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Public Interest Registry: .ORG has turned 40 years old

Posted by DomainGang on July 10, 2025, at 9:10 pm

The .ORG TLD marked its 40th anniversary today, July 10, 2025. The first domain registration, Mitre.org, was made in 1985 by MITRE Corporation, a nonprofit technology organization. Since then, .ORG has become the preferred domain extension for mission-driven entities around the world. More than 11 million .ORG domains are in use, spanning nonprofits, educational institutions, […]

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