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'''TLD Registry Limited''' is a pan-European company, serving the global marketplace as a [[domain name]] [[registry]] in the high tech business and internet sectors. TLD Registry serves as the registry for two [[Top Level Domain]] [[IDN]]s, “Dot Chinese Online” ([[.在线]] - meaning “online”), and “Dot Chinese Website” ([[.中文网]] - meaning “website in Chinese”), which were approved and implemented under [[ICANN]]’s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref name="website">[http://internetregistry.info/ InternetRegistry.info] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref><ref name="fb">[https://www.facebook.com/tldregistry Facebook - TLDRegistry] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref>.  

'''TLD Registry Limited''' is a pan-European company, serving the global marketplace as a [[domain name]] [[registry]] in the high tech business and internet sectors. TLD Registry serves as the registry for two [[Top Level Domain]] [[IDN]]s, “Dot Chinese Online” ([[.在线]] - meaning “online”), and “Dot Chinese Website” ([[.中文网]] - meaning “website in Chinese”), which were approved and implemented under [[ICANN]]’s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref name="website">[http://internetregistry.info/ InternetRegistry.info] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref><ref name="fb">[https://www.facebook.com/tldregistry Facebook - TLDRegistry] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref>.  

TLD Registry is headquartered in Ireland, but has offices globally in Beijing, Hong Kong, Helsinki, New York City, Oslo, and Austin. TLD Registry focuses its business and marketplace capabilities in the China region. <ref>http://internetregistry.info/about-us/who-is-tld-registry/</ref>

TLD Registry is headquartered in Ireland, but has offices globally in Beijing, Hong Kong, Helsinki, New York City, Oslo, and Austin. TLD Registry’s has a global approach to its business and marketplace capabilities. <ref>http://internetregistry.info/about-us/who-is-tld-registry/</ref>

==History==

==History==

On November 28, 2013, TLD Registry passed ICANN’s final pre-delegation testing for technical integrity, and on December 3, 2013, announced its Go-Live schedule for Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website.<ref>https://internetregistry.info/milestones/go-live-schedule-for-dot-chinese-online-dot-chinese-website/</ref>  

On November 28, 2013, TLD Registry passed ICANN’s final pre-delegation testing for technical integrity, and on December 3, 2013, announced its Go-Live schedule for Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website.<ref>https://internetregistry.info/milestones/go-live-schedule-for-dot-chinese-online-dot-chinese-website/</ref>  

The [[Sunrise Period]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[Landrush Period]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel in Macau, China. A live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 names for over $180,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, 2004, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.

The [[sunrise period]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[landrush period]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel in Macau, China. A live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 lots for approximately $182,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, 2004, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.

Within the first six months of general availability, both Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are #2 and #4 for most sold IDNs, selling over 50,000 domain names combined<ref>http://ntldstats.com/registry/TLD-REGISTRY-LIMITED</ref>. TLD Registry has a total of 51 registrar partners<ref>[https://internetregistry.info/registrars/tld-registry-registrars/</ref>.  

Within the first six months of general availability, both Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are #2 and #4 for most sold IDNs, selling over 50,000 domain names combined<ref>http://ntldstats.com/registry/TLD-REGISTRY-LIMITED</ref>. TLD Registry has a total of 51 registrar partners<ref>[https://internetregistry.info/registrars/tld-registry-registrars/</ref>.