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Does this domain name extension really exist?

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Domain name extensions: real or not?

Exists 13

  • .pizza Right Wrong

    The .pizza extension really does exist: it entered the root of the internet in August 2014, as part of the wave of new generic extensions. Pizzerias, delivery services and thin-crust fans can all get an address there.

  • .ninja Right Wrong

    It has existed since December 2013, making it one of the very first new generic extensions. It mostly appeals to people who like to call themselves the "ninjas" of their trade.

  • .lol Right Wrong

    It has existed since April 2015. Run by the American registry XYZ, which also operates .xyz, it is aimed at comedy sites and anyone who wants to raise a laugh from the address onwards.

  • .wtf Right Wrong

    Yes, .wtf has existed since April 2014. It belongs to the same registry as .pizza and .vin, the American company Identity Digital, which runs a very large catalogue of generic extensions.

  • .bzh Right Wrong

    Brittany has had its own extension since May 2014. Run by the www.bzh association, .bzh is meant for sites linked to Brittany, its language and its culture. Alsace and Corsica followed with .alsace and .corsica.

  • .paris Right Wrong

    The French capital has had its extension since March 2014, and the City of Paris itself holds it. Museums, shops and associations can use it to show their Parisian roots.

  • .vin Right Wrong

    It has existed since July 2015, like its cousin .wine. Their launch ruffled feathers in Europe, where wine producers feared that protected appellations would be hijacked as domain names.

  • .sucks Right Wrong

    It has existed since February 2015 and is meant, in theory, for criticising a brand or a company. In practice, many brands register their own name in .sucks to stop critics from grabbing it.

  • .boo Right Wrong

    It has existed since June 2014 and belongs to Google, through its registry subsidiary Charleston Road Registry. "Boo" is what ghosts shout, but it's also a term of endearment.

  • .kiwi Right Wrong

    It has existed since November 2013. "Kiwi" is the nickname of New Zealanders, after their national bird, and the extension was designed for sites linked to New Zealand.

  • .horse Right Wrong

    It has existed since February 2014, launched by the same registry as .beer and .cooking. Breeders, riders and riding clubs can therefore have an address that smells of the stables.

  • .zip Right Wrong

    It has existed since August 2014 and belongs to Google, which opened it to the public in 2023. Security experts were worried: a .zip address looks just like the name of a compressed file.

  • .cat Right Wrong

    Trick question: .cat has existed since 2005, but it has nothing to do with cats. Run by the puntCAT foundation, it is dedicated to the Catalan language and culture, and it's one of the oldest themed extensions.

Doesn't exist 10

  • .croissant Right Wrong

    There is no .croissant extension so far, despite the pastry's fame. Food is far from banned from the root of the internet, though: .pizza, .beer and .coffee all really exist.

  • .baguette Right Wrong

    The baguette has been on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage since 2022, but it has no extension. Bakeries make do with .fr, .com or .shop, which does exist.

  • .fromage Right Wrong

    No .fromage (French for cheese) so far, and no .cheese in English either. Wine lovers are better off: .vin and .wine have existed since 2015, much to the delight of vineyards.

  • .lyon Right Wrong

    Paris has had its extension since 2014, as have Brittany and Alsace, but not Lyon, France's third-largest city. Lyon-based sites, including Océbo, the studio behind this game, stick to classics like .fr or .com.

  • .sushi Right Wrong

    No .sushi extension exists so far, despite the dish's worldwide success. Japan does have its own city extensions, though: .tokyo since January 2014 and .osaka since December 2014.

  • .velo Right Wrong

    No .velo (French for bike), but the English .bike has existed since November 2013, among the very first new extensions. French-speaking cyclists have to pedal in English.

  • .chien Right Wrong

    No .chien (French for dog), but .dog has existed since April 2015. Cat owners can look all they like: .cat does exist, but it stands for Catalan culture.

  • .jazz Right Wrong

    No .jazz extension so far. Music does have its own, .music, but it only entered the root in October 2021, after years of legal battles between rival applicants.

  • .emoji Right Wrong

    No .emoji so far. Some country code extensions, such as .ws for Samoa, do accept addresses written with emojis, as long as they go through a special encoding.

  • .tea Right Wrong

    No .tea, even though .coffee has existed since December 2013. In the root of the internet, coffee is one step ahead of tea, at least in English, and for now.

Everyone knows .com and .co.uk. But since 2013, the root of the internet has filled up with hundreds of new extensions, from the very serious to the downright silly. So much so that it's hard to tell which ones really exist. Your job is to sort fact from fiction: each card shows an extension, and you have to say whether it genuinely exists or is just made up. Here, "exists" means it currently appears on the official list kept by IANA, the body that manages the root of the internet. The answers were checked in October 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a domain name extension?

It's the part that ends a web address, after the last dot: .com, .uk, .org and so on. It's also called a top-level domain, or TLD. Each extension is run by a registry, which sells the names ending in it, usually through resellers.

Why are there so many new extensions?

In 2012, ICANN, the organisation that coordinates domain names worldwide, opened a call for applications to create new generic extensions. More than a thousand were launched in the years that followed, backed by local authorities, brands and specialist companies.

Who can create a new extension?

A company, a local authority or an association can apply during a round organised by ICANN. The entry ticket is steep: a fee of 227,000 dollars per application in the 2026 round, which received more than 1,600 applications. Applicants must also prove they can run a registry.

What is the difference between .uk and .com?

The .uk extension is a country code, assigned to the United Kingdom and managed by Nominet. The .com extension is generic, open to anyone regardless of country. Most of the new extensions launched since 2013 are generic too.

Photo credits

.pizza : Photo Fabryx98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .ninja : Photo Persianfile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .lol : Tableau Robert Henri, domaine public, Wikimedia Commons ; .wtf : Photo Lihoman..., CC BY 2.0, Flickr via Wikimedia Commons ; .bzh : Photo Feelunited, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .paris : Photo Benh LIEU SONG, domaine public, Wikimedia Commons ; .vin : Photo André Karwath, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons ; .sucks : Photo Jettmuss, CC0, Wikimedia Commons ; .boo : Photo Dustin Jensen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .kiwi : Photo Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, domaine public, Wikimedia Commons ; .horse : Photo Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .zip : Photo Luca Florio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .cat : Photo Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .croissant : Photo Herry Wibisono (herryway), CC0, Wikimedia Commons ; .baguette : Photo Nick Thweatt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .fromage : Photo Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .lyon : Photo Schölla Schwarz, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .sushi : Photo Mojmir Churavy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons ; .velo : Photo Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .chien : Tableau Philip Reinagle, domaine public, Wikimedia Commons ; .jazz : Photo Sally V, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .emoji : Photo Tse Chuen Tsai from Kuching, Malaysia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons ; .tea : Photo AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons