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33% -- memorability advantage of com tld for .com domain extension (2025)
Websites with a .com extension are 33 percent more easily remembered than those using .biz, .co, .net, .org, and other TLD extensions.
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33%
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2025
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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Growth Badger
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https://indianseoagency.com/blog/top-level-domain-extension-com-vs-org-vs-net-vs-co-vs-io/ ↗
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COM vs .ORG vs .NET vs .CO vs .IO – Which Domain Extension is Best
Having a web site is no longer a choice it is an essential business requirement in the digital-first century. Even such huge companies as Amazon or Goldman Sachs use their websites to gain authority, build trust, and become visible. But before launching your site, one of the most important decisions…
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.com domain extension: 33% memorability advantage of com tld. Source: Growth Badger (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/com-tld-memorability-33-percent
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