com Quicksilver Engineering
    86 September 3, 1987 allied.com AlliedSignal
    86 September 3, 1987 dsc.com Digital Sound Corporation
    86 September 3, 1987 sco.com Santa Cruz Operation
    89 September 22, 1987 gene.com Genentech
    89 September 22, 1987 kccs.com KC Computer Sciences
    89 September 22, 1987 spectra.com Spectragraphics Corporation
    89 September 22, 1987 wlk.com W.L. Kennedy Jr. & Associates
    93 September 30, 1987 mentat.com Mentat Inc.
    94 October 14, 1987 wyse.com Wyse Technology
    95 November 2, 1987 cfg.com Caine, Farber & Gordon, Inc.
    96 November 9, 1987 marble.com  
    97 November 16, 1987 cayman.com Cayman Systems, Inc.
    97 November 16, 1987 entity.com Entity Cyber, Inc.
    99 November 24, 1987 ksr.com Kendall Square Research
    100 November 30, 1987 nynexst.com NYNEX Science & Technology

    .org

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 org DARPA
    1. 10-Jul-1985 mitre.org Mitre Corporation
    2. 25-Mar-1986 src.org Semiconductor Research Corporation
    3. 10-Jul-1986 super.org Center for Computing Sciences
    5. 07-Jan-1987 aero.org The Aerospace Corporation
    6. 15-Jan-1987 mcnc.org Microelectronics Center of North Carolina
    7. 02-Apr-1987 rand.org RAND Corporation
    8. 04-Apr-1987 mn.org SkyPoint Communications
    9. 01-May-1987 rti.org RTI International
    10. 14-Jul-1987 usenix.org USENIX

    .edu

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 edu DARPA
    1. 24-Apr-1985 berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley
    1. 24-Apr-1985 cmu.edu Carnegie-Mellon University
    1. 24-Apr-1985 purdue.edu Purdue University
    1. 24-Apr-1985 rice.edu Rice University
    1. 24-Apr-1985 ucla.edu University of California, Los Angeles
    6. 25-Apr-1985 rutgers.edu Rutgers University
    7. 23-May-1985 mit.edu Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    8. 27-Jun-1985 harvard.edu Harvard University
    9. 05-Jul-1985 columbia.edu Columbia University
    10. 15-Jul-1985 cornell.edu Cornell University
    11. 18-Jul-1985 uiuc.edu University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
    12. 24-Jul-1985 udel.edu University of Delaware
    13. 31-Jul-1985 umd.edu University of Maryland, College Park
    14. 13-Aug-1985 utexas.edu University of Texas at Austin
    15. 20-Aug-1985 usc.edu University of Southern California
    16. 30-Sep-1985 wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison
    16. 30-Sep-1985 uci.edu University of California, Irvine
    18. 04-Oct-1985 stanford.edu Stanford University
    19. 07-Oct-1985 umich.edu University of Michigan
    20. 09-Dec-1985 ucsd.edu University of California, San Diego
    21. 23-Jan-1986 arizona.edu University of Arizona
    22. 21-Feb-1986 ucsf.edu University of California, San Francisco
    23. 03-Mar-1986 indiana.edu Indiana University Bloomington
    24. 10-Mar-1986 isi.edu Information Sciences Institute
    25. 19-Mar-1986 ucdavis.edu University of California, Davis
    25. 19-Mar-1986 virginia.edu University of Virginia
    27. 25-Mar-1986 ufl.edu University of Florida
    27. 25-Mar-1986 bu.edu Boston University
    27. 25-Mar-1986 rpi.edu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    30. 08-May-1986 gatech.edu Georgia Institute of Technology
    31. 02-Jun-1986 carleton.edu Carleton College
    31. 02-Jun-1986 duke.edu Duke University
    31. 02-Jun-1986 upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania
    34. 02-Jun-1986 emory.edu Emory University
    35. 17-Jun-1986 unc.edu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    36. 27-Aug-1986 brown.edu Brown University
    36. 27-Aug-1986 unm.edu University of New Mexico
    36. 02-Sep-1986 syr.edu Syracuse University
    39. 04-Sep-1986 washington.edu University of Washington
    40. 08-Oct-1986 nyu.edu New York University
    41. 21-Nov-1986 clarkson.edu Clarkson University
    42. 16-Dec-1986 utah.edu University of Utah
    43. 19-Jan-1987 byu.edu Brigham Young University
    43. 19-Jan-1987 lsu.edu Louisiana State University
    45. 21-Jan-1987 umn.edu University of Minnesota
    46. 19-Feb-1987 clemson.edu Clemson University
    47. 04-Mar-1987 mu.edu Marquette University
    48. 17-Mar-1987 yale.edu Yale University
    49. 03-Apr-1987 princeton.edu Princeton University
    50. 14-Apr-1987 wsu.edu Washington State University
    50. 14-Apr-1987 uvm.edu University of Vermont
    52. 16-Apr-1987 ncsu.edu North Carolina State University
    53. 27-May-1987 temple.edu Temple University

    .net

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 net DARPA
    1. 01-Jan-1985 nordu.net NORDUnet
    2. 05-Nov-1986 nsf.net NSFNET
    3. 20-May-1987 uu.net UUNET
    4. 21-Jul-1987 sesqui.net SesquiNet

    .mil

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 mil Defense Data Network

    .gov

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 gov DARPA

    .int

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 03-Nov-1988 int Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

    .arpa

    Rank Date of registration Domain Registered to
    0. 01-Jan-1985 arpa DARPA
    1. 27-Sep-1994 in-addr.arpa Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
    2. 14-Sep-2000 e164.arpa Internet Architecture Board
    3. 10-Nov-2001 ip6.arpa Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
    4. 01-Oct-2002 uri.arpa Internet Architecture Board
    4. 01-Oct-2002 urn.arpa Internet Architecture Board
    6. 29-Aug-2006 iris.arpa Internet Engineering Task Force
    7. 29-Apr-2010 in-addr-servers.arpa Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
    7. 29-Apr-2010 ip6-servers.arpa Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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