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A registrant is the person or company in whose name a domain name is registered. In simple terms, the registrant is the domain owner according to the registration data. This contact is typically considered the primary rights holder of the domain under the rules of the domain zone and registrar.
In domain records, the registrant is usually listed separately from other contacts (such as administrative or technical contacts). For businesses, it is important to register domains in the company’s name, not in the name of a former employee or contractor, to maintain control over renewals, transfers, and access management.
The registrant is the person or company a domain is registered to. In other words, it is the domain owner in the registration data.
The registrant is the domain owner (the customer), while the registrar is the company that provides domain registration and management services such as renewals, transfers, and DNS settings.
It affects proof of domain ownership, recovery of control, registrar changes, dispute resolution, and business security. If the wrong registrant is listed, a company may lose control over its domain.