.bw TLD information
Registry, RDAP server, WHOIS server, DNSSEC and IDN support for .bw.
Overview
- TLD
- .bw
- Type
- ccTLD
- IDN TLD
- Not supported
- Country
- Botswana
- Registration start date
- 1993-03-19
- DNSSEC
- Enabled
- RDAP server
- —
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.net.bw
General registration information
Eligibility
- Registration category
- New registrations suspended
- Individual registration
- Not supported
- Organization registration
- Not supported
- Local address requirement
- Unknown
- Local entity/agent requirement
- Unknown
- Trademark requirement
- Unknown
Length & IDN support
- Allowed length (ASCII letters, digits and hyphens)
- Unknown
- IDN registration
- Unknown
- Allowed length (IDN)
- Unknown
Second-level registration categories
- ac.bw
- org.bw
- net.bw
- co.bw
- gov.bw
- shop.bw
- agric.bw
- me.bw
.bw domain power ranking
| Rank | Change | Domain | Power Rank | Referring Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | － | google.co.bw | 59.2 | 11,960 |
| 2 | － | www.gov.bw | 49.9 | 787 |
| 3 | ▲ 1 | ub.bw | 46.2 | 492 |
| 4 | ▲ 1 | botswanatourism.co.bw | 44.6 | 680 |
| 5 | ▼ 2 | mmegi.bw | 44.5 | 607 |
| 6 | － | orange.co.bw | 44.2 | 91 |
| 7 | ▲ 3 | btc.bw | 43.5 | 78 |
| 8 | ▼ 1 | bocra.org.bw | 43.3 | 107 |
| 9 | － | nic.net.bw | 42.5 | 44 |
| 10 | ▼ 2 | statsbots.org.bw | 42.3 | 161 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a gTLD and a ccTLD?
- gTLDs are generic top-level domains, while ccTLDs are assigned to countries or territories. Eligibility rules differ per TLD.
- What does DNSSEC support mean?
- It means the TLD supports DNSSEC signing. Whether it is actually enabled depends on each domain's configuration.
- Is this information up to date?
- TLD and registry information is sourced from public data such as IANA. Eligibility rules can change, so please also check each registry's official information for the latest details.