.xyz is a
top-level domain
A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the ...
name. It was proposed in
ICANN
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's
New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the general public on June 2, 2014. The domain name came about both because the three letters are the last in the
Latin-script alphabet, and to refer to people from Generations
X,
Y, and
Z. XYZ.com and
CentralNic are the
registries for the domain.
Adoption
In November 2015, .xyz reached 1.5 million domain name registrations, possibly boosted in part by
Google
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Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially dat ...
's decision to use abc.xyz for its corporate (
Alphabet Inc.) website, one of the first major corporations to use the domain. However, domain name registry
VeriSign
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and others have claimed that domain name registrar
Network Solutions
Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company and a subsidiary of Web.com, the 4th largest .com domain name registrar
A domain name registrar is a company that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain n ...
gave away possibly hundreds of thousands of these names by placing them into customer accounts on an opt-out basis.
1.111B Class
On June 1, 2017, .XYZ launched the 1.111B class .xyz domains which are cheap domains priced at US$0.99 per year and renewed at the same price. They are 6-digit, 7-digit, 8-digit, and 9-digit numeric combinations between 000000.xyz – 999999999.xyz. Daniel Negari, CEO of .XYZ said that it is for bringing competition, choice, and innovation to the market.
Related domains
XYZ.com LLC, the registry for .XYZ, also owns several other domains, including
.pics,
.audio,
.game,
.lol,
.college,
.homes,
.rent,
.cars,
.autos,
.theatre,
.tickets,
.beauty,
.mom and
.baby.
References
Computer-related introductions in 2014
xyz
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