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Namecheap
American domain registrar and web hosting company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Namecheap is a U.S. based domain name registrar[1] and web hosting service company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall.[2] The company provides domain name registration, web hosting, SSL certificates, content delivery network services, email hosting, privacy protection, and other internet-related services.
In September 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap for an undisclosed amount, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.[3][4]
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The company provides domain registration, transfers, and renewals. It also provides web hosting services, including shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers. As of 2022, Namecheap managed over 10 million domains and had nearly 11 million customers.[5][6]
In April 2013, the New Yorker reported that Namecheap had begun accepting Bitcoin as a payment method.[7]
In August 2023, Namecheap launched Spaceship.com, a domain registration and web hosting platform.[8]
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ICANN price caps decision
In July 2019, Namecheap was one of the organizations that filed a reconsideration request to ICANN, asking for a review of the decision to remove price ceilings on .org and .info TLDs.[9][10] The Independent Review Process panel concluded that in December 2022, ICANN had broken its own bylaws and made recommendations that included restoring the price caps.[11]
Namecheap went on to file a lawsuit in January 2024, claiming that ICANN “largely ignored” the majority of its recommendations. In October of that year, the Superior Court in Los Angeles ruled that the case could move forward, denying ICANN’s request to dismiss.[12]
In April 2025, Namecheap filed a motion asking the courts to force ICANN to negotiate with registries over price controls. In August of the same year, the court ruled against the request and denied the motion.[13]
Termination of service to Russian accounts
In February 2022, Namecheap announced that it would terminate services to Russian accounts due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, citing "war crimes and human rights violations".[5] Existing users were given a one-week grace period to move their domains.[14] The next day, the deadline was extended by another three weeks.[15] The company also announced that it would be offering free anonymous domain registration and web hosting to all anti-war websites that engaged in protest in Russia or Belarus.[15]
Namecheap reported in March of 2022 that the company had over 1,000 employees located in Ukraine. These employees were predominantly residents of Kharkiv, which had been heavily impacted by the invasion at that time, according to Domain Incite.[16]
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On 15 February 2023, the Delhi High Court ordered the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to block Namecheap and other domain registrars due to cybersquatting and non-compliance with India's Information Technology Rules, 2021.[17][18][19]
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