This is actually correct only for .com. There are other extensions with old "domain names" (Like .edu .org .mil etc.) For example berkeley.edu dates to 1985 as

This is actually correct only for .com. There are other extensions with old "domain names" (Like .edu .org .mil etc.) For example berkeley.edu dates to 1985 as does harvard.edu, mit.edu etc. Domain Name: BERKELEY.EDU Registrar: EDUCAUSE Whois Server: whois.educause.net Referral URL: http://www.educause.edu/edudomain Name Server: ADNS1.BERKELEY.EDU Name Server: ADNS2.BERKELEY.EDU Name Server: AODNS1.BERKELEY.EDU Name Server: AODNS2.BERKELEY.EDU Name Server: NS.V6.BERKELEY.EDU Name Server: PHLOEM.UOREGON.EDU Name Server: SNS-PB.ISC.ORG Status: ok Updated Date: 28-may-2013 Creation Date: 24-apr-1985 Expiration Date: 24-apr-2014 Additionally, the list doesn't take into account that if a domain is deleted and re-registered the creation date reflects the re-registration date. So a domain registered at the start (say http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1591.txt http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1591.txt by Jon Postel) that was dropped and re-registered would reflect the newer date. So this is more accurately "100 Oldest continuously registered .com domain names". (Note it also doesn't take into account ownership changes)