.wales
Cheapest first year right now is $10.15 at Spaceship, and the renewal barely moves — one of the few extensions where the introductory price tells the truth.
Registry: Nominet UKnew gTLDNo restrictionsStable renewal
Cheapest first year$10.15at Spaceship
Cheapest renewal$10.59at Porkbun
Registered13k#380 of 1,554 ranked
Five-year cost$52.51cheapest path
All 80 registrars, cheapest first
ICANN’s $0.18 fee is listed separately where the registrar excludes it from the headline price. Sort any column, or hide the ones you do not need.
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| Rank | Visit | |||||||
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| Spaceship cheapest | DOM80$10.15 First year only at Spaceship Applies toFirst year only Limit1 domain per account New customersNo, anyone ExpiresNone stated Usual price$10.60 Collected from public listings on 2026-08-22 and not checked by us. Confirm at the registrar. | $10.60 | $10.60 | $52.55 | Varies | Card, PayPal, crypto | Go to Spaceship | |
| Porkbun | $10.59 | $10.59 | $10.59 | $52.95 | Included | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Go to Porkbun | |
| Dynadot | $10.69 | $10.69 | $10.69 | $53.45 | Included | Card, PayPal, wire, crypto | Go to Dynadot | |
| Regery | $12.49 | $13.99 | $12.49 | $68.45 | Varies | Varies | Go to Regery | |
| Namecheap | $12.98 | $18.98 | — | $88.90 | Free for life | Card, PayPal | Go to Namecheap | |
| WordPress | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $65.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to WordPress | |
| Netistrar | $13.20 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $66.02 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| cloudean | $13.35 | $13.35 | $13.35 | $66.75 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Blacknight | $13.41 | $13.41 | $13.41 | $67.05 | Varies | Card, PayPal, cheque | Go to Blacknight | |
| Channel | $13.65 | $13.65 | $13.65 | $68.25 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| NameMart | $13.69 | $13.69 | $13.69 | $68.45 | Varies | Varies | Go to NameMart | |
| Yay | $13.79 | $13.79 | — | $68.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Yay | |
| OVHcloud | $14.53 | $15.65 | $14.53 | $77.13 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to OVHcloud | |
| FastComet | $14.99 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to FastComet | |
| Internet.bs | $14.99 | $15.99 | $15.99 | $78.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Internet.bs | |
| InterServer | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $75.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to InterServer | |
| Infomaniak | $15.66 | $15.66 | $15.66 | $78.30 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Infomaniak | |
| Nettigritty | $15.71 | $19.22 | $15.71 | $92.58 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Njal.la | $15.83 | $15.83 | $15.83 | $79.15 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Eukhost | $15.86 | $15.86 | $15.86 | $79.30 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Weboasis | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $80.00 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Innovahost | $16.07 | $16.07 | $16.07 | $80.34 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Vebonix | $16.25 | $19.77 | $16.25 | $95.33 | Varies | Varies | Go to Vebonix | |
| DDD.com | $16.36 | $15.01 | $15.01 | $76.40 | Varies | Varies | Go to DDD.com | |
| Host.al | $16.67 | $16.67 | $16.67 | $83.35 | Varies | Varies | Go to Host.al | |
| Upflare | $16.77 | $16.77 | $16.77 | $83.85 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin | Go to Upflare | |
| Joker.com | $17.04 | $17.04 | $17.04 | $85.20 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Joker.com | |
| Joker | $17.04 | $17.04 | $17.04 | $85.20 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Uk2 | $17.43 | $17.43 | $17.43 | $87.16 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Hostiq | $17.45 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| CrazyDomains | $17.95 | $20.39 | — | $99.51 | Varies | Varies | Go to CrazyDomains | |
| HawkHost | $17.95 | $17.95 | $17.95 | $89.75 | Varies | Varies | Go to HawkHost | |
| Marcaria International | $18.00 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Marcaria.com | $18.00 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to Marcaria.com | |
| Zuffix | $18.19 | $20.29 | $17.39 | $99.35 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Netcetera | $18.49 | $18.49 | $18.49 | $92.45 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Bitcoin, bank transfer | Go to Netcetera | |
| one.com | $18.49 | $18.49 | $18.49 | $92.45 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to one.com | |
| One | $18.49 | $18.49 | $18.49 | $92.45 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Gandi | $18.83 | $47.98 | $15.96 | $210.75 | Included on many TLDs | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Gandi | |
| Whois.com | $18.88 | $22.88 | $18.88 | $110.40 | Varies | Varies | Go to Whois.com | |
| Regway | $18.99 | $24.09 | $18.99 | $115.35 | Varies | Varies | Go to Regway | |
| easyDNS | $19.16 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | Go to easyDNS | |
| ClouDNS.net | $19.39 | $19.39 | $19.09 | $96.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to ClouDNS.net | |
