.com

Also known as dot-com, .com domain, .commercial

The domain com is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in the first group of Internet domains in March of 1985, its name is derived from the word commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for subdomains registered by commercial organizations. Later, the domain opened for general purposes.

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A ".com" is a suffix that appears at the end of internet addresses (like example.com) and was created in 1985 as one of the first domain types, originally designed for businesses and commercial organizations. Over time, ".com" became available to anyone, making it the most widely used web address type today.

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Top level domain.name: com
Top level domain.image: 250px|.com
Top level domain.registry: Verisign
Top level domain.sponsor: None
Top level domain.intendeduse: Commercial entities
Top level domain.actualuse: Used for general purposes and is widely regarded as the standard for TLDs
Top level domain.restrictions: None
Top level domain.structure: Registrations are conducted at second level.
Top level domain.document: ; ICANN registry agreement
Top level domain.disputepolicy: UDRP
Top level domain.dnssec: Yes
Top level domain.idn: Yes
Top level domain.registereddomains: 161 Mio
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: Q4 2025

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Official website: yourdot.com

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Commons category: .com
inception: 1985-01-01
dummy value: example.com

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History
List of oldest second-level domains
TLD extensions
See also
References
External links

The domain was originally administered by the United States Department of Defense, but is today operated by Verisign, and remains under ultimate jurisdiction of U.S. law. The .com domain is also more commonly used than the more specific .us by American businesses and enterprises. Verisign registrations in the .com domain are processed via registrars accredited by ICANN. The registry accepts internationalized domain names.