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List of Most Popular Domains Globally

This article will get you all the details about TLDs and the List of Most Popular Domains Globally with the list of all country-level domains.

What is Domain and DNS (Domain Name System)?

DNS Stands for "Domain Name System"

DNS represents the Domain Name System. The web world is totally founded on IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. To get to any site you need to realize its IP address which is a long numeric code and is beyond the realm of imagination to expect to learn. Presently, here comes the function of DNS. A DNS is web access that interprets an area name into an IP address. The space name utilized here is alphabetic and can be effectively recalled.

For instance, www.example.com is the area name of a site. Also, with the assistance of DNS, it will get converted into its IP address 198.105.232.4.

Read more about DNS with the below link:

https://tutorialslink.com/full-form/what-is-the-full-form-of-dns

List of Most Popular Domains Globally

1)    “.com” Domain

The .com domain extension was created back in 1985 as one of the first six TLDs. We use this “.com [dot com]” domain for any commercial services, any person or entity is permitted to register.

The very first website to dive in and buy a .com domain name was Symbolics.com, a computer manufacturer. Since then, over 150 million .com domains have been registered, greatly outpacing every other popular TLD. As they say... When you buy .com, it’s hard to go wrong.

2)    “.org” Domain

Non-profit organizations and communities around the globe buy .org domains because they help make a real mark. Millions of websites are currently using .org extensions, including charity, art, educational, religious, social, and cultural sites. When you buy a .org domain, you can start making your own mark faster.

3)    “.net” Domain

Originally intended for networks or internet service providers, now anyone can buy a .net domain, making it popular with both companies and individuals. A .net domain is a perfect place to start building a trusted web presence for your tech-savvy business or community-based organization.

4)    “.int” Domain

The domain name int is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word international, characterizing its use for international organizations and treaty-related purposes.[1] The first use of this domain was by NATO, which had previously been assigned the top-level domain nato.

5)    “.edu” Domain

The domain was implemented in 1985 for the purpose of creating a domain name hierarchy for organizations with a focus on education, even for non-U.S.-affiliated entities.

We mainly use this domain for educational Institutes, Schools, or Universities Websites.

6)    “.gov” Domain

The name is derived from the word government, indicating its restricted use by government entities. The gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), an independent agency of the United States federal government.

Most of the other countries use this domain with country subfix for all the government websites like for India, we use .gov domain like “.gov.in”

7)    “.mil” Domain

This ".mil" name is derived from the military. It was one of the first top-level domains, created in January 1985.

The United States is the only country that has a top-level domain for its military, a legacy of the United States' military's role in the creation of the Internet. Other countries often use second-level domains for this purpose, e.g., mod.uk for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense. Canada uses norad.mil with the United States as they jointly operate the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

8)    “.co” Domain

The .co domain name was originally assigned to Colombia, but since 2010 any person or organization has been able to buy one. So, whether you’re part of a start-up, an established multinational, or you just want a site to show off your corgi - it’s worth grabbing your .co domain before it’s snapped up.

This “.co” domain is recommended for all Startups.

9)    “.arpa” Domain

It is used predominantly for the management of technical network infrastructure. Prominent among such functions are the subdomains in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa, which provide namespaces for reverse DNS lookup of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, respectively.

List of Country-code top-level domains

Sr. No.

Domain Name

Country Name

1

.ac

 Ascension Island

2

.ad

 Andorra

3

.ae

 United Arab Emirates

4

.af

 Afghanistan

5

.ag

 Antigua and Barbuda

6

.ai

 Anguilla

7

.al

 Albania

8

.am

 Armenia

9

.an

 Netherlands Antilles

10

.ao

 Angola

11

.aq

 Antarctica

12

.ar

 Argentina

13

.as

 American Samoa (United States)

14

.at

 Austria

15

.au

 Australia

16

.aw

 Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

17

.ax

 Aland (Finland)

