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Godaddy Registry (formerly Neustar)

What is GoDaddy Registry?

GoDaddy Registry (ex-Neustar) is one of the world’s largest and leading domain name registry. It operates about 240 top-level domains (TLDs) on behalf of sovereign nations, city governments and global brands.

Extensions owned and managed by GoDaddy

GoDaddy Registry manages the .biz top-level domain (TLD) through its subsidiary, Registry Services, LLC. Introduced in 2001 to provide an alternative for businesses seeking domain names, .biz was initially administered by Neustar. In 2020,

GoDaddy acquired Neustar's registry business, thereby assuming management of .BIZ. GoDaddy Registry also manages the .TV domain registry under an agreement with the Government of Tuvalu. Among other popular TLDs, Godaddy Registry manages .CLUB. Originally launched in 2014 by .Club Domains, LLC, the .club TLD was acquired by GoDaddy in 2021 as part of a $120 million deal that included 30 domain extensions from Minds + Machines Group Limited.It is also proprietary of over 30 nTLDs, including .VIP, .CLUB, .WORK and .DESIGN, following the purchase of companies like MMX and Uniregistry.

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Key People with Godaddy Registry

A French-Australian expert in domain name policy, Sébastien Ducos serves as Senior Client Services Manager at GoDaddy Registry

Contact info for Godaddy Registry