.io Domains
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Two letters that turned into tech's home address. Developers read input/output; investors read credibility. Registration is instant, resolution takes minutes, and hosting is wired up before your coffee cools. Register from $39.99/yr — searched, priced and switched on inside a single visit.
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The Extension
Why .io?
A country-code quirk grew into an industry convention. Technical readers see input/output straight away, and a decade of startups, tools and APIs has turned .io into the ending that says 'built by people who ship'. There is a practical upside too: short names remain findable on .io long after the matching .com has already gone.
Google files .io under generic extensions and applies no geotargeting, so it ranks worldwide the way a .com does. Registration completes immediately. Anycast nameservers serve DNS from the outset, and WHOIS privacy is part of the deal, which means your project goes public while your personal details stay private.
Good Fit
.io works best for
- Startups and SaaS products
- Developer tools, APIs and documentation
- Technical blogs and portfolios
- Products where somebody holds the .com and the .io is still free
What You Get
Included with every domain
Instant tech credibility
After a decade of convention, a .io address already tells a technical audience roughly what sort of product waits behind it.
Globally generic in search
Classified by Google as a generic TLD, .io aims at the whole world by default instead of a single country.
Live in one visit
Registration lands immediately, anycast DNS runs from minute one, and hosting gets connected in the same session.
Common Questions
Questions about .io
Can anyone register a .io domain?
Yes. On paper .io is a country-code TLD, but it runs as an open extension and imposes no residency requirement at all. Register one from any country, manage it just as you would a generic TLD.
Can I safely build a long-term business on a .io?
Registrations carry on as normal, and the extension is fully operational today. Sovereignty changes over the territory did raise questions about its distant future, though ccTLD transitions play out over years, with long notice periods built in, and the governing policies make an overnight switch impossible. If you want insurance, register the matching name on a second TLD. It costs little.
Does .io rank worse than .com in Google?
No. Because Google files .io among the generic TLDs, no country restriction applies and no ranking penalty comes with it. Where you sit depends on content, links and performance. The suffix stays neutral.
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