Domain names are valid for a specific duration. In most cases, this duration is one year from the time the owner registers the domain. If you fail to renew your domain after its expiry, the registrar renders it expired or dropped. A dropped domain is a domain name that isn’t renewed in time. Domain names expire because owners abandon them, lack renewal funds, or forget about their existence. But when do domains drop? Read on to find the answers. How Domains Drop Dropped domain names don’t become inactive abruptly. Instead, registrars give owners a grace period to renew them. The grace period varies, but here’s the general process of how they expire. Expired Status If an owner fails to renew their domain registration, the domain name enters into an expired status. This is a 30- to 40-day grace period during which the domain name is salvageable by the owner. However, all the domain’s services aren’t operational. If the owner decides to renew, then the domain ceases to be a drop domain na