Renewal History

betterthangoogle.com

betterthangoogle.com has been renewed 3 times, usually 2 years at a time. The longest single renewal was 8 years, around 2016, out to 2017. No near-death on record.

Renewals on record

Longest renewal

8 years

Expires

Jul 16, 2025

as of the latest snapshot

Snapshots

2009–2024

Close calls

2 drops & re-registration

Every renewal, newest first

2024
between Feb 24, 2024 and Jul 20, 2024
Re-registeredexpiry Apr 26, 2024 → Jul 16, 2025Dropped & re-registered
a new registration, not a renewal
Transferred: IONOS SE → DYNADOT LLC
2024
between Nov 6, 2021 and Jan 23, 2024
Re-registeredexpiry Dec 16, 2021 → Apr 26, 2024Dropped & re-registered
a new registration, not a renewal
Transferred: GoDaddy.com, LLC → IONOS SE
2020
between Apr 29, 2019 and Jul 7, 2020
+2 yearsexpiry Dec 16, 2019 → Dec 16, 2021Around expiry
snapshots too far apart to say how early
2019
between Jul 27, 2016 and Apr 29, 2019
+2 yearsexpiry Dec 16, 2017 → Dec 16, 2019Around expiry
snapshots too far apart to say how early
2016
between Jul 9, 2009 and Jul 27, 2016
+8 yearsexpiry Dec 16, 2009 → Dec 16, 2017Around expiry
snapshots too far apart to say how early

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: 11 snapshots of betterthangoogle.com from the who.is WHOIS/RDAP archive, 2009-04-04 to 2024-07-20. Ledger built 2026-09-27.

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