.nl
| Introduced | April 25, 1986 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland |
| Sponsor | Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Netherlands |
| Actual use | Very popular in the Netherlands |
| Registered domains | 6,292,039 (2022-12-24) |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level |
| Dispute policies | |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Registry website | SIDN |
.nl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular ccTLDs with over six million registered .nl domains as of 29 September 2020.
When cwi.nl was registered by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica on 1986-05-01, .nl became the first active ccTLD outside the United States.