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.tech
Introduced21 March 2015
TLDtypeGeneric top-level domain
StatusLive
RegistryRadix Registry
SponsorNone
Intended useTechnologyand startups
Registered domains467,017 (15 March 2023)[1]
Registration restrictionsNone
Registry websitehttps://get.tech

.Techis ageneric top-level domain(gTLD) of theDomain Name System(DNS) used in theInternet.The name is truncated fromtechnology.

History

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In 2012,ICANNannounced it would be expanding the range of domain extensions to further organize the internet with.tech being requested by multiple parties.[2]Six companies includingGoogle,Uniregistry, Donuts (Lone Moon, LLC), STRAAT Investments, and Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd, filed applications for this TLD in one of the firstICANNNew gTLD application public auctions.[3][4]

The.tech TLD was launched in March 2015. It is currently owned and operated by Radix, founded byBhavin Turakhia.[5][6][7]

In 2017, a.tech domain name won an SEO ranking contest.[8][9]As of August 2019,startup companiesusing the.tech domain had raised over $2 billion inventure capital.[10]The gTLD partners withGitHuboffering one year of free registration as part of its Student Developer Pack.[11]

Usage

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The.tech gTLD is used by an array of websites in the technology sector with companies likeCiscoandIntellaunching sites that use the extension.[12]Other notable uses of the TLD include theConsumer Electronics Show(CES)[13]andViacom[14]along with startups such as Aurora Innovation, Flit, and Innoviz.[15]

References

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  1. ^nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH.
  2. ^Garber, Megan (2012-06-13)."Google Wants '.LOL' and Other Stories From the Internet Land Rush of '12".The Atlantic.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  3. ^Shankland, Stephen."From.coffee to.email to.xyz: The Web's crazy new reality is here".CNET.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  4. ^Levy, Ari (2015-05-18)."Dot-com to.pizza: Welcome to the Web domain rush".CNBC.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  5. ^Priestley, Daniel (2019-04-16)."4 Lessons From an Entrepreneur Who Became a Self-Made Billionaire Before Turning 40".Entrepreneur.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  6. ^"Radix Excited About Attention New Companies Built on Their TLDs Received at Web Summit 2017".www.dnjournal.com.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  7. ^"Turakhia brothers: Getting it right, time after time".Forbes India.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  8. ^"The solar marketing revolution you've never heard of: New top-level domains".Solar Power World.2019-01-16.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  9. ^"Winner of Wix's SEO Hero challenge explains strategy".TheDomains.com.2017-04-11.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  10. ^".Tech startups have raised over $2Billion in Venture Capital".TheDomains.com.2019-08-23.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  11. ^"GitHub adds 21 new partners to its free Student Developer Pack".TechCrunch.20 August 2019.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  12. ^"Cisco and Intel roll out websites built on a.tech".TLD Investors.2017-11-21.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  13. ^"Consumer Electronics Show migrates to WWW.CES.TECH".TheDomains.com.2016-06-09.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  14. ^"The global tech industry is moving to.tech domains. What about you?".Code for Geek.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-10-03.Retrieved2019-10-23.
  15. ^"Three automotive startups branding on.TECH have raised over $1B, here's a look at what they're doing to disrupt transportation".MorganLinton.com.2019-08-28. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-01-31.Retrieved2019-10-23.
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