Domain record

facebook.com Lookup

Status
Active
Expires
2034-03-30
Expires in 2739 days
Registered
1997-03-29
Domain age
29 years

facebook.com is registered through RegistrarSafe, LLC, and its current term runs until 30 March 2034. No one else can register it unless it lapses.

Checked 28 September 2026 over RDAP
Ownership

Who owns facebook.com?

facebook.com is registered to Meta Platforms, Inc. through RegistrarSafe, LLC, as named in the public registration record.

facebook.com is the home of Facebook, the social network run by Meta.

The record was created on 29 March 1997 and last updated on 23 April 2025.

Registrant org
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Registrar
RegistrarSafe, LLC
IANA ID
3237
Created
1997-03-29
Last updated
2025-04-23
Registry expiry
2034-03-30
DNSSEC
Unsigned
Show 6 status codes
  • clientDeleteProhibited

    The remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)

  • clientTransferProhibited

    An EPP status that blocks the domain from being transferred to another registrar. It is a lock, not a problem, and most registrars set it by default. clientTransferProhibited

  • clientUpdateProhibited

    The remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)

  • serverDeleteProhibited

    The remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)

  • serverTransferProhibited

    An EPP status that blocks the domain from being transferred to another registrar. It is a lock, not a problem, and most registrars set it by default. clientTransferProhibited

  • serverUpdateProhibited

    The remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

Expiry

When does facebook.com expire?

facebook.com's current registration runs until 30 March 2034. Expires in 2739 days.

The owner can renew at any time before then, which moves the date forward by the renewal term. Large brands usually renew years ahead.

  1. Registered
  2. Grace period 45 days
  3. Redemption 30 days
  4. Pending delete 5 days
  5. Released

What happens if it isn't renewed?

An unrenewed .com name passes through fixed phases before it is released: a 45-day grace period in which the owner can still renew at the normal price, a 30-day redemption period in which recovery costs a fee on top of renewal, then 5 days pending delete, when no one can renew or register it. The durations are the .com registry's published figures.

When could it drop?

Only if it is not renewed. The earliest it could be released is 18 June 2034, if every phase runs its full length.

How the .com lifecycle works

Availability

Is facebook.com available to register?

No. facebook.com is registered, so a registration attempt today would fail.

It only becomes available if the owner lets it lapse and it clears every phase above. Domain Watch checks the name twice a day and sends one email the day it is released.

Age

How old is facebook.com?

facebook.com is 29 years old: it was first registered on 29 March 1997.

The creation date is when the current registration began. A name that dropped and was re-registered gets a new creation date, so this counts continuous registration, not first use.

Milestones

2005
The site moves from thefacebook.com to facebook.com and drops "The" from its name.

Sources: smartbranding.com

Sales

How much did facebook.com sell for?

In 2005, AboutFace Corporation sold facebook.com to Facebook for $200,000.

Only publicly reported sales of the name itself are listed. A private sale with no public report does not appear here.

Sources: smartbranding.com

DNS

What are facebook.com's DNS records?

facebook.com is served by 4 nameservers and publishes 2 address records and one MX record.

Its nameservers are classed as Host DNS.

Nameservers
a.ns.facebook.com b.ns.facebook.com c.ns.facebook.com d.ns.facebook.com
A
157.240.205.35
AAAA
2a03:2880:f113:81:face:b00c::25de
MX
10 smtpin.vvv.facebook.com
SPF
v=spf1 redirect=_spf.facebook.com
DMARC
v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; pct=100
Show 7 TXT records
  • facebook-domain-verification=y7isfmi3kzyg1r4wophh9vyb6pgbda
  • google-site-verification=A2WZWCNQHrGV_TWwKh6KHY90tY0SHZo_RnyMJoDaG0s
  • google-site-verification=sK6uY9x7eaMoEMfn3OILqwTFYgaNp4llmguKI-C3_iA
  • google-site-verification=wdH5DTJTc9AYNwVunSVFeK0hYDGUIEOGb-RReU6pJlY
  • v=TLSRPTv1;rua=mailto:[email protected]
  • zoom-domain-verification=4b2ef4e1-6dee-4483-9869-9bef353fd147
  • zoom-domain-verification=ZOOM_verify_e6c41daeb8a04c56b2c1d1702e312f88

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

SSL

Does facebook.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. facebook.com serves a certificate issued by DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid until 4 October 2026.

Expiring Soon
Issuer
DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Valid from
2026-07-06
Valid until
2026-10-04

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

Uptime

Is facebook.com down right now?

This record covers facebook.com's registration, DNS and certificate, read once a day. It does not test whether the website is responding right now.

On 28 September 2026 its nameservers answered. Its certificate validated on 28 September 2026.

A name that is registered, answers DNS and serves a valid certificate but still will not load has a hosting or server problem, not a registration one.

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