# .com domain name

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**The .COM extension is the generic extension for commercial sites.**
**It was the first extension to be sold on Internet. **

**Why choose the .COM ?**

The .com extension** **is recognised as** the most popular in the world and accounts for almost 50% of domain names worldwide**.
Currently, there are **more than 160 million domain names registered in .com**.

Opting for a .com domain name in addition to your country extension allows you to avoid the risks of cybersquatting and phishing.

Your blog, your corporate website or your online shop will thus have **international visibility and notoriety**, regardless of the country, language or culture.

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IDN

ASCII characters only

Partial Whois Privacy

DNSSEC

Change of ownership : Free

Registration period :1 to 10 years

Renewal period 1 to 10 years

Registration time frame :Immediate (automated)

Transfer time frame : 5 days

The .COM is open to everyone without condition.

.COM domain names are allocated on a "first come, first served" basis.