.nu

.nu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the island state of Niue. It was one of the first ccTLDs to be marketed to the Internet at large as an alternative to the gTLDs .com, .net, and .org.

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.nu is the internet address ending assigned to Niue, a small island nation in the South Pacific. It became notable as one of the early domain extensions available to anyone worldwide, offering an alternative to the more common .com, .net, and .org endings.

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Key facts

Top level domain.name: .nu
Top level domain.image: Nudomain.svg
Top level domain.image_size: 220
Top level domain.introduced: 20 June 1997
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: The Internet Foundation in Sweden
Top level domain.sponsor: Internet Users Society - Niue
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Niue
Top level domain.actualuse: Used for a multitude of sites, few with any connection to Niue; especially popular in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium as the word means "now" in Swedish, Danish, Dutch, and archaic Norwegian
Top level domain.restrictions: None
Top level domain.structure: Registrations permitted at second level
Top level domain.document: Terms and conditions
Top level domain.disputepolicy: UDRP
Top level domain.dnssec: yes
Top level domain.registereddomains: 227,485
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: 31 March 2024

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.nunames.nu

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inception: 1997-00-00
Commons category: .nu

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Administration
Usage of .nu
Internationalised domains
Domain revocation policy
Litigation
References
Further reading
External links

Playing on the phonetic similarity between nu and new in English, and the fact that means "now" in several northern European languages, it was promoted as a new TLD with an abundance of good domain names available. The .nu domain is now controlled by the Internet Foundation in Sweden amid opposition from the government of Niue.