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Business.ru hosts Генеральный Директор (General Director), a Russian-language business magazine covering management, personnel, marketing, sales, logistics, finance, and investment topics for executives and business leaders. The publication is produced in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2007 · 2 registrar changes since Mar 29, 2009 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Sep 23, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageDec 6, 2007 – Nov 15, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described business.ru from Dec 6, 2007 to Nov 15, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023How the DMOZ web directory described it in 2007Jul 1, 2007“ÐлекÑÑонное бизнеÑ-издание. ÐздаеÑÑÑ ÑовмеÑÑно Ñ "The Wall Street Journal" и "Financial Times".”Source: DMOZ directory entry quoted on the AboutUs wiki, 2007
Registrar
RUCENTER-REG-RIPNMar 29, 2009 – Aug 11, 2010Registrar RUCENTER-REG-RIPN in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from Mar 29, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)RU-CENTER-REG-RIPNRU-CENTER-REG-RIPNJul 23, 2012 – Jun 18, 2016
Registrant
Registrant recordsMar 29, 2009 – Nov 19, 2025Registration records for business.ru are held from Mar 29, 2009 to Nov 19, 2025 (67 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2009–2025
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Aug 2010 – Jul 2012No nameserver records held, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026No nameserver records held, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026Nameservers: nic.ru, panovandpartners.ruMar 29, 2009 – Aug 3, 2009Registration records listed nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru nameservers (ns3.panovandpartners.ru, ns4.nic.ru, ns8.nic.ru) for business.ru from Mar 29, 2009 to Aug 3, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
GlobalSign nv-saGlobalSign nv-saOct 22, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026GlobalSign nv-sa issued 2 certificates for business.ru from Oct 22, 2025, the latest valid until May 17, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Let's Encrypt
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “ÐлекÑÑонное бизнеÑ-издание. ÐздаеÑÑÑ ÑовмеÑÑно Ñ "The Wall Street Journal" и "Financial Times".”Source: DMOZ directory entry quoted on the AboutUs wiki, 2007
Dec 6, 2007 – Nov 15, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described business.ru from Dec 6, 2007 to Nov 15, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Mar 29, 2009 – Aug 11, 2010Registrar: Registrar RUCENTER-REG-RIPN in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from Mar 29, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Mar 29, 2009 – Nov 19, 2025Registrant: Registration records for business.ru are held from Mar 29, 2009 to Nov 19, 2025 (67 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Mar 29, 2009 – Aug 3, 2009Zone file: Registration records listed nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru nameservers (ns3.panovandpartners.ru, ns4.nic.ru, ns8.nic.ru) for business.ru from Mar 29, 2009 to Aug 3, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jul 3, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 23, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar RU-CENTER-REG-RIPN in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from Jul 23, 2012 to Jun 18, 2016.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
RU-CENTER-RURU-CENTER-RUMay 30, 2017 – Nov 19, 2025 (latest)Registrar RU-CENTER-RU in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from May 30, 2017 to Nov 19, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Nameservers: financialdirector.ru, nic.ruSep 28, 2009 – Aug 11, 2010Registration records listed financialdirector.ru, nic.ru nameservers (ns1.financialdirector.ru, ns4.nic.ru, ns8.nic.ru) for business.ru from Sep 28, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to financialdirector.ru, nic.ruSep 28, 2009business.ru's nameservers moved from nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru to financialdirector.ru, nic.ru at some point between Aug 3, 2009 and Sep 28, 2009. Last seen at nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru: Aug 3, 2009 (registration record). First seen at financialdirector.ru, nic.ru: Sep 28, 2009 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 56 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: fr.ruNameservers: fr.ruJul 23, 2012 – Nov 19, 2025Registration records listed fr.ru nameservers (ns1.fr.ru, ns2.fr.ru) for business.ru from Jul 23, 2012 to Nov 19, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to fr.ruJul 23, 2012business.ru's nameservers moved from financialdirector.ru, nic.ru to fr.ru at some point between Aug 11, 2010 and Jul 23, 2012. Last seen at financialdirector.ru, nic.ru: Aug 11, 2010 (registration record). First seen at fr.ru: Jul 23, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 23 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 23, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 48 certificates for business.ru from Mar 23, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 9, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 28, 2009 – Aug 11, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed financialdirector.ru, nic.ru nameservers (ns1.financialdirector.ru, ns4.nic.ru, ns8.nic.ru) for business.ru from Sep 28, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 28, 2009Zone file: business.ru's nameservers moved from nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru to financialdirector.ru, nic.ru at some point between Aug 3, 2009 and Sep 28, 2009. Last seen at nic.ru, panovandpartners.ru: Aug 3, 2009 (registration record). First seen at financialdirector.ru, nic.ru: Sep 28, 2009 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 56 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 23, 2012 – Jun 18, 2016Registrar: Registrar RU-CENTER-REG-RIPN in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from Jul 23, 2012 to Jun 18, 2016.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 23, 2012 – Nov 19, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed fr.ru nameservers (ns1.fr.ru, ns2.fr.ru) for business.ru from Jul 23, 2012 to Nov 19, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 23, 2012Zone file: business.ru's nameservers moved from financialdirector.ru, nic.ru to fr.ru at some point between Aug 11, 2010 and Jul 23, 2012. Last seen at financialdirector.ru, nic.ru: Aug 11, 2010 (registration record). First seen at fr.ru: Jul 23, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 23 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
May 30, 2017 – Nov 19, 2025Registrar: Registrar RU-CENTER-RU in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for business.ru, from May 30, 2017 to Nov 19, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 22, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: GlobalSign nv-sa issued 2 certificates for business.ru from Oct 22, 2025, the latest valid until May 17, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 23, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 48 certificates for business.ru from Mar 23, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 3, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
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Current facts
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Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 51 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 51 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
How business.ru was described, 2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). Not AboutUs's assessment. Entries marked DMOZ quote the DMOZ directory, not the site; DMOZ was a volunteer-edited web directory (1998–2017). New words · dropped words
2007
How the DMOZ web directory described it in 2007
ÐлекÑÑонное бизнеÑ-издание. ÐздаеÑÑÑ ÑовмеÑÑно Ñ "The Wall Street Journal" и "Financial Times".
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2007
First tracked by AboutUs (Dec 6, 2007); profile edited 2 times through 2013.