discuss 2nd best extension in 2022?

[abstractdomainer]

What would be the 2nd best and popular extension after .COM in 2022, as per you?
Best as in, return wise, sale wise etc.?

 

[Azam.biz]

It depends on the territory you're in.

In the UK, it would be .co.uk.

For a globally focused brand, it would be .net and then .org.

Outside 'geek' circles like ours, hardly anybody will know of .io.

 

[abstractdomainer]

Thanks for the poll and starting the discussion, @abstractdomainer.

I asked the same question, looking at some measures to suggest an ordering, and conducted a poll. For some reason the attached poll no longer shows, but I polled essentially the same question at end of May as part of an article entitled After .COM What Comes Next? I had saved the poll results though, so here they are below.
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When comparing to the present poll, .xyz has moved up considerably, which is not surprising, as the .xyz sales and launch of companies on .xyz have had a strong 6 months.

@bmugford is right that at least as measured by Alexa1M sites (or Cisco Umbrella data), both .io and .xyz trail .net and .org in web use, although the difference is slightly shrinking. It is too bad we will no longer have updated Alexa1M to track such things.

Bob

Thanks, this is fantastic. I respect your insights, Bob! They are so amazing!
Also, NET and ORG have been around for years now, so I think there would be obvious difference and XYZ, IO may take some time to catch up.
What do you think?

 

[Ilmir]

I don't know sites with .xyz (except abc). I think it's garbage zone. Users know .org, .net, .io. I think that .in is the most promising domain zone

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

This poll is too suggestive because com is not top.