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[[Steve Heflin]], VP of Sales<br>

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'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, and it launched the [[.info]] gTLD in 2001. Afilias has also owned the [[Registry Operator]] for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]], [[mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.]], since February 2010. It helped found the dotMobi company and provided early technical assistance to the company.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership], Afilias.info.</ref> In January 2012, Afilias acquired [[RegistryPro|Registry Services Corporation]], which until that time had been the registry for the [[.pro]] [[TLD]].

'''Afilias''' is the world’s second-largest Internet domain name registry, with more than 20 million names under management.<ref>[https://afilias.info/about-us Afilias About Us]</ref> Afilias is a US Multinational Corporation with international headquarters in Pennsylvania. It launched the [[.info]] [[gTLD]] in 2001. In February 2010, Afilias took ownership of the [[Registry Operator]] for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]], [[mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd]]. It helped found the dotMobi company and provided early technical assistance to the company.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership], Afilias.info.</ref> In January 2012, Afilias acquired [[RegistryPro|Registry Services Corporation]], which until that time had been the registry for the [[.pro]] [[TLD]].

Afilias also supports the technical back-end of many [[TLD]]s, including 9 [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which is [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro], CircleID.com. Published 2012 January 17.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro]. Domain Incite.</ref>  In total, their systems currently support more than 20 million registrations.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top Level Domains to the Internet], CircleID.com Published 2012 June 12.</ref>

Afilias supports the technical back-end of many [[TLD]]s, including nine [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which is [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro], CircleID.com. Published 2012 January 17.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro]. Domain Incite.</ref>  In total, their systems currently support more than 20 million registrations.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top Level Domains to the Internet], CircleID.com Published 2012 June 12.</ref>

 

On December 29, 2020, [[Donuts]], the global leader in next-generation TLDs, completed its acquisition of Afilias' [[registry]]. Together, they will support over 25 million domain names spanning over 400 TLDs.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20201119-donuts-acquires-afilias/ CircleID analysis of Donuts/Afilias transaction]</ref> Although now under one corporate structure, the two companies continue to operate without apparent changes for registrars or registry services clients.<ref>[https://afilias.info/news/2020/12/29/donuts-acquires-afilias Donuts acquires Afilias]</ref> The transaction did not include Afilias’ [[registrar]] businesses or mobile software ([[DeviceAtlas]], [[DeviceAssure]], [[MobiReady]], and [[MobiForge]]).<ref>[https://afilias.info/mobile/ Afilias Mobile]</ref>

==Background ==

==Background ==