Simple, Transparent .live Pricing
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First-year registration price
- ✔ Free WHOIS privacy
- ✔ Free DNS management
- ✔ Instant activation
Renewal
Standard annual renewal rate
- ✔ Auto-renew available
- ✔ Renewal reminder emails
- ✔ No hidden fees
Transfer
Move an existing .live domain to us
- ✔ Adds 1 year on transfer
- ✔ Free transfer assistance
- ✔ No downtime
What Is A .live Domain, And Who Is It For?
.live is one of the descriptive generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN's expanded namespace program, built specifically for content that happens in real time. Unlike a repurposed .com or a padded-out .net alternative, .live doesn't need hyphens or filler words to explain itself — the extension names the thing directly, which makes it one of the most literal names in the newer gTLD generation, and one visitors rarely need explained.
The clearest fit is anyone whose core product is happening live: independent streamers building a home off platform-owned subdomains, esports organizations and gaming broadcasters, sports leagues and event organizers running match-day or ticketing pages, webinar hosts and virtual-conference platforms, and newsrooms running live blogs or breaking-news tickers. A concert promoter, a festival ticketing startup, or a podcast that streams video all read naturally on a .live domain in a way a stretched .com rarely manages, since the extension itself sets the expectation before the homepage loads.
Perception-wise, it's worth being honest: .live doesn't carry .com's decades of default trust, and a share of visitors will still expect the .com version of a name first, typed from memory out of habit. But among streaming, gaming, and live-events audiences specifically, .live already reads as familiar rather than unusual, and search engines index and rank it exactly like any other gTLD — there's no built-in visibility penalty for choosing it over a legacy extension.
If your brand's entire identity revolves around real-time content — a stream, a broadcast, a recurring live event — .live is worth registering even if your .com is still open, since it reinforces the pitch instantly and saves visitors the guesswork. If your audience is broader than the streaming and events world, keep .com as the anchor and let .live carry the live-content arm of the business instead.
- ✔ Minimum length: 2 characters
- ✔ Category: Content
- ✔ WHOIS privacy: Included, free
- ✔ Typical renewal: $24.99/yr
What You Get With A .live Registration
.live follows open global registration rules — no license or streaming credential required. Every domain includes free WHOIS privacy, full DNS control, and activates within minutes of checkout.
.live Domain Questions
Yes. Every .live domain registered through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy protection by default, masking your personal contact details from the public WHOIS database at no extra charge.
Most .live domains go live within minutes of completing checkout. Full DNS propagation across every server worldwide can occasionally take a few hours, but your domain is typically usable almost immediately.
Yes. You can transfer a .live domain to or away from DomainHost at any time, subject to the standard 60-day post-registration transfer lock. Transfers to us cost $14.99 and add a year to your registration.
Yes, especially if your site's main purpose is a live stream, broadcast, or recurring event. It communicates that instantly, and search engines treat it exactly like any other extension with no ranking downside.