.mx

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title: ".mx" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["country-code-top-level-domains", "internet-properties-established-in-1989", "internet-in-mexico"] description: "Internet country code top-level domain for Mexico" topic_path: "geography/mexico" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.mx" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Internet country code top-level domain for Mexico ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox Top level domain"]

Field	Value
name	.mx
image	Domain .mx.svg
introduced	1 February 1989
type	Country code top-level domain
status	Active
dnssec	Yes
registry	NIC México
sponsor	ITESM
intendeduse	Entities connected with Mexico
actualuse	No nexus or presence requirement is enforced, but most use is in Mexico
registereddomains	1,339,046
dateregistereddomains	2022-12-19
refregistereddomains
restrictions	None for .mx nor .com.mx; other subdomains may have restrictions
structure	Second-level registrations after October 31, 2009; registration at third level beneath generic-category second-level domains
disputepolicy	LDRP
website	NIC México Dominios.mx
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| name = .mx | image = Domain .mx.svg | introduced = 1 February 1989 | type = Country code top-level domain | status = Active | dnssec = Yes | registry = NIC México | sponsor = ITESM | intendeduse = Entities connected with Mexico | actualuse = No nexus or presence requirement is enforced, but most use is in Mexico | registereddomains=1,339,046 | dateregistereddomains=2022-12-19 | refregistereddomains = | restrictions = None for .mx nor .com.mx; other subdomains may have restrictions | structure = Second-level registrations after October 31, 2009; registration at third level beneath generic-category second-level domains | document = | disputepolicy = LDRP | website = NIC México Dominios.mx |}}

.mx is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mexico, which in 2009 was re-opened to new registrations by NIC México. In 2009, the .mx ccTLD was rolled out in three steps:

• Sunrise period from 1 May to 31 July 2009, waiting period, registrants who have already registered any other .MX second-level domain were able to register their domain for one year
• Waiting period from 1 August to 31 August 2009, to set up the domains registered in the Sunrise period, and to resolve domain name disputes
• Initial registration period from 1 September to 31 October 2009; in this part the registration will be done with the policy first-come, first-served and only for one year with a special set of prices.

After the three phases, .mx registrations were opened to the public.

Second-level domains

Up until August 2009, domain registrations besides .MX consisted of third-level names beneath second-level names which parallel some of the top-level domains:

• .com.mx: Commercial entities (actually unrestricted, like .com)
• .net.mx: Network providers (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .org.mx: Non-profit organizations (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .ngo.mx: Non-profit organizations or Civil society organizations (registration NOT limited to qualifying entities)
• .edu.mx: Educational institutions (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .gob.mx: Federal, State or Municipal Governmental entities only (.gob derives from the Spanish word for government: "Gobierno")

Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.

On 30 April 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On 30 April 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.{{cite web |title=Estadísticas mensuales |url=https://www.registry.mx/jsf/domain_statistics/monthly/info.jsf |author=Registry.mx |access-date=May 11, 2010 |language= es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430022524/https://www.registry.mx/jsf/domain_statistics/monthly/info.jsf?lng=es |archive-date=2012-04-30

References

References

1. (2022-12-19). "Number of domain names registered under .MX per day".
2. (2009-02-10). "NIC Mexico announces the phases for the re-opening of domain name registrations directly under .MX.". www.registry.mx - NIC México.
3. (2009-02-10). "NIC México anuncia las etapas de la reapertura de dominios directamente bajo .MX.". www.nic.mx - NIC México.

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