.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. The domain is the largest ccTLD in the world.
| Introduced | 28 November 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | China Internet Network Information Center |
| Sponsor | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Intended use | Entities connected with China |
| Actual use | Very popular in mainland China |
| Registered domains | 20,125,764 (2023-12-31) |
| Structure | Names may be registered directly at the second level or at the third level within generic second-level categories or Chinese province codes |
| Documents | China Internet Domain Name Regulations |
| Dispute policies | China ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy and China ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy Rules |
| Registry website | CNNIC (General) |
The Chinese script internationalized country codes are ".中国" ("China" in Simplified Chinese) and ".中國" ("China" in Traditional Chinese). Entities connected to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan often use .hk, .mo, and .tw, respectively, despite their corresponding second-level domains under .cn available for those regions.
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