Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD)

The following table contains the Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD)and their definitions.

Also see the list of generic restricted top-level domains.

Domain Purpose / Sponsoring Organization
.COM Generic top-level domain
VeriSign Global Registry Services
.INFO Generic top-level domain
Afilias Limited
.NET Generic top-level domain
VeriSign Global Registry Services
.ORG Generic top-level domain
Public Interest Registry (PIR)

The top-level domains in this list are recognized by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.

New gTLDs

The following is a list of Generic Top-Level Domains that were released in early 2014, that are also available to the general public.

These are all available via ZappyHost.

Proposed gTLDs

Also see this list of more than 1,800 proposed new gTLDs. More than 1,800 new Generic Top-Level Domains were proposed for the largest expansion of the domain name system since it began. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) received 1,930 applications for new gTLDs.

More

For more top-level domains, see this article on top-level domains.

For a full list of top-level domains and other extensions, see domain name extension definitions

Registering Your Domain Name

You register your domain name through an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar (or partner site) like ZappyHost.

To register your domain name, enter your preferred domain into the search form. If it's available, simply proceed to the checkout. ZappyHost will walk you through the registration step by step.