I’m constantly getting asked the question, “What do the URL extensions means?” Well, in most cases it’s more self-explanatory than others. There are some however that are more difficult to recount than others as well as some that have newer adopted meanings.
Below is a list of, not all but most, website domain extensions and their original and adopted meanings.
| .INFO | Information |
| .COM | Company |
| .CO | Company (New as of 2010) |
| .NET | Network |
| .ORG | Organization |
| .EDU | Education |
| .BIZ | Business |
| .US | United States |
| .GOV | Government |
| .MOBI | Mobility |
| .NAME | Name |
| .AM | AM radio |
| .FM | FM radio |
| .ME | Montenegro (Adopted for personal website for self or family) |
| .TV | Tuvalu (Adopted for media such as Television) |
| .co.uk | Great Britain |
| .org.uk | Great Britain |
| .me.uk | Great Britain |
| .eu | Europe |
| .de | Germany |
| .ca | Canada |
| .us.com | United States |
| .in | India |
| .asia | Asia |
| .bz | Belize |
| .cn | China |
| .com.cn | China |
| .net.cn | China |
| .org.cn | China |
| .cc | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| .eu.com | Europe |
| .be | Belgium |
| .nu | Niue |
| .ws | Western Samoa (Adopted use for Web Site) |
| .nl | The Netherlands |
| .it | Italy |
| .tw | Taiwan |
| .com.tw | Taiwan |
| .org.tw | Taiwan |
| .idv.tw | Taiwan |
| .br.com | Brazil |
| .cn.com | China |
| .de.com | Germany |
| .uk.net | Great Britain |
| .uk.com | Great Britain |
| .hu.com | Hungary |
| .la | Laos |
| .co.nz | New Zealand |
| .net.nz | New Zealand |
| .org.nz | New Zealand |
| .no.com | Norway |
| .qc.com | Quebec |
| .ru.com | Russia |
| .sa.com | Saudi Arabia |
| .za.com | South Africa |
| .se.com | Sweden |
| .se.net | Sweden |
| .uy.com | Uruguay |
| .gs | South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands |
| .ac | Ascension Island |
| .ms | Montserrat |
| .tc | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| .vg | Virgin Islands (British) |
| .com.mx | Mexico |
| .at | Austria |
| .io | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| .sh | Saint Helena |
| .jp | Japan |
| .kids.us | US |
| .tm | Trade Mark |
| .xxx | Adult Entertainment Industry |
