Who is Namecheap?
Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar and hosting company founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall and based in Phoenix, Arizona. It reported more than 17 million domains under management in 2023 and has called itself the world’s second-largest registrar. Its founder also started the separate registrar Spaceship.
- What it is
- Domain registrar, DNS provider, Web hosting
- Operated by
- NameCheap, Inc.
- Based in
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Founded
- 2000, by Richard Kirkendall
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, IANA ID 1068
- Website
- namecheap.com
How big is Namecheap?
It reported more than 17 million domains under management in 2023, up from 10 million in 2018. These are the company’s own figures.
Is Spaceship part of Namecheap?
Spaceship comes from the same founder and was announced by Namecheap, but it is a separately accredited registrar, Spaceship, Inc.
Namecheap in axath Analytics
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Open AnalyticsSources
- Namecheap: 2023 domain insights press release
- Namecheap: world’s second-largest registrar turns 20 (2020)
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.