CNET Download

CNET Download
Type of site
Downloads
OwnerRed Ventures
Created byCNET
URLdownload.cnet.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedFebruary 24, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-02-24)[1]
Current statusActive

CNET Download (originally Download.com) is an Internet download directory website launched in 1996 as a part of CNET. Initially it resided on the domain download.com, and then download.com.com for a while, and is now download.cnet.com. The domain download.com attracted at least 113 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.[2]

  1. ^ "Download.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ "Download.com attracts over 100m visitors yearly". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2008-05-15.