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1985 symbolics.com 1st domain registered 15-03-1985 6 domains reg by 31-12-1985 it took a long time for more domains to follow ... 1986 hp.com 9th domain registered ti.com 13th domain ge.com 20th domain 60 domains reg by 31-12-1986

hp.com reg 1986*[n°1] HP (Hewlett Packard) Computers sales: $ 114,5 billion 325,000 people from Palo Alto / USA company founded 1939 domain HP.com reg 03-03-1986 still owned by Hewlett Packard HP history and timeline

ti.com reg 1986*[n°2] TI Texas Instruments Electronics sales: $ 12,5 billion 26,200 people from Dallas / Texas company founded 1930 domain TI.com reg 25-03-1986 still owned by Texas Instruments TI history and timeline

ge.com reg 1986*[n°3] GE General Electric Technology Conglomerate sales: $ 185,5 billion 323,000 people from Fairfield / USA company founded 1878 domain GE.com reg 03-08-1986 still owned by General Electric GE history and timeline

ub.com 4th 2 Letter Domain (18th of all Domains) reg 10-07-1986 not renewed and lost ...
ci.com 5th 2 Letter Domain (52nd of all Domains) reg 11-12-1986 not renewed and lost ...
dg.com 6th 2 Letter Domain (54th of all Domains) reg 11-12- 1986 not renewed and lost ...
sq.com 7th 2 Letter Domain (57th of all Domains) reg 11-12-1986 not renewed and lost ...

1987 107 domains reg by 31-12-1987 1988 130 domains reg by 31-12-1998

pw.com reg 1988*[n°4] Price Waterhouse Consulting sales: $ 26,2 billion 163,000 people from New York / USA company founded 1849 domain PW.com reg 08-01-1988 and still owned by Price Waterhouse since 1998 PriceWaterhouseCoopers

oz.com reg 1988*[n°5] OZ.com by Nokia Telecom Technology sales: $ 0,x - $ 57 billion 220 (123,000) people from Montral / Canada company founded 2000 domain OZ.com reg 15-07-1988 by 0Z Communications from Iceland company OZ bought 2008 by Nokia bought 2011 by Synchronica

ab.com reg 1988*[n°6] Allen Bradley Automation Equipment sales: $ x billion 19,000 people from Milwaukee / USA company founded 1903 domain AB.com reg 12-10-1988 still owned by Allen Bradley since 1995 part of Rockwell AB.com difficult to get for

1989 568 domains reg by 31-12-1989

bp.com reg 1989*[n°7] BP British Petroleum Energy sales: $ 246,1 billion 92,000 people from London / UK company founded 1909 domain BP.com reg 10-11-1989 still owned by BP ex British Petroleum BP.com impossible to get for

BP.com impossible to get for

1990 Nov 1990 world wide web / www released 1,203 domains reg by 31-12-1990

ml.com reg 1990*[n°8] Merrill Lynch Bank sales: $ 6,4 billion 60,000 people from New York / USA company founded 1914 domain MS.com reg 16-05-1990 still owned by Merrill Lynch since 2009 owned by Bank of America

1991 1,641 domains reg by 31-12-1991

ap.com reg 1991*[n°9] Audio Precision Technology sales: $ 0,x billion 38 people from Beaverton / USA company founded 1985 domain AP.com reg 21-01-1991 still owned by Audio Precision

gs.com reg 1991*[n°10] Goldman Sachs Bank sales: $ 45,2 billion 32,500 people from New York / USA company founded 1869 domain GS.com reg 05-04-1991 still owned by Goldman Sachs

1992 2,398 .com domains reg by 31-12-1992

gm.com reg 1992*[n°11] GM General Motors Automobile sales: $ 34,1 billion 204,000 people from Detroit / USA company founded 1908/2009 domain GM.com reg 15-01-1992 still owned by GM General Motors Company

pb.com reg 1992*[n°12] Pitney Bowes Packaging sales: $ 6,3 billion 36,165 people from Stamford / USA company founded 1920 domain PB.com reg 23-01-1992 still owned by Pitney Bowes PB.com impossible to get for

pg.com reg 1992*[n°13] P&G Procter & Gamble Consumer Goods sales: $ 79,1 billion 140,000 people from Cincinnati / USA company founded 1837 domain PG.com reg 24-02-1992 still owned by Procter & Gamble

bt.com reg 1992*[n°14] BT British Telecom Telecom sales: $ 34,5 billion 108,500 people from London / UK founded 1981 by privatization domain BT.com reg 16-06-1992 still owned by BT ex British Telecom

