What country is the .cc domain?

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a small Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. Despite the country code, .cc works like a generic extension: anyone can register one, and it is often read as "creative commons", "community" or "cloud computing".

Who owns the .cc domain?

IANA lists eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands as the manager, and Verisign, the company behind .com and .net, runs the registry. Registrations go through registrars such as Porkbun, Namecheap, Dynadot and Route 53.

Are .cc domains safe?

The extension is safe to use, but it has a poor abuse record: reported .cc phishing domains roughly tripled in the year to April 2026. Some email filters and security tools are stricter with .cc links and senders, so a business site may get fewer clicks and more spam-folder email than on a .com.

Why are .cc domains so cheap?

Only the first year is. Registrars sell it from $3.40 to win customers, then charge $8.55 to $13.98 a year to renew. That renewal is close to what a .com costs.

Where is the cheapest .cc domain?

Porkbun has the cheapest renewal at $8.55 a year and $80.35 over 10 years. The cheapest first year is $3.40 at Porkbun, and the cheapest transfer is $8.55 at Porkbun.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 20, 2026

.cc Domain Price Comparison: Register, Renew and Transfer

What a .cc domain costs at Porkbun, Namecheap, Dynadot and Route 53, from the first-year deal to the renewal you pay every year after.

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Pricing TLDR

• First-year deals from $3.40 at Porkbun, renewing at $8.55
• Cheapest .cc renewal: $8.55/year at Porkbun; most expensive: $13.98 at Namecheap
• Country code of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, run by Verisign and open to anyone
• Reported .cc phishing domains roughly tripled in the year to April 2026

.cc Domain Price by Registrar

Years

Registrar

Porkbuncheapest

First year

$3.40

Renewal / year

$8.55

Transfer

$8.55

1-year total

$3.40

Registrar

Dynadot

First year

$3.99

Renewal / year

$8.80

Transfer

$8.80

1-year total

$3.99

Registrar

Namecheap

First year

$4.98

Renewal / year

$13.98

Transfer

$10.98

1-year total

$4.98

Registrar

Route 53

First year

$12.00

Renewal / year

$12.00

Transfer

$12.00

1-year total

$12.00

Registrar

Cloudflare

First year

not offered

USD. The total assumes the whole term is paid at registration. Namecheap bills those years at its registration price; the others charge their renewal price. A transfer adds one year to the domain. Prices checked Cloudflare October 20, 2026; Porkbun October 20, 2026; Namecheap October 20, 2026; Dynadot October 20, 2026; Route 53 October 20, 2026.

Sources:

IANA .cc record

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Verisign .cc

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.cc phishing data

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Before You Buy a .cc Domain

Compare the renewal, not the first year

3 of the 4 registrars discount the first year. Porkbun charges $3.40 for it and $8.55 for each renewal. Over 10 years a .cc costs $80.35 at Porkbun and $120.00 at Route 53.

Run by the .com registry

.cc belongs to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian territory, but Verisign, which also runs .com, operates it as an open extension. Anyone can register a .cc for 1 to 10 years, with no residency rule.

Check its reputation

Interisle's Cybercrime Information Center counted 77,660 .cc phishing domains from May 2025 to April 2026, up from 24,550 a year earlier, while .cc registrations grew about 30%. Spam filters notice, so set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC before sending email from a .cc.

Transfers add a year

Moving a .cc costs from $8.55 at Porkbun. You need the auth code from your current registrar, the domain cannot move in its first 60 days, and the transfer adds a year to the expiration date.