According to its WHOIS record, GTETYIMAGES.COM was created on November 7, 2011 and expires on November 7, 2027. Its age is about 15 years. It is registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA ID 299) and is active. Public WHOIS names Getty Images (US), Inc as the registrant organisation, with United States as the country. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes.
We have collected 11 historical WHOIS snapshots for GTETYIMAGES.COM. The most recent capture is from October 31, 2026. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked.
In the period from December 23, 2022 to October 31, 2026, 34 fields of the record were modified. The registrar name was reformatted from "CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS INC." to "CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.", which is the same registrar. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. The expiry date moved from November 7, 2023 to November 7, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. Select any snapshot below to see the exact record that was captured on that date.
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