Official .CO Registry
Information about the extension and its international use.
Supporting references
Sources for .co and Firat
Sources for .co, its use by other brands and the possibilities of one international address.
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Sources for the name and extension.
The registry describes .co; brand websites show how the extension is used. The proposed uses of firat.co are ideas for a future owner. They do not explain why these brands chose .co.
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The company association
The registry associates co with company or corporation and describes its use by businesses seeking a global presence alongside local websites.
International registration
Who can register a standard .co domain.
Google’s international guidance
Geographic targeting, language versions and Google’s treatment of .co.
The Euphrates river
FAO reference for the river’s course through Türkiye, Syria and Iraq and its Arabic name, Al Furat.
Domain transfer
Registry guidance on the authorisation and registrar transfer process.
An independent escrow example
A provider’s explanation of holding funds while a domain changes hands.
VSCO: .co in use
The photography platform’s own website at vsco.co. An example of active use, not an endorsement of firat.co.
Hinge: .co in use
The dating app’s own website at hinge.co. An example of active use, not an endorsement of firat.co.
Google: the role of g.co
Google's announcement of 18 July 2011 explains its use as a short link to Google services, rather than a replacement for Google's main website.
Markmonitor: managing business domains
A corporate domain provider explains selective defensive registrations for brand protection. This supports the general practice; it is not evidence of a recent surge in .co purchases.
X: the t.co link service
X explains how t.co processes shared links. This is a complementary use of .co, alongside its main website.
50 .co sales
A selection of reported transactions with source links.
.co is Colombia’s country-code domain. Google treats it as generic for geographic targeting, allowing targeting across different markets without any guarantee of higher search rankings. Source pages may be in another language.