1993 20-01-1993 Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of the USA 1993 Jon Postel blocked One Letter Domains 02-12-1993 exept alreday registered q.com x.com and z.com Jon Postel.com website on our to-do list Cremerie de Paris N°1 reopens as a Sony Tech Center 4,712 domains reg by 31-12-1993

st.com reg 1993*[n°15] ST Microelectronics Semiconductors sales: $ 8,5 billion 51,560 people from Geneva / Switzerland company founded 1957 domain ST.com reg 08-02-1993 still owned by ST Microelectronics

nu.com reg 1993*[n°16] Northeast Utilities Energy Eversource sales: $ 5,8 billion xx,000 people from Berlin / USA company founded 1966 domain NU.com reg 02-04-1993 still owned by Northeast Utilitie

ea.com reg 1993*[n°17] Electronic Arts Entertainement Technology sales: $ 5,7 billion 8,000 people from Redwood City / USA company founded 1982 domain EA.com reg 14-04-1993 by Electronic Arts still owned by Electronic Arts

mt.com reg 1993*[n°18] Mettler Toledo Technology sales: $ 1,8 billion 10,000 people from Greifensee / Switzerland company fusion 1989 domain MT.com reg 12-08-1993 by ?? bought ? / still owned by Mettler Toledo

ms.com reg 1993*[n°19] Morgan Stanley Bank sales: $ 62,2 billion 62,000 people from New York / USA comany founded 1935 domain MS.com reg 13-08-1993 still owned by Morgan Standley MS.com impossible to get for

bv.com reg 1993*[n°20] Black & Veatch Medical sales: $ 3,2 billion 9,600 people from Overland Park / USA company founded 1915 domain BV.com reg 02-12-1993 still owned by Black & Veatch BV.com impossible to get for

1994 launch of US Government website ... Whitehouse.gov 13,712 domains reg by 31-12-1994

gn.com reg 1994*[n°21] GN Store Nord ex Great Northern Telegraph Telecom / Audio Equipment group sales: $ X billion 4,150 people from Balerup / Denmark company founded 1869 domain GN.com reg 03-02-1994 still owned by GN Store Nord

vw.com reg 1994*[n°22] VW Volkswagen Automobile sales: $ 153,7 billion 370,000 people from Wolfsburg / Germany company founded 1937 domain VW.com reg 05-03-1994 still owned by Volkswagen

ey.com reg 1994*[n°23] Ernst & Young Financial Audit sales: $ 24,5 billion 144,000 people from London / UK company founded 1849 / 1989 domain EY.com reg 22-04-1994 still owned by Ernst & Young

up.com reg 1994*[n°24] Union Pacific Railroad Railways sales: $ 18,5 billion 48,200 people from Omaha / USA company founded 1862 domain UP.com reg 12-05-1994 still owned by Union Pacific Railroad

vf.com reg 1994*[n°25] Vanity Fair by Cond Nast Fashion Press group sales: $ 5,1 billion xxx people from NYC / USA group founded 1907 domain VF.com reg 17-05-1994 by Conde Nast also owns GQ.com VF.com impossible to get for

gq.com reg 1994*[n°26] Gentlemen´s Quarterley Fashion Press group sales: $ 5,1 billion xxx people from NYC / USA first issue 1957 domain GQ.com reg 17-05-1994 by Conde Nast also owns VF.com

ni.com reg 1994*[n°27] National Instruments Technology sales: $ 0,76 billion 5,000 people from Austin / USA company founded 1976 domain NI.com reg 20-05-1994 still owned by National Instruments

dj.com reg 1994*[n°28] Dow Jones Financial News sales: $ 1,5 billion x people from New York / USA company founded 1882 domain DJ.com reg 10-08-1994 still owned by DowJones

ul.com reg 1994*[n°29] Underwriters Lab Technology sales: private 6,800 people from Northbrook / USA company founded 1894 domain UL.com reg 16-08-1994 still owned by Underwriters Laboratries

bc.com reg 1994*[n°30] Boise Cascade Wood sales: $ 2,9 billion 4,600 people from Boise / USA company founded 1957 domain BC.com reg 30-08-1994 still owned by Boise Cascade

dk.com reg 1994*[n°31] DK Dorling Kindersley Book Publisher group sales: $ 8,5 billion xxx people from London / UK company founded 1974 domain DK.com reg 06-09-1994 still owned by DK now part of Pearson

bn.com reg 1994*[n°32] Barnes & Noble Book Stores sales: $ 5,4 billion 40,000 people from NY 5th Avenue / USA company founded 1873 domain BN.com reg 10-10-1994 and still owned by Barnes & Noble

lw.com reg 1994*[n°33] Latham & Watkins Law Firm sales: $ 2,1 billion 2,100 attorneys from Los Angeles / USA company founded 1934 domain LW.com reg 25-10-1994 still owned by Latham & Watkins

ft.com reg 1994*[n°34] Financial Times Financial News group sales: $ 8,5 billion xxx people from London / UK company founded 1888 domain FT.com reg 30-11-1994 still owned by Financial Times / Pearson FT.com impossible to get for

wy.com reg 1994*[n°35] Weyerheuser Paper sales: $ 16,9 billion 49,900 people from Federal Way / USA company founded 1900 domain WY.com reg 30-11-1994 still owned by Weyerhaeuser

ef.com reg 1994*[n°36] EF Education First Education sales: private 27,000 people from Lucerne / Switzerland company founded 1965 domain EF.com reg 09-12-1994 still owned by EF Education First

