.cn

.cn is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the People's Republic of China. Introduced on 28 November 1990, the domain is administered by China Internet Network Information Center, a public institution affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The domain is the largest ccTLD in the world.

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".cn" is the web address ending used for websites in China, similar to how ".uk" is used for the United Kingdom or ".de" for Germany. It's the most widely used country-specific domain in the world and has been in place since 1990, managed by a Chinese government-affiliated organization.

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Top level domain.name: .cn
Top level domain.introduced: 28 November 1990
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: China Internet Network Information Center
Top level domain.sponsor: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Top level domain.registereddomains: 19,562,007
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: 2024-08-29
Top level domain.actualuse: Very popular in mainland China
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with China
Top level domain.structure: Names can be registered either at the second level, or at the third level under the generic or provincial-level administrative divisions second-level domains
Top level domain.document: China Internet Domain Name Regulations
Top level domain.disputepolicy: China ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy and China ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy Rules

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Official website: cnnic.cn

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inception: 1990-11-28
Commons category: .cn

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Second-level domains
Generic second-level domains
Open registration
Registration restricted
Provincial-level administrative divisions second-level domains
Internationalized domains
See also
References
External links

The Chinese script internationalized country codes are "" ("China" in Simplified Chinese) and "" ("China" in Traditional Chinese). Entities connected to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan typically use .hk, .mo, and .tw, respectively, despite the availability of corresponding second-level domains under .cn for those regions.