The .de domain is one of the world's largest

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Over 17 million .de domains have now been registered - and the number is rising. The first generation top-level domain (TLD) is still extremely popular - whether for large and medium-sized companies, freelancers, agencies or self-employed people working in other areas. There are good reasons for this.
Top 1 - Generate trust with .de
If you sell products from Germany or offer German services, a .de domain is generally a good choice. With the country-specific ending, you generate trust as malta phone data soon as potential customers discover your domain ending in .de. After all, everyone knows the .de TLD. "Trust" is guaranteed here. This is also shown by Spamhaus ' badness index : the .de ending only scores 0.02 points here (as of February 7, 2022). With a score of 4.6 points, more than 60 percent of websites with the .surf ending are used for cybercriminal activities. Incidentally, .com is also considered trustworthy with 0.52 points according to the index.

Top 2 - A strong story for customer loyalty
country codes on the Internet. Nobody would have thought that when the country-specific top-level domain (country code top-level domain, ccTLD) went online in autumn 1986, almost two years after the first .com. In 1988, just six domains with the country code were registered, and they were still entered by hand at the time. At the end of 1996, 37 German Internet service providers founded DENIC eG. At that time, 50,000 .de domains were already registered - three years later, the first million, and today there are 17 million. The fact that the TLD is internationally known and popular is evident not least from the fact that almost 1.5 million .de domains are registered to users outside Germany.

But is that even possible? It is now possible, but only if you name an administrative contact person based in Germany and provide a delivery address. Providing a PO box address is not enough. The person is then liable in the event of copyright infringements and other violations.

Top 3 - Made in Germany – .de stands for professionalism and seriousness
And of course: Products from Germany are in demand worldwide. This is proven by a study conducted in 2021 by the international data and analytics group You Gov and the British Cambridge University. In the representative survey, people from 23 countries were asked how they perceive products "Made in Germany". According to the survey, German products are in first place. Half of all respondents had an average positive association with products from Germany, only six percent see it differently. With a .de domain, you already make a good impression in the search engine rankings. In doing so, you convey important values ​​such as professionalism and seriousness.

Top 4 - Regional is in!
Not only that: For German consumers, buying regional products has become more important since the beginning of the corona pandemic. This was discovered by the Nuremberg-based market research institute GfK as part of a 2021 study. According to the study, it is primarily the new-found love of home, physical and mental health and more conscious consumption that are coming into focus. Ideally, present your products or services from Germany on a .de domain.