LK Domain Registry

What LK Domain Registry does

LK Domain Registry is the sole administrator of Sri Lanka's country-code top-level domain (.lk), a role it has held continuously since its founding in 1990. The organization is structured as an independent non-profit, headquartered in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, and led by CEO and Domain Registrar Prof. Gihan Dias. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, educational institutions, and government and non-profit organizations in Sri Lanka, with a stated 11–50 employee headcount and 35 years of operational history.

The company's core technology is DNS registry infrastructure for the .LK namespace, including domain registration, modification, renewal, bulk reservation, and abuse monitoring. It operates a five-tier annual subscription pricing model ranging from LKR 1,000/year for budget second-level domains (.com.lk, .org.lk) to LKR 40,000/year for premium two-letter names. Beyond registration, the registry offers a value-added services stack: MyMail (email hosting), MySite (web hosting), and myPage.lk (no-code personal/business profile pages launched December 2025). Domain abuse protection is delivered through a February 2026 partnership with Norwegian firm iQ Global AS, whose AI-enabled platform monitors for phishing, malware, and fraudulent sites within the .LK namespace.

LK Domain Registry distributes services through two channels: a self-serve portal at domains.lk and a network of six authorized resellers (Webbycity, LankaHost, Lakpura Solutions, PEEK Hosting, SriLanka Hosting, Web Lankan). Revenue is generated primarily from recurring annual domain registration fees and bundled value-added services; the company has no disclosed financials and operates as a non-profit. The registry also runs community-building programs including the 16-year-old BestWeb.LK web design competition (126 awards across 24 categories) and the FOUNDATION.LK / Hithawathi cyber-safety initiative, which has engaged over 1.49 million Sri Lankan netizens. As of October 2025, international management and global marketing of .LK are handled through a strategic partnership with ShortDot, marking the registry's first material push beyond Sri Lanka's domestic market.

Name

LK Domain Registry

Legal name

LK Domain Registry

Website

https://domains.lk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LK Domain Registry is the non-profit sole administrator of Sri Lanka's .LK country-code top-level domain since 1990, offering tiered domain registration plus MyMail, MySite, and myPage.lk value-added services to individuals, SMEs, educational institutions, and government organizations through a self-serve portal and six authorized resellers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domain Registry Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Business Service Centers (56143)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Directory Services & Identity Data Platforms (BPAMAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Directory Services & Identity Stores (LDAP/AD, Cloud Directory) (HDAEAJAA), DNS Security & Protective DNS (HDADABAF)

Keywords

• Domain registry services
• CcTLD management
• Domain name registration
• DNS infrastructure services
• Email web hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dehiwala

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. .LK Domain Registration: Domain registration fees for .LK country-code top-level domains, offered at multiple pricing tiers from budget second-level domains (LKR 1,000/year) to premium two-letter domains (LKR 40,000/year), providing recurring revenue from annual renewals.
2. Domain Value-Added Services: Additional services including MyMail email hosting, MySite web hosting, and MyPage digital identity platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LK Domain Registry operates Sri Lanka's official country-code top-level domain (.LK) registry, providing domain name registration services across five pricing tiers (Budget to Premium) and managing the .LK DNS namespace. Beyond core registration, the registry delivers value-added hosting and identity services — MyMail (email hosting), MySite (web hosting), and myPage.lk (digital profile pages) — while maintaining the .LK namespace's integrity through AI-powered abuse detection.

Product overview

LK Domain Registry operates as the sole administrator of Sri Lanka's country-code top-level domain (.lk) since 1990, functioning as both the core domain registration service and a digital ecosystem provider. The portfolio includes the core .LK Domain Registration service with five pricing tiers (Budget through Premium), complemented by value-added services: MyMail (email hosting), MySite (web hosting and website building), and myPage (personal/professional digital profile pages). The organization also runs recognition programs BestWeb.LK (web design competition) and TopWeb.LK (website standards awards), and supports the ecosystem through FOUNDATION.LK (non-profit for digital literacy and cyber safety) and LK Domain Resellers. The company partners with ShortDot for global .LK expansion and iQ Global AS for domain security monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BestWeb.LK: Sri Lanka's Premier Web Design Competition - a national benchmark for recognizing outstanding Sri Lankan websites
• TopWeb.LK
• MyMail
• MySite
• myPage.lk
• FOUNDATION.LK
• Hithawathi
• Suhurusara
• Nanasala
• DigiGo

