.co (second-level domain)

In a number of countries, .co (an abbreviation of commercial) is used as a second-level domain in the Domain Name System used to route internet traffic. Domain registrants register second-level domains of the form .co.xx, where xx is the country code top level domain (e.g., .co.uk in the U.K. and .co.jp in Japan).

Countries using .co as a second-level domain include: Angola (.ao), Barbados (.bb), Canada (.ca), Cook Islands (.ck), Costa Rica (.cr), India (.in), Indonesia (.id), Israel (.il), Japan (.jp), New Zealand (.nz), South Africa (.za), South Korea (.kr), Thailand (.th), United Kingdom (.uk) and Venezuela (.ve).

.co is also a country top-level domain corresponding to Colombia. Its current operator, GoDaddy,[1][2][3] markets it globally as an alternative to .com.[4]

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  1. ^ "GoDaddy completes Neustar Registry acquisition". Domain Name Wire. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "GoDaddy Acquires Domain Registry of .US, .Biz, .In and .Co". Search Engine Journal. April 8, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "GoDaddy Acquires Neustar's Registry Business". GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC. April 6, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Neustar's .CO Domain Celebrates 5th Birthday, Sees Staggering Adoption Across Global Entrepreneurs, Startups and Innovators". PRWeb. Retrieved 30 January 2018.