18

.az

 Azerbaijan

19

.ba

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

20

.bb

 Barbados

21

.bd

 Bangladesh

22

.be

 Belgium

23

.bf

 Burkina Faso

24

.bg

 Bulgaria

25

.bh

 Bahrain

26

.bi

 Burundi

27

.bj

 Benin

28

.bl

 Saint Barthelemy (France)

29

.bm

 Bermuda

30

.bn

 Brunei

31

.bo

 Bolivia

32

.bq

 Bonaire

33

.br

 Brazil

34

.bs

 Bahamas

35

.bt

 Bhutan

36

.bv

 Bouvet Island

37

.bw

 Botswana

38

.by

 Belarus

39

.bz

 Belize

40

.ca

 Canada

41

.cc

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)

42

.cd

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

43

.cf

 Central African Republic

44

.cg

 Republic of the Congo

45

.ch

  Switzerland

46

.ci

 Ivory Coast 

47

.ck

 Cook Islands

48

.cl

 Chile

49

.cm

 Cameroon

50

.cn

 People's Republic of China

51

.cr

 Costa Rica

52

.cu

 Cuba

53

.cv

 Cape Verde

54

.cw

 Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

55

.cx

 Christmas Island

56

.cy

 Cyprus

57

.cz

 Czech Republic

58

.de

 Germany

59

.dj

 Djibouti

60

.dk

 Denmark

61

.dm

 Dominica

62

.do

 Dominican Republic

63

.dz

 Algeria

64

.ec

 Ecuador

65

.ee

 Estonia

66

.eg

 Egypt

67

.eh

 Western Sahara

68

.er

 Eritrea

69

.es

 Spain

70

.et

 Ethiopia

71

.eu

 European Union

72

.fi

 Finland

73

.fj

 Fiji

74

.fk

 Falkland Islands

75

.fm

 Federated States of Micronesia

76

.fo

 Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark)

77

.fr

 France

78

.ga

 Gabon

79

.gb

 United Kingdom

80

.gd

 Grenada

81

.ge

 Georgia

82

.gf

 French Guiana (France)

83

.gg

 Guernsey (United Kingdom)

84

.gh

 Ghana

85

.gi

 Gibraltar (United Kingdom)

86

.gl

 Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark)

87

.gm

 The Gambia

88

.gn

 Guinea

89

.gp

 Guadeloupe (France)

90

.gq

 Equatorial Guinea

91

.gr

 Greece

92

.gs

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

93

.gt

 Guatemala

94

.gu

 Guam (United States)

95

.gw

 Guinea-Bissau

96

.gy

 Guyana

97

.hk

 Hong Kong

98

.hm

 Heard Island and McDonald Islands

99

.hn

 Honduras

100

.hr

 Croatia

101

.ht

 Haiti

102

.hu

 Hungary

103

.id

 Indonesia

104

.ie

 Ireland

105

.il

 Israel

106

.im

 Isle of Man (United Kingdom)

107

.in

 India

108

.io

 British Indian Ocean Territory

109

.iq

 Iraq

110

.ir

 Iran

111

.is

 Iceland

112

.it

 Italy

113

.je

 Jersey (United Kingdom)

114

.jm

 Jamaica

115

.jo

 Jordan

116

.jp

 Japan

117

.ke

 Kenya

118

.kg

 Kyrgyzstan

119

.kh

 Cambodia

120

.ki

 Kiribati

121

.km

 Comoros

122

.kn

 Saint Kitts and Nevis

123

.kp

 North Korea

124

.kr

 South Korea

125

.kw

 Kuwait

126

.ky

 Cayman Islands

127

.kz

 Kazakhstan

128

.la

 Laos

129

.lb

 Lebanon

130

.lc

 Saint Lucia

131

.li

 Liechtenstein

132

.lk

 Sri Lanka

133

.lr

 Liberia

134

.ls

 Lesotho

135

.lt

 Lithuania

136

.lu

 Luxembourg

137

.lv

 Latvia

138

.ly

 Libya

139

.ma

 Morocco

140

.mc

 Monaco

141

.md

 Moldova

142

.me

 Montenegro

143

.mf

 Collectivity of Saint Martin (France)