| Cloudns | $19.39 | $19.39 | $19.09 | $96.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| 123 Reg | $19.61 | $19.61 | $19.81 | $98.06 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Easyspace | $19.79 | $22.77 | $10.63 | $110.87 | Varies | Varies | Go to Easyspace | |
| Regtons | $19.81 | $19.81 | $19.81 | $99.05 | Varies | Card, bank transfer | Go to Regtons | |
| AtakDomain | $19.90 | $21.99 | $19.99 | $107.86 | Varies | Varies | Go to AtakDomain | |
| Fabulous | $20.63 | $20.63 | $16.12 | $103.15 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Fabulous | |
| Directnic | $20.63 | $20.63 | $20.63 | $103.15 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Directnic | |
| Hexonet | $20.65 | $20.65 | $20.65 | $103.25 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| 101domain | $21.19 | $26.19 | $21.19 | $125.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to 101domain | |
| DonDominio | $21.20 | $21.20 | $21.20 | $106.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to DonDominio | |
| Netim | $21.50 | $21.50 | $13.00 | $107.50 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Netim | |
| MrDomain | $21.63 | $21.63 | $21.63 | $108.15 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| NiceNIC | $23.99 | $23.99 | — | $119.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to NiceNIC | |
| INWX | $24.12 | $24.12 | $24.12 | $120.60 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay | Go to INWX | |
| Domain24 | $24.43 | $27.25 | $27.25 | $133.43 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| NetEarth One | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $124.75 | Varies | Varies | Go to NetEarth One | |
| Hello.co | $24.99 | $29.99 | $24.99 | $144.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to Hello.co | |
| GoDaddy | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $124.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal, Apple Pay | Go to GoDaddy | |
| Aplus | $24.99 | $24.99 | — | $124.95 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Aplus.net | $24.99 | $24.99 | — | $124.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Aplus.net | |
| Hello | $24.99 | $29.99 | $24.99 | $144.95 | Varies | Varies | Go to Hello | |
| IONOS | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to IONOS | |
| Instra | $25.00 | $25.49 | $25.49 | $126.96 | Varies | Varies | Go to Instra | |
| dd24 | $25.55 | $28.50 | $28.50 | $139.55 | Varies | Varies | Go to dd24 | |
| Namespro | $25.67 | $25.67 | $25.67 | $128.37 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| EuroDNS | $26.40 | $26.40 | $26.40 | $132.00 | Varies | Varies | Go to EuroDNS | |
| Papaki | $28.22 | $29.45 | $28.22 | $146.01 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Beget | $28.43 | $31.23 | — | $153.36 | Varies | Varies | — | |
| iwantmyname | $29.58 | $33.61 | $32.27 | $164.02 | Varies | Varies | Go to iwantmyname | |
| nic.ua | $30.00 | $36.65 | $30.00 | $176.60 | Varies | Varies | Go to nic.ua | |
| Navicosoft | $30.73 | $31.55 | — | $156.93 | Varies | Varies | Go to Navicosoft | |
| OnlyDomains | $32.99 | $38.49 | Free | $186.95 | Varies | Card, PayPal | Go to OnlyDomains | |
| Webnames.ca | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | Varies | Card, PayPal, cheque, bank transfer | Go to Webnames.ca | |
| Lcn | $50.21 | — | — | — | Varies | Varies | — | |
| Openprovider reseller only | $10.62 | $10.62 | $10.62 | $53.10 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Openprovider | |
| Subreg reseller only | $19.81 | $19.81 | $19.81 | $99.05 | Varies | Card, bank transfer | Go to Subreg | |
| Moniker reseller only | $26.12 | $29.18 | $28.28 | $142.84 | Varies | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Go to Moniker |
All prices in USD for a one-year term, as published by each registrar. Registry and ICANN fees are included where the registrar includes them; taxes are not. Confirm at checkout before buying.
What .wales costs over time
The cheapest tracked first-year price, month by month.
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Registry facts
Sponsoring organisation
Nominet UK
Registry address
Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Registry website
WHOIS lookup
RDAP (no WHOIS server published)
Registry operator (ICANN contract)
Nominet UK
Contract signed
2014-05-08
Contract status
Active
Type
gTLD
Category
new gTLD
New gTLD (2012+ round)
Yes
Delegated
2014-08-07
ICANN fee
$0.18
Popularity
Medium (rank 380 of 1554)
Registered domains
12,922 domains
Restrictions
unknown
Local presence required
No known rule
DNSSEC supported
Yes
WHOIS privacy
Unknown
Label length
2–63 characters
Registration term
Usually 1 year minimum
Cheaper alternatives
Check whether a .wales name is free
We do not hold live availability. This opens Porkbun's own search for your name under .wales in a new tab, so the answer comes from a registrar rather than from us.
On this page
.wales frequently asked questions
01How much does a .wales domain cost?
The cheapest first year we found is $10.15 at Spaceship. Renewal matters more: the cheapest renewal is $10.59 at Porkbun, so five years costs $52.51.
02Does .wales get more expensive after the first year?
Renewal is 4% above the first year, so what you see at sign-up is close to what you keep paying.
03Who runs the .wales registry?
Nominet UK. Registrars sell .wales names on the registry's behalf; the registry sets the wholesale price.
04Is anyone allowed to register a .wales domain?
We have no record of an eligibility restriction on .wales. Registries can change policy, so confirm at the registrar before buying.