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Classic generic extensionSince 1985

.com domain registration

The best-known extension in the world: the first thing people type when they know your name, and the one they trust most in email, invoices and ads.

Score card

.com in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
5 out of 5
Easy to remember
5 out of 5
Global reach
5 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
1 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .com

.com was born with the internet’s first extensions in 1985; its c stands for commercial. The first name registered in it was symbolics.com, and ever since it has been the extension every other one is measured against.

.com asks for no documents and no conditions: anyone, person or company, from any country, can register it for any purpose. It is the most registered extension in the world today, run by Verisign under a contract with ICANN.

Because it is the oldest and the most widespread, its short, common words were taken years ago; the question when you register it isn’t whether you trust it, but whether you can find the name you want.

Type
Classic generic extension (gTLD)
In the root since
January 1, 1985
Name’s origin
commercial
Responsible body
VeriSign Global Registry Services
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .com the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .com says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A company or brand

    Excellent · The first choice

    The first thing a customer types when they know your company’s name, and the one they trust most on a business card, an invoice or an ad.

    Register it with.com.net

  • An online store

    Excellent · The first choice

    Buyers pay where they feel safe, and .com raises the fewest doubts on a checkout page and in order confirmation emails.

    Register it with.com.store

  • A tech startup

    Good · A good fit

    If the name is free it’s the strongest; many startups begin with .io or .app when the short name is taken.

    Register it with.com.io

  • An organization or association

    Good · A good fit

    It suits any body, but .org says at first sight that you are a non-profit.

    Register it with.org.com

  • A local business in Lebanon

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your customer in Lebanon types it out of habit and trusts it, and anyone looking for you from abroad finds you by it; add .shop if you sell.

    Register it with.com.shop

  • A blog or personal site

    Good · A good fit

    Your name in .com stays with you wherever you go; if it’s taken, .me is a friendly personal alternative.

    Register it with.com.me

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Trust that needs no explaining

    The extension people have known since the early internet; it raises no questions and no doubts.

  • Remembered on its own

    When your customer forgets the extension they type .com by themselves; if it isn’t yours, they reach someone else.

  • Email that arrives

    info@furn-beirut.com is read and believed, without the suspicion some mail filters show newer extensions.

  • Your brand protected

    Register your brand’s name in .com before someone else does and exploits it, or offers it to you at many times its price.

And where its value shows

On the sign and the business card

Read from afar with no spelling.

On the radio and the phone

Said as “dot com” and understood by all.

In search results

A familiar link, clicked without hesitation.

In email and invoices

Your business address, written once and kept.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01The best-known, most trusted and most remembered in the world
  • 02Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 03Said and written with no explaining: “dot com”
  • 04A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 05Works with every service: email, hosting, SSL and ads
  • 06Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Short and common words were taken years ago
  • 02Says nothing about your country or your language
  • 03Standout names sell on the aftermarket for thousands of dollars
  • 04Its contract with ICANN allows the wholesale price to rise over the years

Rules

Registration terms for .com

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register your name in Arabic too.com supports names in Arabic letters, so your customer in Lebanon finds you when they type your name as they say it.
  2. 2Register the common misspellings of your nameIt protects you from anyone fishing for your visitors with a missing or extra letter.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .com

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .com

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $17 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .com has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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