.biz
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".biz" is an internet domain extension (like .com or .org) specifically designed for business websites, with its name being a playful, shortened pronunciation of the word "business." It allows companies and entrepreneurs to register web addresses that clearly signal their commercial purpose.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- .biz
- Top level domain.image
- DotBiz logo.svg
- Top level domain.background
- FC0
- Top level domain.type
- Generic top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Registry Services LLC (owned by GoDaddy)
- Top level domain.sponsor
- None
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Businesses
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Various uses
- Top level domain.registereddomains
- 1,472,919
- Top level domain.dateregistereddomains
- 1 January 2022
- Top level domain.restrictions
- No prior restriction on registration, but registrations can be challenged if registrant is not a bona-fide commercial entity
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.biz is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for registration of domains to be used by businesses. The name is a phonetic spelling of the first syllable of business.
== History == thumb|Logo at launch thumb|Last logo while administered by Neustar The TLD was created to relieve some of the demand for domain names in the top-level domain, and to provide an alternative for businesses whose preferred domain name in had already been registered by another party. There are no specific legal or geographic qualifications to register a domain name, except that it must be for "bona fide business or commercial use." It was created in 2001 along with several other domains as the first batch of new gTLDs approved by ICANN in the expansion of the Domain Name System following the increased interest in internet commerce in the late 1990s. The TLD, originally administered by Neustar until 2020, is currently administered by GoDaddy and registrations are processed via accredited registrars.