.de

.de

Introduced	5 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-05)
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	DENIC
Sponsor	DENIC eG
Intended use	Entities connected with Germany
Actual use	Overwhelmingly popular in Germany and gets some use overseas, also used for domain hacks (e.g. alongsi.de)
Registered domains	17,639,014 (2025-03-31)[1]
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	May register at second level
Dispute policies	DISPUTE-Entries
DNSSEC	Yes
Registry website	denic.de

.de is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Germany. DENIC (the Network Information Centre responsible for .de domains) does not require specific second-level domains, and there are no official ccSLDs under .de ccTLD, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which until 2014 required .co.uk domain for example.