.ae domain extension

Sponsored by Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) · United Arab Emirates (AE) · ASCII .ae

Registered domains Updated 10 Jun 2026 · Source: TDRA 2026

180,000

Domains

#103

Worldwide rank

0.04%

Of TLD census

425M

Census universe

.ae holds 180,000 registered domain names. That makes it the 103rd largest TLD by domain count and 0.04% of the global TLD census of 424,986,374 domains we track. By any reasonable measure that is a small but established TLD.

Either side of .ae on the league table: .agency sits one place above with 180,768 domains, and .ee sits one place below with 170,000.

Counts are the most recent public figure available from the registry or from ntldstats.com, refreshed weekly. Citation policy.

About .ae

.ae is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Arab Emirates. It is managed by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). Registration is open to individuals and organizations with a local presence in the UAE, with domain administration handled by .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA), a department under TDRA. The domain was first registered on December 1, 1992, and underwent a redelegation in 2008, transferring management to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, now known as TDRA. .ae is widely used by businesses, government entities, and individuals within the UAE.

History

The .ae domain was registered on December 1, 1992. It was redelegated in January 2008, moving sponsorship to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (now the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, TDRA).

Technical record Source: IANA

ASCII TLD: .ae
Display TLD: .ae
Type: COUNTRY-CODE
Sponsor: Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
Country: United Arab Emirates

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