Products and services

• .LK Domain Registration Official registry service for .LK domains — Sri Lanka's country-code top-level domain — offered across five tiers: Budget (second-level only, LKR 1,000/year), Economy (top-level .lk, LKR 5,000/year), Standard (full package with multiple extensions, LKR 8,000/year), Desirable (3-letter domains, LKR 15,000/year), and Premium (2-letter domains, LKR 40,000/year). Serves individuals, SMEs, government, and non-profits seeking a trusted Sri Lankan digital identity.
• MyMail Easy-to-use email hosting service for small and medium enterprises, providing professional email under .lk domains as a value-added complement to domain registration.
• MySite Web hosting and website building solution for small and medium enterprises to grow and promote their business online, including website templates and hosting infrastructure.
• myPage.lk Digital profile platform allowing individuals and businesses to create a professional online presence under .lk domains, featuring custom domains, personalized subdomains, mobile-friendly templates, and secure hosting. Users can link social media profiles, contact details, websites, and portfolios in one place. Designed for students, freelancers, job seekers, startups, NGOs, and small businesses.
• Bulk Domain Reservations Service enabling resellers, brand owners, and organizations to reserve multiple .LK domain names simultaneously, typically used for brand protection and reseller inventory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sole administrator of .LK namespace since 1990 with 35 years of digital innovation in Sri Lanka
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• iQ Global AScoreTechnology or Integration · 25 February 2026Norwegian cybersecurity company partnered with LK Domain Registry to strengthen monitoring and protection of the .LK domain namespace against abuse. The partnership enables proactive identification of abusive domains, tracking of abuse cases from detection to resolution, and analysis of repeated or high-risk abuse patterns. For .LK domain customers, this collaboration aims to create a safer online environment by providing timely notifications about blacklisting events and reducing the risk of domain suspension from undetected abuse. iQ Global AS provides AI-enabled domain abuse management solutions, with their platform trusted by over 175 top-level domains and processing more than 200 million scans daily.
• ShortDotcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Strategic partnership with ShortDot to expand the global reach of .LK domains. This collaboration aims to increase international visibility and provide technical and marketing support for the .LK domain extension. ShortDot announced international management of the .LK ccTLD of Sri Lanka, effective October 1st, 2025, marking ShortDot's first partnership involving a country-code top-level domain under its registry services program.
• FOUNDATION.LK (Hithawathi Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025Hithawathi is a project of FOUNDATION.LK, established by LK Domain Registry, that has been active in Sri Lanka for 11 years providing free emotional and technical support to individuals affected by cyber violence, especially women and girls. The initiative engages in public awareness, education, and cyber safety outreach, having supported over 1.49 million netizens and collaborated with multiple national organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Identity Digital: Identity Digital operates over 240 top-level domains including .live, .tech, and other new gTLDs. As a multi-TLD registry operator, it is comparable to LK Domain Registry in registry function but competes indirectly for Sri Lankan customers seeking alternative TLDs over .lk.
• GoDaddy Registry: GoDaddy Registry operates multiple new gTLDs and provides registry backend services for ccTLDs. Comparable to LK Domain Registry through its registry services business (similar to ShortDot's role for .lk), competing for the same backend infrastructure opportunity.
• Verisign: Verisign operates the authoritative registries for .com and .net and provides critical registry infrastructure. Comparable to LK Domain Registry in core registry function, but operates at vastly greater scale and serves global generic TLDs rather than a national ccTLD.

Direct peers

• AFNIC: AFNIC manages the .fr (France) and other French ccTLDs, operating as a non-profit association. Directly comparable to LK Domain Registry as a European ccTLD registry with social-mission orientation and value-added services around domain management and security.
• DENIC: DENIC is the central registry for Germany's .de ccTLD, one of the largest country-code registries globally. Comparable to LK Domain Registry in providing registry services for a national ccTLD, though at substantially larger scale and with a member-based cooperative structure.
• Nominet: Nominet is the official registry for the United Kingdom's .uk country-code top-level domain, operating since 1996. It is the closest functional peer to LK Domain Registry as a national ccTLD registry with social-purpose orientation, value-added services, and a multi-stakeholder governance model.
• CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority): CIRA operates the .ca ccTLD registry for Canada, providing domain registration alongside cybersecurity services (D-Zone Anycast DNS) and community programs. Comparable to LK Domain Registry as a national ccTLD registry combining core registration with security and digital literacy initiatives.

Others

• CentralNic: CentralNic operates a global registry services platform powering dozens of TLDs and provides wholesale registry infrastructure. Adjacent to LK Domain Registry as a backend registry services ecosystem participant — analogous to ShortDot's newly expanded role managing .lk internationally.
• ShortDot: ShortDot is a registry services company that operates several new gTLDs (.cf, .ml, .ga, .gq, .tk) and now manages international .LK operations for LK Domain Registry. Listed here as an ecosystem participant given its direct partnership relationship and overlapping registry-services technology stack.

Regional players

• NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India): NIXI operates the .in ccTLD registry for India under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. A regional peer that shares South Asian context with Sri Lanka and operates a comparable national registry function, though backed by a much larger domestic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LK_Domain
• Facebookfacebook.com/LKdomain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lk-domain-registry

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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