Domain names are available in many different extensions. The most popular one is .com. There are many other options like .org, .net, .tv, .info, .io, and more. However, we always recommend using .com domain extension.
Let’s take a more detailed look at the different types of domain names available.
Top-Level Domain – TLD
Top-level domains or TLDs are generic domain extensions that are listed at the highest level in the domain name system.
There are hundreds of TLDs, but the most popular ones are .com, .org, and .net. Other TLDs are lesser-known and we don’t recommend using them. For example, .biz, .club, .info, .agency, and many more.
Country Code Top Level Domain – ccTLD
Country-code top-level domains or ccTLD are country-specific domain names that end with country-code extensions like .uk for the United Kingdom, .de for Germany, and .in for India, .co.zw For Zimbabwe, .co.za for South Africa.
They are used by websites that want to target audiences in a specific country.
Sponsored Top-Level Domain – gTLD
Sponsored top-level domain or sTLD is a category of TLDs that has a sponsor representing a specific community served by the domain extension.
For example, .edu for education-related organizations, .gov for the government, .ac for schools, and more.
