.example

Summary

.example is a top-level domain^[1]. .example draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (top_level_domain category, ranking #9 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• .example's instance of is recorded as top-level domain^[3].
• .example's instance of is recorded as example^[4].
• .example's maintained by is recorded as Internet Assigned Numbers Authority^[5].
• +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of .example^[6].
• .example's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04l8wf^[7].
• .example's described by source is recorded as RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names^[8].
• .example's described by source is recorded as RFC 6761: Special-Use Domain Names^[9].
• .example's different from is recorded as example.com^[10].
• .example's IANA Root Zone Database ID is recorded as example^[11].
• .example's ICANNWiki page ID is recorded as .example^[12].

Why It Matters

.example draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (top_level_domain category, ranking #9 of 65).^[2] .example has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] .example is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]