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Best TLDs for general purposes (active now)

A ranking of top-level domains (TLDs) in terms of their use for general purposes. Includes generic top-level domains, such as .com or .net, including new TLDs, as well country-code top-level domains (2-character TLDs) widely used for general purposes.

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.cloud
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.cloud

(2016)
.cloud (dot cloud) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on February 16, 2016 by ARUBA S.p.A...
9.5
9.5
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from 6 votes
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.studio
2

.studio

(2015)
.studio (dot studio) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on October 28, 2015 by Rightside Registry...
8
8
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from 3 votes
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.online
3

.online

(2015)
.online (dot online) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on August 25, 2015 by DotOnline Inc. (Radix FZC)...
8
8
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from 1 vote
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.com
4

.com

(1985)
.com (dot com) is a generic top-level domain of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was introduced on March 15, 1985. The domain was originally administered by the United States Department of Defense, today it is administe...
7.7
7.7
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from 6 votes
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.earth
5

.earth

(2015)
.earth (dot earth) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on November 19, 2015 by Interlink Co., Ltd...
7.5
7.5
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from 4 votes
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.ninja
6

.ninja

(2014)
.ninja (dot ninja) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on May 27, 2014 by Rightside Registry...
7.5
7.5
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from 2 votes
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.global
6

.global

(2014)
.global (dot global) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on September 8, 2014 by Dot Global Domain Registry Limited...
7.5
7.5
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from 2 votes
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.run
8

.run

(2015)
.run (dot run) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on August 18, 2015 by Snow Park, LLC (Donuts Inc.)...
7
7
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from 2 votes
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.site
9

.site

(2015)
.site (dot site) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on July 14, 2015 by DotSite Inc. (Radix FZC)...
7
7
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from 1 vote
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.live
10

.live

(2015)
.live (dot live) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on October 28, 2015 by Rightside Registry...
6.3
6.3
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from 3 votes
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.life
11

.life

(2014)
.life (dot life) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on September 16, 2014 by Trixy Oaks, LLC (Donuts Inc.)...
6
6
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from 2 votes
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.org
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.org

(1985)
.org (dot org) is a generic top-level domain of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was introduced on January 1 1985 and it is currently administered by Public Interest Registry.
6
6
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from 2 votes
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.space
13

.space

(2015)
.space (dot space) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on January 27, 2015 by DotSpace Inc. (Radix FZC)...
6
6
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from 1 vote
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.zone
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.zone

(2014)
.zone (dot zone) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on April 29, 2014 by Outer Falls, LLC (Donuts Inc.)...
5
5
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from 1 vote
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.net
15

.net

(1985)
.net (dot net) is a generic top-level domain of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was introduced on January 1, 1985 and is currently administered by Verisign Inc.
4.7
4.7
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from 3 votes
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.xyz
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.xyz

(2014)
.xyz (dot xyz) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on May 31, 2014 by XYZ.COM LLC.
2.5
2.5
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from 2 votes
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.top
17

.top

(2014)
.top (dot top) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on November 16, 2014 by Jiangsu Bangning Science & Technology Co.,Ltd...
2
2
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from 2 votes
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.blue
18

.blue

(2014)
.blue (dot blue) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on March 16, 2014 by Afilias Limited...
2
2
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from 1 vote
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.ovh
19

.ovh

(2015)
.ovh (dot ovh) is a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD or simply nTLD) of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). It was released to general availability on May 5, 2015 by OVH SAS.
1
1
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from 1 vote
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