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.xyz domains quietly outnumber trendy .io among startups
Original: Startups love a trendy .io domain. The humble .xyz suffix quietly outnumbers .io in cl0q's index, 190,150 to 160,300. Ev
An analysis of a startup domain index has found that .xyz registrations, at 190,150, exceed the trendy .io suffix, which sits at 160,300. The count highlights how the once-cheap .xyz ending, famously used by Google's parent company Alphabet at abc.xyz, has quietly become one of the most common choices for new companies online.
Why now: It is a surprising data point countering the assumption that .io dominates startup branding.
Evidence
- Startups love a trendy .io domain. The humble .xyz suffix quietly outnumbers .io in cl0q's index, 190,150 to 160,300. Even Google's parent company lives on one. cl0q.com/site/abc.xyz #webdev #startups #internet abc.xyz · cl0q · cl0qsearch.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/3195829