The relaunch of .CO domain names for anyone who wants to register one has been extraordinarily popular with over 100,000 domains registered within the first 25 minutes of live registrations.
.CO is being promoted as an alternative to .COM and if initial registrations statistics are a guide, then it is going to be popular. But the success of .CO relaunch will come over the coming months and it will be interesting to follow and see if its popularity continues and how the ccTLDâs names are used.
Since it was announced in February, .CO domains have already received tremendous support and adoption from the business and Internet communities, who applied for 39,000 .CO domains during the companyâs âpre-launchâ phase. The domain names for nearly 70 per cent of the brands listed in the Brand Finance Top 500 have already been registered, including Amazon, American Express, Apple, BMW, Cartier, Canon, CNN, Coca-Cola, Disney, EBay, Exxon, Ford, Google, Hilton, Honda, IBM, IKEA, Kodak, McDonalds, Microsoft, MTV, Nestle, Nike, Nokia, Panasonic, Pfizer, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Toyota, Unilever, Visa, Yahoo and many more.
âTodayâs launch of the .CO domain represents the next phase in the growth and development of the Internet,â said Juan Diego Calle, CEO of .CO Internet said before the launch. âThe .CO domain will create new opportunities in global commerce, content development, social media and other forms of interactivity, which will enrich the overall Internet experience for everyone.â
To register your .CO domain name, check out America Registry here.