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Hello folks. i am into online fashion business which i started with my friends 2 years back in a partnership. we are 6 people, however domain is owned by just one 1 partner whose activites have become highly suspicious these days. so i want to ask you guys if its possible to have more than one owners of a particular domain? is it possible that the ownership of our website domain becomes "shared" in 6 partners? Cheers!

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Short answer: registry records only show a single registrant/registered-name entry, so a domain cannot be made into a true “six‑way” owner at the WHOIS/registry level. The practical fix (the one pointed toward) is to move the registration into a company/corporate account and use registrar features (team access, shared logins, or account-to-account “push”) and documented internal controls so multiple partners can manage the asset without relying on one person. ’s point about admin/technical contacts matters for access control, but it does not create multiple registry-level owners. ()

Concrete steps to implement this safely:

  • Verify current WHOIS/registrant and admin email so the controlling contact is known.
  • If staying with the same registrar arrange an account transfer/push into a company account (many registrars support a same-registrar “change ownership” or push).
  • If moving to a different registrar, request the auth/EPP code, unlock the domain, cancel privacy if required and initiate an inter-registrar transfer.
  • When changing registrant, be aware of ICANN’s 60‑day change/transfer lock (many registrars offer an opt‑out checkbox that must be selected before making the change). Document every step (screenshots, confirmation emails, invoices). ()

If the partner who currently controls the account refuses to cooperate:

  • Collect partnership/company paperwork and payment records showing the domain was paid for or intended as a company asset.
  • Contact the registrar’s support with that documentation; registrars will often require owner approval or a court order to reassign a registrant, and they may only act on a legal directive in contested cases. UDRP/URS procedures exist but apply to trademark/bad‑faith registrations rather than internal partnership disputes—court remedies or negotiation are often necessary for partner disputes. ()

Operational precautions for the future: record domain ownership in the partnership agreement, move billing to a company card, centralize credentials in a secure vault, enable 2‑factor authentication on the registrar account, and keep a corporate contact email in the registrant/organization fields so control is not person‑dependent. For sales or money transfers, use an escrow provider to avoid fraud. ()

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Member Avatar for pritaeas

If you have a company, then you could move the domain to that. AFAIK there's only one administrative contact.

Member Avatar for ManzarOx

thanks for your reply pritaeas, but can you please elaborate your answer a little?

Member Avatar for pritaeas

Elaborate on what? You should register the domain on your company, not a single person.

Member Avatar for Scott M.

From a registrar perspective, you can have one admin, but several different people from a contact as well as an access perspective.

For example:

You can have an Admin Technical Contact, as well as an Organizatonal contact. Each is truly only one entry, so it is best to have a generic contact name and number internal to your organization, that you can control and provide rights and access to internally.

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