About SIDN
SIDN BV (referred to below simply as 'SIDN') is the registry for .nl domain names. It has been managing the .nl domain – that is, all internet domain names that end in '.nl' – since 1996. As well as registering and issuing domain names, SIDN ensures that the domains can always be reached by internet users everywhere.
One of the biggest country-code domains With more than 6 million registrations, the .nl domain is one of the world's biggest country-code domains. That means there's about 1 .nl domain name for every 3 people in the Netherlands – an extremely high density. Every day, SIDN processes more than 2.5 billion search queries for .nl domain names. Businesses and consumers obtain SIDN's services through a network of about 1,000 independent commercial agencies, known as registrars. Internet security As well as managing the .nl domain, SIDN is directly and indirectly involved in making the internet more secure and more accessible. SIDN also plays an active role in the technical, political and policy development of the internet in the Netherlands and internationally. For more information about SIDN and the registration of .nl domain names, visit www.sidn.nl. SIDN facilitates this C&AB website.