.de

.de is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Germany. DENIC (the Network Information Centre responsible for .de domains) does not require specific second-level domains, and there are no official ccSLDs under .de ccTLD, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which until 2014 required .co.uk domain for example.

AI overview

".de" is the internet domain extension for Germany, similar to how ".com" works globally but specifically tied to the country. Unlike some other country domains, .de has no mandatory second-level requirements, meaning anyone can register domains directly under .de (like "example.de") without needing to use intermediate categories like ".co.de."

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Key facts

Top level domain.name: .de
Top level domain.image: Logo DENIC.svg
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: DENIC
Top level domain.sponsor: DENIC eG
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Germany
Top level domain.actualuse: Overwhelmingly popular in Germany and gets some use overseas, also used for domain hacks (e.g. alongsi.de)
Top level domain.registereddomains: 17,639,014
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: 2025-03-31
Top level domain.restrictions: None
Top level domain.structure: May register at second level
Top level domain.disputepolicy: DISPUTE-Entries
Top level domain.website: denic.de
Top level domain.dnssec: Yes

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Wikidata facts

Official website: denic.de

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inception: 1986-00-00
Commons category: .de
quantity: 10000000

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Article

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Contents

Namesake
Usage
Registration
See also
Generic geographic domains, connected to Germany
References
External links

== Namesake == The name is based on the first two letters of the German name for Germany (Deutschland). Prior to 1990, East Germany had a separate ISO 3166-1 code (dd), and had never delegated a ccTLD, .dd.