Top-Level Domain Directory
Comprehensive information about all top-level domains (TLDs) including generic, country code, and brand-specific domains.
Showing 12 of 1936 TLDs (1936 total)
Browse TLDs by first letter
.gov
The .gov top-level domain is a sponsored gTLD reserved exclusively for United States government entities. It was one of the original six TLDs created in 1985 and is used to identify official govern...
.grainger
The .grainger TLD is a brand-specific top-level domain operated by W.W. Grainger, Inc., used to secure and streamline its online presence for business-to-business services in maintenance, repair, a...
.grocery
The .grocery TLD is a generic top-level domain created for businesses and organizations involved in the grocery and food retail industry. It was introduced to provide a clear, descriptive namespace...
.gucci
The .gucci top-level domain is a brand-specific domain operated by Guccio Gucci S.p.a., used to strengthen the authenticity and security of the Gucci brand online. It is exclusively controlled by t...
.guge
The .guge TLD is a brand-specific domain operated by Google, using the Chinese pinyin equivalent of 'Google' to serve Chinese-speaking users and reinforce brand identity. It enables Google to organ...
.hamburg
.hamburg is a geographic top-level domain introduced through ICANN’s new gTLD program to support the digital identity of Hamburg, Germany. It allows businesses, organizations, and individuals to af...
.hangout
The .hangout TLD is a brand-specific domain operated by Google through Charleston Road Registry Inc. It was created to provide a dedicated namespace for select Google+ Hangouts users, allowing them...
.hbo
The .hbo top-level domain is a brand-specific gTLD operated by HBO Registry Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Media. It was created to support HBO's digital ecosystem, primarily for internal u...
.hdfc
The .hdfc TLD is a brand-specific domain operated by Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, India's largest housing finance company. It was created to consolidate HDFC's global digital pr...
.hdfcbank
The .hdfcbank TLD is a brand-specific top-level domain operated by HDFC Bank Limited, one of India’s largest private sector banks. It was created under ICANN’s new gTLD program to help the bank str...
.helsinki
.helsinki is a geographic top-level domain sponsored by the City of Helsinki to improve online identification and accessibility of municipal services. It was created to address confusion caused by ...
.here
The .here TLD is a generic top-level domain created to provide a dedicated namespace for location-based and context-aware online experiences. It was designed to enable second-level domains that ref...
What Is a Top-Level Domain (TLD)?
A top-level domain (TLD) is the last segment of a domain name — the part that follows the final dot. In example.com, the TLD is .com. TLDs sit at the highest level of the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy and are managed by registry operators under the coordination of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). As of 2026, there are 1,936 active TLDs in the root zone, operated by 888 registry organizations worldwide. TLDs are categorized into generic TLDs (gTLDs) like .com and .org, country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) like .uk and .jp, brand TLDs owned by corporations, and sponsored TLDs managed by specific communities. This directory tracks every active TLD with daily-updated zone file analytics, registrar pricing comparison, and DNSSEC adoption data.
TLD Categories at a Glance
Open-registration domains like .com, .net, .org
National domains like .uk, .de, .au
Corporate-owned like .google, .apple
Community-managed like .edu, .gov
City and region domains like .nyc, .london
Technical domains like .arpa
1,133 TLDs have registrar pricing data available for comparison. Data is sourced from TLD zone files analyzed daily and registrar pricing feeds updated hourly.
How Is This Directory Compiled?
The DNSChkr TLD Directory is built from multiple authoritative data sources, refreshed on automated schedules to maintain accuracy. Zone file data — the authoritative DNS records published by each TLD registry — is downloaded and parsed daily to compute domain registration counts, DNSSEC adoption rates, DNS provider market share, and namespace density analytics. Registrar pricing is aggregated hourly from registrar APIs to track registration, renewal, transfer, and restore costs across providers. Registry operator information is sourced from IANA and ICANN delegation records. Each TLD page combines this data with AI-generated educational content covering history, use cases, registration requirements, and security features. All data points include the date of last update so users can verify freshness.
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