.de is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Germany. DENIC (the Network Information Centre responsible for .de domains) does not require specific second-level domains, and there are no official ccSLDs under .de ccTLD, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which until 2014 required .co.uk domain for example.
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".de" is the internet domain extension for Germany, similar to how ".com" works globally but specifically tied to the country. Unlike some other country domains, .de has no mandatory second-level requirements, meaning anyone can register domains directly under .de (like "example.de") without needing to use intermediate categories like ".co.de."
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- .de
- Top level domain.image
- Logo DENIC.svg
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- DENIC
- Top level domain.sponsor
- DENIC eG
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with Germany
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Overwhelmingly popular in Germany and gets some use overseas, also used for domain hacks (e.g. alongsi.de)
- Top level domain.registereddomains
- 17,639,014
- Top level domain.dateregistereddomains
- 2025-03-31
- Top level domain.restrictions
- None
- Top level domain.structure
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Namesake
- Usage
- Registration
- See also
- Generic geographic domains, connected to Germany
- References
- External links
.de is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Germany. DENIC (the Network Information Centre responsible for .de domains) does not require specific second-level domains, and there are no official ccSLDs under .de ccTLD, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which until 2014 required .co.uk domain for example.
== Namesake == The name is based on the first two letters of the German name for Germany (Deutschland). Prior to 1990, East Germany had a separate ISO 3166-1 code (dd), and had never delegated a ccTLD, .dd.