.co

This article is about the country-code top-level domain. For the second-level domain, see .co (second-level domain).
.co
IntroducedDecember 24, 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-24)
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry.CO Internet S.A.S.
Sponsor.CO Internet S.A.S.
Intended useSecond-level domains (widgets.co) and country-code second-level domain names (ccSLDs) are intended for global use:
  • .com.co: Intended for commercial entities
  • .net.co: Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  • .nom.co: Intended for private individuals.[1]
All other third-level .co domains (widgets.org.co, net.co, gov.co), are intended for entities connected with Colombia.
Actual usePopular in Colombia and internationally
Sometimes used in typosquatting due to misspellings of .com domains
Registered domains2,018,450 (2016)[2]
Registration restrictionsNone for .co, .com.co, and .net.co
StructureTop-level registration now permitted.[3]
DocumentsLaunch and Registration Rules (in English)
Registration policies
Dispute policiesUDRP
DNSSECyes
Registry websitewww.go.co (English)
www.cointernet.com.co (Spanish)

.co is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Colombia.

It is administered by .CO Internet S.A.S.,[4] a subsidiary of Neustar since 2014. As of July 10, 2010, there were no registration restrictions on second-level .co domains; any individual or entity in the world can register a .co domain.

.CO Internet S.A.S. from Bogotá, Colombia, was appointed as the manager for the .co TLD through a public procurement process that took place in early 2009. .CO Internet received the re-delegation approval as the manager of the .co TLD by ICANN on December 9, 2009, and received formal confirmation of the request by the United States Department of Commerce on December 23, 2009.[citation needed]

Google treats .co as a generic top-level domain (gTLD) because "users and website owners frequently see [the domain] as being more generic than country-targeted".[5]

  1. ^ "About .co Domain Names - Domains - GoDaddy Help". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Cira.ca (Canadian ccTLD registry 2016 report - top 20 ccTLDs
  3. ^ "Preguntas Frecuentes" [Frequently Asked Questions] (in Spanish). .CO Internet SAS. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Delegation Record for .CO / .co Domain Delegation Data". Root Database, Root Zone Management, Domain Names. IANA. August 1, 2023 [registration date December 24, 1991]. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites". Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.