COM Domain

The .com domain is a top-level domain (TLD) used widely across the world. It is the most popular domain worldwide – as shown, among other things, by the more than 120 million registered domains. .com domains are managed by the US company Verisign, based in Reston (Virginia). Verisign is also responsible for the .net TLD.

The .com extension originally stood for "commercial", but today it has long been regarded as the epitome of the rapid development of the internet. Most brands (including outside the USA) rely on a .com domain and benefit from very high recognition value. A .com domain is generally also ideal for brand building.

Domains ending in .com are also often very well suited for resale and regularly achieve top prices in sales and auctions. Amounts in the tens of millions are entirely possible, especially for .com domains with generic terms in the domain name.

At a glance: key facts about the .com domain

• More than 120 million .com domains are already registered worldwide
• .com domains are managed by the US company Verisign, based in Virginia
• A .com domain must have at least two characters, so domains such as a.com are not possible – the maximum is 63 characters
• .com domains are regularly sold at high prices; several million US dollars are possible

Special features and more about the .com domain

The .com domain is often seen as the domain for the USA, but that is not the case. The correct extension for the United States would be .us – but far fewer of those are registered: only 2.3 million .us domains are currently assigned. The .com domain is therefore much more popular and widely used outside the USA as well.

International companies often use a .com domain to present their international brand, frequently alongside their respective national website.

One of the most expensive .com domains to date was Fund.com, which changed hands for almost 10 million US dollars – back in 2008. Other domains, especially from the adult sector, have even been traded for sums in the tens of millions.