# How to register a domain name in Malawi

URL: https://malawidomains.com/register-domain-malawi
Updated: 2026-09-07

A guide to registering a domain name in Malawi. Domains start at MK49,000 a year.

## What you get

- The domain is registered in your name. You are the legal owner from the first day.
- One price in kwacha, from MK49,000 a year, with nothing added at the end.
- Most names are active within minutes of a cleared payment.
- A renewal reminder 30 days before the date.

## Choose the right extension

| Extension | Choose it when |
| --- | --- |
| .mw | Your customers are in Malawi and you want a short, local name |
| .co.mw | You run a registered company that trades in Malawi |
| .org.mw | You run an NGO, a church or an association |
| .com | You sell outside Malawi, or you want the extension people type by habit |

## Prepare three things

1. The name. Keep it short. Use your trading name. Avoid hyphens and numbers.
2. An email address you control. Renewal notices go there.
3. Your details: a full name, a phone number and a physical address in Malawi.

Take the name first, before the signage, the receipt books and the vehicle
branding, so everything carries the same address.

## After the domain is live

A domain is the address, not the website. Point it at the service you use.

| Service | What it gives you |
| --- | --- |
| Google Workspace | Email at your own name, such as sales@yourbusiness.mw |
| Wix or Shopify | A website or a shop that you build yourself |
| WordPress hosting | A website that a developer builds for you |
| A holding page | One page while the full website is in progress |