Renewal History
rfc-editor.org
rfc-editor.org has been renewed 5 times, usually 1 year at a time, about 13 months before expiry. The longest single renewal was 9 years, around 2018, out to 2021. No near-death on record.
Every renewal, newest first
- 2026between Jan 28, 2026 and Apr 26, 2026+5 yearsexpiry May 14, 2026 → May 14, 2031Early1 to 3 months before expiry
- 2023between May 22, 2023 and Jun 3, 2023+1 yearexpiry May 14, 2025 → May 14, 2026Early23 to 24 months before expiryTransferred: Register.com, Inc. → CloudFlare, Inc.
- 2022between Feb 6, 2022 and Mar 10, 2022+3 yearsexpiry May 14, 2022 → May 14, 2025Early2 to 3 months before expiry
- 2021between Sep 25, 2020 and May 30, 2021+1 yearexpiry May 14, 2021 → May 14, 2022Around expirysnapshots too far apart to say how early
- 2018between Mar 24, 2012 and Aug 9, 2018+9 yearsexpiry May 14, 2012 → May 14, 2021Around expirysnapshots 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: 115 snapshots of rfc-editor.org from the who.is WHOIS/RDAP archive, 2011-09-13 to 2026-04-26. Ledger built 2026-09-27.