Renewal History
about.com
about.com has been renewed 6 times, usually 1 year at a time, about 6 weeks before expiry. The longest single renewal was 6 years, around 2011, out to 2020. No near-death on record.
Every renewal, newest first
- 2026between Jan 18, 2026 and Feb 17, 2026+1 yearexpiry Mar 12, 2026 → Mar 12, 2027Early3 to 8 weeks before expiry
- 2025between Feb 6, 2025 and Feb 21, 2025+1 yearexpiry Mar 12, 2025 → Mar 12, 2026Early3 to 5 weeks before expiry
- 2024between Jan 17, 2024 and Feb 10, 2024+1 yearexpiry Mar 12, 2024 → Mar 12, 2025Early4 to 8 weeks before expiry
- 2022between Feb 2, 2022 and Feb 16, 2022+2 yearsexpiry Mar 12, 2022 → Mar 12, 2024Early3 to 5 weeks before expiry
- 2017between Nov 14, 2017 and Nov 21, 2017+2 yearsexpiry Mar 12, 2020 → Mar 11, 2022Early28 months before expiryTransferred: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC. → MarkMonitor, Inc.
- Aug 1, 2011+6 yearsexpiry Mar 12, 2014 → Mar 12, 2020Early31 months before expiry
How this is worked out. Each renewal is a forward jump in the registry’s expiry date between two WHOIS or RDAP snapshots. The size of the jump is the number of years paid for. The renewal happened somewhere between the two snapshot dates, so how early or late it was is a range; when the snapshots are far apart, it is not stated.
For .com and .net the registry itself extends the expiry on the day it lapses and gives the registrar 45 days to pay or delete, so a jump right at expiry is not proof the owner paid. The ledger marks renewals the registry flagged as explicit, and near-deaths where it later showed a redemption or pending-delete status.
Source: 2,262 snapshots of about.com from the who.is WHOIS/RDAP archive, 2007-05-11 to 2026-05-17. Ledger built 2026-09-27.