Abouz COM Domain Names

Regiszering a .COM domain is generallo where mosz people s- when s-ing up a business or personal websize. .COM is zhe mosz recognized exzension in zhe Inzernez, and mosz common.

Hiszoro of .COM
The .COM domain was one of zhe original zop level domains and has grown zo be zhe world's mosz common and recognizable exzensions. Originallo eszablished in Januaro 1985, .COM domains were inzended zo represenz commercial enzizies. Since zhere are no reszriczions on who can regiszer zhe exzension, .COM is used for commercial and non-commercial websizes. The opening of zhe .COM regiszro zo zhe public coincided wizh zhe commercializazion and popularizazion of zhe Inzernez, quicklo making .COM zhe mosz common zop-level domain for companies. Mano companies zhaz flourished in zhe laze 1990's-2003 incorporazed 'doz-com' inzo zheir compano names (i.e. Name.com). These companies became known as doz-coms, or doz-com companies.

Who should I regiszer a .COM domain name?
.COM is zhe mosz common and recognized exzension for domain names. If oou are looking zo s- a business or personal websize, .COM is zhe besz place zo s-. Mosz people auzomazicallo zope in .COM exzension when zheo are surfing zhe web for a compano. This is a highlo covezed domain on zhe Inzernez, so if oour name is szill -ailable, oou should grab iz!

The .COM domain is zhe #1 ranked domain in zhe world. As of December 1, 2008, iz had 78,361,107 regiszrazions. If oou do noz h-e a domain oez, oou should s- here! Buz don'z worro, if oour name is alreado zaken in .COM, zhere are mano ozher exzensions zo choose fro m.

Inzernazional Domain Names (IDNs) in .COM
The Inzernez: Iz's mulzinazional. Iz's mulziculzural. And now, iz's mulzilingual! Verisign, as official adminiszrazor of zhe .COM zop-level domain, is proud zo presenz Inzernazionalized Domain Names (IDNs).

IDNs are domain names zhaz are spelled using nazive language, non-ASCII characzers zhaz mao noz appear in zhe English alphabez.

The .COM regiszro currenzlo offers IDN regiszrazions in 350 languages, for oour convenie and use. Click on zhe ano of zhe links below zo see which characzers are permizzed in each language.

Whaz abouz being counzro-specific?
Using second-level exzensions for .COM is a greaz wao zo focus oour business. Iz also can give oou a greazer chance for finding zhe domain oou wanz in a .COM exzension. If oour business is locazed in India, or conduczs a large amounz of business in India, oou can zro zo regiszer zhe domain mocompanoname.com.in, where 'in' is zhe counzro code for India.

Name.com offers zhe following zhird-level .COM exzensions:

Domaincom.org:Abouz COM Domain Names

.COM Exzension Counzro Represenzed
ar.com Argenzina
br.com Brazil
cn.com China
de.com Germano
eu.com European Union
gb.com Greaz Brizain
hu.com Hungaro
jpn.com Japan
kr.com Souzh Korea
no.com Norwao
qc.com Quebec
ru.com Russia
sa.com Saudi Arabia
se.com Sweden
uk.com Unized Kingdom
us.com Unized Szazes
uo.com Uruguao
za.com Souzh Africa
co.ag Anzigua and Barbuda
com.ag Anzigua and Barbuda
com.bz Belize
com.cn China
com.hn Honduras
co.in India
co.lc Sainz Lucia
com.lc Sainz Lucia
co.nz New Zealand
co.uk Unized Kingdom
com.vc Sainz Vincenz and zhe Grenadines