Domain record

outlook.com Lookup

Status
Active
Expires
2027-08-17
Expires in 322 days
Registered
1994-08-18
Domain age
32 years

outlook.com is registered through MarkMonitor Inc., and its current term runs until 17 August 2027. No one else can register it unless it lapses.

Checked 28 September 2026 over RDAP
Ownership

Who owns outlook.com?

outlook.com is registered to Microsoft Corporation through MarkMonitor Inc., as named in the public registration record.

outlook.com is Microsoft's web email service.

The record was created on 18 August 1994 and last updated on 16 July 2026.

Registrant org
Microsoft Corporation
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
IANA ID
292
Created
1994-08-18
Last updated
2026-07-16
Registry expiry
2027-08-17
DNSSEC
Signed
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 outlook.com expire?

outlook.com's current registration runs until 17 August 2027. Expires in 322 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 5 November 2027, if every phase runs its full length.

How the .com lifecycle works

Availability

Is outlook.com available to register?

No. outlook.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 outlook.com?

outlook.com is 32 years old: it was first registered on 18 August 1994.

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.

The Internet Archive first captured a page on outlook.com on 24 December 1996 and holds captures from 31 different years.

Milestones

31 July 2012
Microsoft launches Outlook.com as the successor to Hotmail.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

DNS

What are outlook.com's DNS records?

outlook.com is served by 4 nameservers and publishes 3 address records and one MX record.

Its nameservers are classed as Managed DNS.

Nameservers
ns1-05.azure-dns.com ns2-05.azure-dns.net ns3-05.azure-dns.org ns4-05.azure-dns.info
A
52.96.111.82, 52.96.172.98, 52.96.214.50, 52.96.222.194, 52.96.222.226, 52.96.223.2, 52.96.228.130, 52.96.229.242, 52.96.91.34 52.98.171.226, 52.98.241.178, 52.98.241.194, 52.98.243.18
AAAA
2603:1026:c0d:1002::2, 2603:1026:c0d:1022::2, 2603:1026:c0d:1028::2
MX
5 outlook-com.olc.protection.outlook.com
SPF
v=spf1 include:spf2.outlook.com -all
DMARC
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected]; fo=1
Show 5 TXT records
  • google-site-verification=0iLWhIMhXEkeWwWfFU4ursTn-_OvoOjaA0Lr7Pg1sEM
  • google-site-verification=DC2uC-T8kD33lINhNzfo0bNBrw-vrCXs5BPF5BXY56g
  • google-site-verification=u61khn2j2qt8IdrjskRMSZ0p_HaFURXKrSsu-uXKyNA
  • v=TLSRPTv1;rua=https://tlsrpt.azurewebsites.net/report
  • _ofl74f250a84g188pro5arwqa23zle2

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

SSL

Does outlook.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. outlook.com serves a certificate issued by DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid until 10 January 2027.

Secure
Issuer
DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Valid from
2026-06-26
Valid until
2027-01-10

Unchanged since 28 September 2026.

Uptime

Is outlook.com down right now?

This record covers outlook.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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