Most common domain extensions

The following are the most popular domain extensions in the world ranked by number of total registrations Source: VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief

  1. .COM (“commerce”)
  2. .DE (Germany)
  3. .NET (originally “network” but most businesses secure this along with their .com)
  4. .CN (China)
  5. .UK (United Kingdom)
  6. .ORG (originally “organization” but most businesses secure this along with their .com)
  7. .INFO (originally “information” but most businesses secure this along with their .com)
  8. .NL (Netherlands)
  9. .EU (European Union)
  10. .RU (Russia)

20 gTLDs (generic top-level domains) in the world. 

  1. .aero (the air-transport industry),
  2. .asia (Asian Pacific Region)
  3. .biz (businesses but all uses),
  4. .cat (Catalan linguistic & cultural community)
  5. .com (commerce but unrestricted/all uses)
  6. .coop (cooperatives),
  7. .edu (post-secondary educational institutions)
  8. .gov (government of US)
  9. .info (informational sites but unrestricted/all uses),
  10. .int (international organizations established by treaty)
  11. .jobs (employment-related sites)
  12. .mil (US military)
  13. .mobi (mobile uses)
  14. .museum (museums),
  15. .name (individuals),
  16. .net (networks but unrestricuted/all uses)
  17. .org (organizations but unrestricted/all uses)
  18. .pro (professions like legal, medical)
  19. .tel (online directory or contact information; virtual business card)
  20. .travel (travel industry)

Last modified: October 10, 2022

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