144

.mg

 Madagascar

145

.mh

 Marshall Islands

146

.mk

 North Macedonia

147

.ml

 Mali

148

.mm

 Myanmar

149

.mn

 Mongolia

150

.mo

 Macau Macao

151

.mp

 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)

152

.mq

 Martinique (France)

153

.mr

 Mauritania

154

.ms

 Montserrat

155

.mt

 Malta

156

.mu

 Mauritius

157

.mv

 Maldives

158

.mw

 Malawi

159

.mx

 Mexico

160

.my

 Malaysia

161

.mz

 Mozambique

162

.na

 Namibia

163

.nc

 New Caledonia (France)

164

.ne

 Niger

165

.nf

 Norfolk Island

166

.ng

 Nigeria

167

.ni

 Nicaragua

168

.nl

 Netherlands

169

.no

 Norway

170

.np

   Nepal

171

.nr

 Nauru

172

.nu

 Niue

173

.nz

 New Zealand

174

.om

 Oman

175

.pa

 Panama

176

.pe

 Peru

177

.pf

 French Polynesia (France)

178

.pg

 Papua New Guinea

179

.ph

 Philippines

180

.pk

 Pakistan

181

.pl

 Poland

182

.pm

 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)

183

.pn

 Pitcairn Islands

184

.pr

 Puerto Rico (United States)

185

.ps

 Palestine

186

.pt

 Portugal

187

.pw

 Palau Pelew

188

.py

 Paraguay

189

.qa

 Qatar

190

.re

 Reunion (France)

191

.ro

 Romania

192

.rs

 Serbia

193

.ru

 Russia

194

.rw

 Rwanda

195

.sa

 Saudi Arabia

196

.sb

 Solomon Islands

197

.sc

 Seychelles

198

.sd

 Sudan

199

.se

 Sweden

200

.sg

 Singapore

201

.sh

 Saint Helena

202

.si

 Slovenia

203

.sj

 Svalbard and Jan Mayen

204

.sk

 Slovakia

205

.sl

 Sierra Leone

206

.sm

 San Marino

207

.sn

 Senegal

208

.so

 Somalia

209

.sr

 Suriname

210

.ss

 South Sudan

211

.st

 Sao Tome and Principe

212

.su

 Soviet Union

213

.sv

 El Salvador

214

.sx

 Sint Maarten

215

.sy

 Syria

216

.sz

 Eswatini

217

.tc

 Turks and Caicos Islands

218

.td

 Chad

219

.tf

 French Southern and Antarctic Lands

220

.tg

 Togo

221

.th

 Thailand

222

.tj

 Tajikistan

223

.tk

 Tokelau

224

.tl

 East Timor

225

.tm

 Turkmenistan

226

.tn

 Tunisia

227

.to

 Tonga

228

.tp

 East Timor

229

.tr

 Turkey

230

.tt

 Trinidad and Tobago

231

.tv

 Tuvalu

232

.tw

 Taiwan

233

.tz

 Tanzania

234

.ua

 Ukraine

235

.ug

 Uganda

236

.uk

 United Kingdom

237

.us

 United States of America

238

.uy

 Uruguay

239

.uz

 Uzbekistan

240

.va

  Vatican City

241

.vc

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

242

.ve

 Venezuela

243

.vg

 British Virgin Islands

244

.vi

 United States Virgin Islands (United States)

245

.vn

 Vietnam

246

.vu

 Vanuatu

247

.wf

 Wallis and Futuna

248

.ws

 Samoa   Western Samoa

249

.xk

 Kosovo

250

.ye

 Yemen

251

.yt

 Mayotte

252

.za

 South Africa

253

.zm

 Zambia

254

.zw

 Zimbabwe

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