Domain lifecycles by TLD

The original generic top-level domains. Standard 45-day grace + 30-day redemption + 5-day pendingDelete cycle.

• .com~158 millionBusiness, ecommerce, brand-defining domains. The default extension worldwide.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .net~13 millionNetwork infrastructure brands, ISPs, technical projects. Often used as a fallback when .com is unavailable.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .org~10 millionNonprofits, charities, open-source projects, foundations.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .info~3 millionReference sites, information-heavy brands, fallback when .com unavailable.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .biz~1.5 millionBusiness sites, B2B brands, fallback when .com unavailable.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop

Popular among developers, startups, and SaaS products. Most follow the standard lifecycle with TLD-specific quirks (HTTPS requirements for .app/.dev, premium pricing for .io/.ai).

• .io~1.5 millionTech startups, developer tools, indie hackers, SaaS products.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .aiApproximately 500K–1M, growing rapidlyAI startups, AI products, AI-related brands. The dominant TLD of the 2023-2026 AI boom.Approximately 70-100 days; less predictable than gTLDs
• .co~3 millionStartups, ecommerce, brands wanting a short alternative to .com.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .app~700,000Mobile app product pages, web apps, SaaS marketing sites.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .dev~500,000Developer tools, technical documentation sites, personal portfolios for engineers.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .tech~300,000Tech brands, hackathons, conferences, technical product marketing.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .cloud~250,000Cloud-native products, hosting brands, infrastructure providers.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .page~150,000Personal pages, project pages, marketing landing pages.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop

Post-2014 ICANN expansion. Aggressive promotional first-year pricing is common; renewal pricing is the metric to watch.

• .xyz~3 millionCrypto/Web3 projects, generic catch-all TLD, low-cost personal sites.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .me~1 millionPersonal sites, About-Me pages, personal brands.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .tv~500,000Video, streaming, broadcasting brands. Twitch.tv made it culturally famous.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .online~3 millionGeneric e-commerce, online services, businesses without a .com.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .store~1.5 millionE-commerce, retail brands, online shops.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .site~1.5 millionPersonal sites, generic web presence, low-cost alternatives.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .club~800,000Communities, membership groups, clubs, recurring events.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .blog~250,000Personal and professional blogs, content brands.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop

Run by national registries with their own policies. Lifecycle rules vary significantly from gTLDs — .de skips redemption entirely, .uk has a 90-day protected period.

• .us~2 millionUS-based businesses, civic projects, government-adjacent.Approximately 80 days from expiry to drop
• .uk~10 million (.uk + .co.uk combined)UK businesses, charities, individuals.Approximately 120 days — 30-day grace + 90-day "protected" period before drop
• .de~17 millionGerman businesses, the dominant TLD in Germany.Effectively immediate — no redemption period
• .fr~4 millionFrench businesses, French audiences, EU-based operations.Approximately 60-70 days from expiry to drop