Namecheap
Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar and web hosting company, based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company was founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall and has since grown to become one of the largest independent domain registrars in the world, with over 10 million customers and over 17 million domains under management.
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| CEO | Richard Kirkendall |
| Key people | Richard Kirkendall (CEO) Hillan Klein (COO) Sergii Smirnov (CTO) |
| Industry | Web service |
| Services | Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting, VPN |
| URL | namecheap |
Namecheap offers domain name services, including domain registration, transfer, and renewal, as well as domain privacy protection and other value-added services. In addition, Namecheap also offers shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers.
Namecheap has been accepting Bitcoin as a payment method since March 2013.
On 15 February 2023, Delhi High Court ordered Indian IT Ministry to block Namecheap and other domain registrars over cybersquatting and non-compliance with India's IT Rules, 2021.