October 29 gives us three very different snapshots of domain name history: a two-letter .com, the expansion of the DNS root and a company deciding it no longer wants its own top-level domain.
1992 – MP.com Is Registered
On October 29, 1992, MP.com was registered.
Today, a two-letter .com is the kind of domain that can command serious money.
Back then?
You just had to get there first.
No auction. No aftermarket negotiation. No broker telling you the owner is “motivated, but looking for seven figures.”
Just MP.com waiting to be registered.
2015 – Four New TLDs Enter the DNS Root
On October 29, 2015, four new top-level domains were delegated into the DNS root:
.ping
.meo
.sapo
.sbs
Delegation is the moment when a new TLD actually becomes part of the Internet’s authoritative root zone.
The 2012 New gTLD Program dramatically expanded the namespace, turning hundreds of words, brands and concepts into extensions of their own.
Suddenly, the Internet was no longer mainly about what came before the dot.
The dot itself became inventory.
2024 – Kerry Logistics Starts Giving Up Its Own TLD
On October 29, 2024, Kerry Trading Co. Limited submitted a voluntary termination notice to ICANN for .kerrylogistics.
The process did not end immediately.
The TLD delegation was revoked on February 27, 2025 and the Registry Agreement finally terminated on April 27, 2025.
A company had gone through the enormous process of obtaining and operating its own top-level domain… and eventually decided it would rather give the whole thing back.
Domain investors worry about dropping one domain.
Imagine dropping the entire extension.
“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” — Bill Gates
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