Namecheap

Also known as Namecheap Inc.

Namecheap is a U.S. based domain name registrar and web hosting service company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall. The company provides domain name registration, web hosting, SSL certificates, content delivery network services, email hosting, privacy protection, and other internet-related services.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Namecheap is referenced by 109 other articles, and connects out to domain name registrar, Tucows and United States.

It sits within the topics Companies based in Phoenix, Arizona, Domain name registrars and Internet properties established in 2000.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Website.name: Namecheap, Inc.
Website.logo: Namecheap Logo.svg
Website.logo_size: 250px
Website.company_type: Private
Website.location_city: Phoenix, Arizona
Website.location_country: United States
Website.area_served: Worldwide
Website.CEO: Hillan Klein
Website.key_people: Richard Kirkendall (founder)Sergii Smirnov (CTO)
Website.industry: Web service
Website.services: Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting, VPN

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: domain name registrar
Country: United States
Headquarters: Phoenix
Official website: www.namecheap.com

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Alexa rank: 1854
member of: DENIC
social media followers: 126660
inception: 2000-00-00
Commons category: Namecheap

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Services
History
ICANN price caps decision
Termination of service to Russian accounts
Ban in India
Take-down of Israeli war crimes archive
References
External links

In September 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap for an undisclosed amount, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. The founder stepped down three months later and was replaced by Hillan Klein.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Namecheap” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.