.biz

Q: What is .biz used for?

Eine eingeschränkte gTLD, ausschließlich für geschäftliche Nutzung gedacht. 2001 als Alternative zu .com eingeführt, bleibt sie bei kleinen Unternehmen und Startups mäßig beliebt.

Q: Who can register a .biz domain?

Muss für gutgläubige geschäftliche Zwecke genutzt werden.

Q: Who manages the .biz top-level domain?

The .biz TLD is managed by Identity Digital (formerly Neustar), which is responsible for the registry operations and maintaining the zone file.

Abstract

Bona fide business use is a formal condition of registration under .biz, one of the few generic extensions to carry an enforceable purpose restriction. Identity Digital, which inherited the registry from Neustar, operates roughly 1.4 million domains. The extension launched in 2001 as an explicit alternative to .com at a moment when short .com strings were already scarce. It never displaced its target, but it retains steady use among small businesses and early-stage companies that value the unambiguous commercial signal.