Kassey Lee examined all 676 two letter .com combos to see how many are used by Chinese companies.
A lot of 2L .com domains have moved to China, but how many of them are actually put to use?
To answer this question, I generated a list of 676 two-letter .com domains. (676 is the maximum number of two-letter domains possible.) I visited each domain and checked its contents. I also checked if the domain is used as an acronym.
In my final list, I have excluded end users obviously located outside China, such as DF.com (Digital Future) and JU.com (聚币) in Singapore. Below is the list.
Domain | End user | Acronym | Application |
---|---|---|---|
AK.com | AK | n | Games |
BL.com | Bai Lian (百联) | y | Shopping |
CH.com | Chun Qiu (春秋) | n | Travel |
CY.com | Chang You (畅游) | y | Games |
EQ.com | Yi Kong (易控) | n | Autos |
EV.com | Electric Vehicle (电动汽车观察家) | y | Autos |
GG.com | GG Games | n | Games |
GZ.com | Ming Yang (名扬由) | n | Domains |
HG.com | Wan Jia Huan Gou (万嘉欢购) | y | Wines |
IQ.com | Ai Qi Yi (爱奇艺) | n | Videos |
JD.com | Jing Dong (京东) | y | eCommerce |
JK.com | Jiu Zhou Tong Jian Kang (九州通健康) | y | Shopping |
KE.com | Bei Ke (贝壳) | n | Real estate |
KK.com | Duo Ku (多酷) | n | Games |
KM.com | Qi Mao (七猫) | n | Videos |
LE.com | Le Shi (乐视) | n | TV |
LT.com | Le Tou (乐投) | y | Games & lottery |
LU.com | Lu Jin Suo (陆金所) | n | Finance |
LY.com | Tong Cheng (同程) | n | Travel |
MI.com | Xiao Mi (小米) | n | Smartphones |
NN.com | Qian Kuan (千款) | n | Games |
OD.com | OD (OD体育) | n | Sports betting |
PT.com | Players Times (玩家时代) | y | Games? |
QQ.com | Teng Xun Wang (腾讯网) | n | News |
QX.com | Qi Xin (齐心) | y | Shopping |
RO.com | Xian Jing Chuan Shuo (仙境传说) | n | Games |
SO.com | 360 Sou Suo (360搜索) | n | Search engine |
UB.com | UnitedBitcoin(比特联储) | y | Crypto |
VX.com | Wei Xiao Wang (微小网) | n | Design plans |
WJ.com | Wan Jia (玩家) | y | Games to launch? |
WQ.com | Wan Qian (万千) | y | Shopping |
XA.com | Ji Fei (极飞) | n | Drones |
XD.com | Xin Dong (心动) | y | Games |
XF.com | Xian Feng (仙峰) | y | Games |
XQ.com | Xin Qi (新奇) | y | Blog |
XT.com | XT | n | Crypto |
XZ.com | XZ.COM | n | Domain registrar |
YW.com | Yun Wei (运维) | y | Internet services |
YY.com | Jin Hong (津虹) | n | Videos |
ZG.com | ZG.COM | n | Crypto |
ZI.com | Zi Li Hang Jian (字里行间) | n | Chinese fonts |
ZJ.com | Zhe Jiang(浙江) | y | Ze Jiang news |
ZY.com | Zhuo Yue (卓越) | y | Education |
There are 43 domains developed into Chinese websites, which represents only 6% of the 676 domains. Less than half (42%) are acronyms and many of them represent 2-pin names, such as BL.com for Bai Lian (百联), CY.com for Chang You (畅游), and JD.com for Jing Dong (京东).
I highlight 2L and 2-pin here because of their special place in corporate China, as described in “What’s 2-pin and why does it matter for domain investing?“.
Do you see any benefits for 游戏.中国.?
Sorry for the late reply, Michael. I am hopeful of this extension even though there is no widespread use in corporate China at this moment. Of course, 游戏 (game) is a great term.
Many thanks for your help and support Kassey…not sure who I market too?
How about targeting the game industry in China? Do a research on the main players in games and then contact them.