.io
Quality band: StrongDelegatedInternet Computer Bureau Limited · British Indian Ocean Territory · in the root zone since 16 Sep 1997 · counted on 5 Nov 2026
What it sells for
- Nov 2025: 47 sales
- Dec 2025: 70 sales
- Jan 2026: 135 sales
- Feb 2026: 116 sales
- Mar 2026: 150 sales
- Apr 2026: 151 sales
- May 2026: 163 sales
- Jun 2026: 42 sales
- Jul 2026: 47 sales
- Aug 2026: 42 sales
- Sep 2026: 58 sales
- Oct 2026: 27 sales
- Sales, 12 months
- 1,041
- Median sale
- $400
- Trend, year on year
- Up ↑ (Up 10% or more)
Market size
- 67,957available to register
- 14,335listed for resale
- 2,910expiring in 90 days
- other registered names
- Names tracked
- 88,167
- Available to register
- 67,957
- One-word available
- 39,264
- Listed for resale
- 14,335
- Expiring in 90 days
- 2,910
- New registrations, 90 days
- 12,729
10 one-word names
| Name | Status | Price |
|---|---|---|
| inquiring.io | Available | $32 |
| yonder.io | For sale | No price |
| octuple.io | Available | $28.89 |
| halleluja.io | Available | $31.98 |
| fatigue.io | For sale | No price |
| contrite.io | Available | $38.99 |
| fibreglass.io | Available | $38.99 |
| recover.io | For sale | No price |
| database.io | Expiring | No price |
| dadgum.io | Available | $32 |
Who uses this ending
- Ending type
- country-code TLD
- Serves
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Why it is chosen
- Tech users associate .io with input/output, developer tools, startups, and infrastructure products.
- Who reads these sites
- Developers, founders, IT teams, SaaS buyers, crypto communities, investors, technical evaluators, and startup customers.
- Sites built on it
- Developer tools, SaaS products, infrastructure startups, APIs, crypto/web3 projects, technical documentation, open-source projects, and British Indian Ocean Territory local references.
- Before you register
- Country-code TLD for British Indian Ocean Territory; good tech fit but evaluate policy/geopolitical continuity and renewal cost.
What it costs
- NamecheapSiteYear 1: $29.98Renewal: $75.98 (Renewal well above the first year)
- PorkbunCheapestSiteYear 1: $28.12Renewal: $51.80
- Name.comSiteYear 1: $55.61Renewal: $82.39
- DynadotSiteYear 1: $28.89Renewal: $53.50
- SpaceshipSiteYear 1: $31.98Renewal: $51.75
- NameSiloSiteYear 1: $38.99Renewal: $69.99
- GoDaddySiteYear 1: $29.99Renewal: $69.99 (Renewal well above the first year)
- Unstoppable DomainsSiteYear 1: $38Renewal: Not listed
- CloudflareSiteYear 1: $32Renewal: $50
Launch timeline
No launch phase on record for .io.
Registry status
- Root zone status
- Delegated
- Kind
- Top-level domain
- Type
- Country code (ccTLD)
- Registry operator
- Internet Computer Bureau Limited
- Operator country
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Delegated
- 16 Sep 1997
- Brand TLD
- No
- IDN
- No
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