50 of the oldest domains on the web
From the archive: published Dec 12, 2008, 17 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Ever wondered just how old some of the domain on the web are? No.. well too bad because here’s a list of them for you to peruse in case you happen to be really bored on a Friday night
Rank Create date Domain name 1. 15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM 2. 24-Apr-1985 BBN.COM 3. 24-May-1985 THINK.COM 4. 11-Jul-1985 MCC.COM 5. 30-Sep-1985 DEC.COM 6. 07-Nov-1985 NORTHROP.COM 7. 09-Jan-1986 XEROX.COM 8. 17-Jan-1986 SRI.COM 9. 03-Mar-1986 HP.COM 10. 05-Mar-1986 BELLCORE.COM 11. 19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM 12. 19-Mar-1986 SUN.COM 13. 25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM 14. 25-Mar-1986 TI.COM 15. 25-Apr-1986 ATT.COM 16. 08-May-1986 GMR.COM 17. 08-May-1986 TEK.COM 18. 10-Jul-1986 FMC.COM 19. 10-Jul-1986 UB.COM 20. 05-Aug-1986 BELL-ATL.COM 21. 05-Aug-1986 GE.COM 22. 05-Aug-1986 GREBYN.COM 23. 05-Aug-1986 ISC.COM 24. 05-Aug-1986 NSC.COM 25. 05-Aug-1986 STARGATE.COM 26. 02-Sep-1986 BOEING.COM 27. 18-Sep-1986 ITCORP.COM 28. 29-Sep-1986 SIEMENS.COM 29. 18-Oct-1986 PYRAMID.COM 30. 27-Oct-1986 ALPHACDC.COM 31. 27-Oct-1986 BDM.COM 32. 27-Oct-1986 FLUKE.COM 33. 27-Oct-1986 INMET.COM 34. 27-Oct-1986 KESMAI.COM 35. 27-Oct-1986 MENTOR.COM 36. 27-Oct-1986 NEC.COM 37. 27-Oct-1986 RAY.COM 38. 27-Oct-1986 ROSEMOUNT.COM 39. 27-Oct-1986 VORTEX.COM 40. 05-Nov-1986 ALCOA.COM 41. 05-Nov-1986 GTE.COM 42. 17-Nov-1986 ADOBE.COM 43. 17-Nov-1986 AMD.COM 44. 17-Nov-1986 DAS.COM 45. 17-Nov-1986 DATA-IO.COM 46. 17-Nov-1986 OCTOPUS.COM 47. 17-Nov-1986 PORTAL.COM 48. 17-Nov-1986 TELTONE.COM 49. 11-Dec-1986 3COM.COM 50. 11-Dec-1986 AMDAHL.COM
Of course if you’ve read this far and you’re still bored there is the complete list of 100 of the oldest domains over here. Don’t say I don’t do anything to help alleviate your boredom.