The top ten top-level domains (TLDs)

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The top ten top-level domains (TLDs) are ranked as follows: .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .co, .us, .me, .tv, and .cc, according to Verisign's Domain Name Industry Brief from March 2015. The first registered .com domain was symbolics.com in 1985, marking a significant milestone in internet history. The .tk domain is noted for its surprising popularity, primarily associated with spam activities.

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Can you guess them? OK, .com as #1 is a no-brainer. How about the other nine?

OK, here they are, in order from #1 to #10:

.com .tk .de .net .cn .uk .org .ru .nl .info

(from Verisign's Domain Name Industry Brief for March 2015)

By the way, the first .com was symbolics.com in 1985. Happy 30th birthday!
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
.tk is surprising. I wonder what it is used for.

Spam.
 

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