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title: ".io TLD: registry, prices, sales and launch dates"
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# .io TLD: registry, prices, sales and launch dates

What .io is, what it costs, what names under it sell for and how many one-word names are still available. Counted every night.

Internet Computer Bureau Limited · British Indian Ocean Territory · in the root zone since 16 Sep 1997 · counted on 3 Oct 2026

- Quality band: Strong

A coarse reading of the TLD’s own market figures, never a score or a rank.

## Key figures

- Sales, 12 months: 1,068
- Median sale: $400
- Year 1 at Porkbun: $28.12
- Median renewal: $61.75
- One-word available: 29,599
- New in 90 days: 6,680

## What it sells for

- Sales, 12 months: 1,068
- Median sale: $400
- Trend, year on year: Up 10% or more

## Market size

- Names tracked: 73,098
- Available to register: 58,306
- One-word available: 29,599
- Listed for resale: 11,003
- Expiring in 90 days: 2,322
- New registrations, 90 days: 6,680

## 10 one-word names

| Name | Status | Price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| steadfast.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| along.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| imf.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| marriage.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| queens.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| mall.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| carpet.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| secret.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| sleeker.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |
| comfy.io | For sale | $NaN.undefined |

## Who it fits

- Activities: software, development, programming, infrastructure, hosting, servers, computing, databases
- Places: Indian Ocean, atoll, archipelago, lagoon, reef, tropical, island, Islands
- Audiences: developers, founders, engineers, startups, programmers, coders, teams, investors
- Intents: build, deploy, ship, code, develop, integrate, scale, automate
- Tone: technical, scalable, fast, modern, powerful, reliable, secure, efficient
- Word patterns: input, output, data, interface, channel, stream, port, signal

## 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

## Launch timeline

No launch phase on record for .io.

## What it costs

| Registrar | Year 1 | Renewal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Namecheap | $34.98 | $75.98 (renewal well above the first year) |
| Porkbun | $28.12 | $51.80 |
| Name.com | $53.99 | $79.99 |
| Dynadot | $28.89 | $53.50 |
| Spaceship | $31.98 | $51.75 |
| NameSilo | $38.99 | $69.99 |
| GoDaddy | $30 | $69.99 (renewal well above the first year) |
| Unstoppable Domains | $38 | Not listed |
| Cloudflare | $32 | $50 |

## What is trending here

Workato

## Other TLD pages

- .com: https://unique.domains/tld/com
- .ai: https://unique.domains/tld/ai
- .app: https://unique.domains/tld/app
- .co: https://unique.domains/tld/co
- .xyz: https://unique.domains/tld/xyz
- See every TLD: https://unique.domains/tld

## Related links

- See .io dates on the agenda: https://unique.domains/agenda?tld=io
- AI context markdown: https://unique.domains/ai/tlds/io.md
- The dataset on GitHub: https://github.com/uniquedomains/io-oneword-domains