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VeriSign has announced an upcoming price hike for .NET domains. The new rates will take effect on March 1, 2027. Registration and renewal costs will increase by 10%, according to Webnames.
ICANN’s Blank Check for Price Hikes
The registration agreement with ICANN grants VeriSign a curious privilege. The company can raise prices for domain names in this zone by up to 10% every year. The previous inflation spike occurred in February 2024. Now the corporation has decided to exercise its legal right once more. The mechanism operates with predictable regularity.
The .NET zone ranks among the oldest on the internet arena. Currently, it hosts approximately 12.4 million domain names. This figure has changed very insignificantly over the past years. Website owners simply accept the rising costs as an inevitable evil.
A Wave of Price Hikes Sweeps the Entire Internet
The reminder of upcoming expenses looks quite imposing. Starting November 1, 2026, VeriSign will raise prices for .COM domain registration and renewal by 7%. Furthermore, domain names in the .IO, .PRO, .INFO, and .MOBI zones will become more expensive from January 27, 2027. Digital asset owners find themselves forced to revise their budgets in advance.