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.news — should you use it?
Generic TLD · introduced 2015
Legible and honest for publications — better as the product domain than the company domain.
Typical price
~$25–30/yr
Our rating
3/5
Since
2015
Why it works
- Instant content-site signal
- Readable in a sentence
Why it might not
- Implies ongoing publishing cadence
- Mid-tier price
The longer take
A newsletter or local-news product on .news is self-explanatory marketing. Just be sure you'll still be publishing next year — a dead .news site looks deader than most.
Where .news ranks
Where to buy .news
Renewal trap: .news costs $9.78 in year one but $26.26/yr to renew — 2.7× the intro price. Budget for the renewal, not the promo. Full Renewal-Trap Index
| Registrar | First year | Renews | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namecheap Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
| Dynadot Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
| Porkbun Trust pick cheapest | $9.78 promo | $26.26 | Go → |
| Cloudflare Trust pick at-cost | $25.20 | $25.20 | Go → |
Porkbun & Cloudflare prices in USD, pulled from their daily feeds (checked 2026-08-30). Cloudflare sells at wholesale cost but requires using Cloudflare’s nameservers. Full comparison: where to buy .news.
Some links are affiliate links. Prices are set by the registrar and can change — always confirm at checkout.