1995 29,005 domains reg by 31-12-1995 Cybercafe de Paris avant-garde web access at Cremerie de Paris N°1 for 4 years the only clients are American Tourists visiting Paris

wk.com reg 1995*[n°37] WK Wieden + Kennedy Ad Agency sales: private xxxx people from Portland / USA company founded 1982 domain WK.com reg 02-02-1995 still owned by Wieden + Kennedy

wn.com reg 1995*[n°38] World News News / Ads sales: private 48,200 people from Omaha / USA company founded 1995 domain WN.com reg 23-03-1995 still owned by World News Network

pq.com reg 1995*[n°39] PQ Corporation Chemicals sales: $ 0,75 billion 1,600 people from Valley Forge / USA company founded 1831 domain PQ.com reg 16-05-1995 still owned by PQ / Philadelphia Quarz

qg.com reg 1995*[n°41] Quad Graphics Printing sales: $ 1,8 billion 11,000 people from Pewaukee / USA company founded 1971 domain QG.com reg 20-10-1995 still owned by Quad Graphics

Game of Thrones WB.com by VB.com Pop Up Store organised by Francois Linh Hoang 1996 tv.com sold to CNET for US$15,000 88,098 domains reg by 31-12-1996

zf.com reg 1996*[n°42] ZF Group ex Zeppelin ex Zahnrad Fabrik Engineering Rail Aviation sales: $ 16,8 billion 59,800 people from Friedrichshafen / Germany company founded 1915 domain ZF.com reg 12-03-1996 by ZF Industries USA transfered to ZF headquarter Germany

gt.com reg 1996*[n°43] Grant Thornton Accounting sales: $ 3,5 billion 29,200 people from Chicago / USA company founded 1924 / 1986 domain GT.com reg 24-04-1996 still owned by Grant Thornton

wb.com reg 1996*[n°44] WB Warner Bros Entertainment sales: $ 11,7 billion xx people from Burbank / USA company founded 1918 domain WB.com reg 24-04-1996 still owned by Warner Bros WB history and timeline

gp.com reg 1996*[n°45] Georgia Pacific Paper sales: $ 19,2 billion 50,000 people from Atlanta / USA company founded 1927 domain GP.com reg 17-11-1996 still owned by Georgia Pacific / Koch

1997 15-09-1997 reg of google.com 1997 dec first 2 Letter Domain Transaction American Airlines buys AA.com 421,312 domains reg by 31-12-1997

jm.com reg 1997*[n°46] Johns Manville Insolation Products sales: not published 7,000 people from Denver / USA company founded 1858 domain JM.com reg 13-05-1997 and still owned by Johns Manville / Mr Warren Buffet

aa.com aquired 1997 [n°47] American Airlines Airline sales: $ 22,9 billion 78,900 people from Forth Worth / USA company founded 1930 domain AA.com reg 02-02-1988 by Architech & Arts aquired 1997 by American Airlines

1998 3,425,625 domains reg by 31-12-1998

wm.com reg 1998*[n°48] Waste Management Waste sales: $ 13,4 billion 50,000 people from Houston / USA company founded 1894 domain WM.com reg 31-07-1998 still owned by Waste Management

cs.com reg 1998*[n°52] Compu Serve online provider sales: $ x xx people from USA company founded domain CS.com reg 1995 by Computer Service reg 08-08-1998 by Compu Serve still owned by CompuServe now àpart of AOL / Verizon

jj.com reg 1998*[n°49] Johnson & Johnson Consumer Goods sales: $ 63,7 billion 118,700 people from New Brunswick / USA company founded 1886 domain JJ.com reg 10-09-1998 Johnson & Johnson owns 29,925 domains ! including ky.com

bd.com aquired 1998*[n°50] Becton Dickinson Medical sales: $ 6,4 billion 28,300 people from Franklin Lakes / USA company founded 1930 domain BD.com reg 30-05-1990 by ?? bought by Becton Dickinson

hm.com aquired 1998*[n°53] H&M (Hennes Mauritz) Fashion sales: $ 16,2 billion 53,480 people from Stockholm / Sweden company founded 1947 domain HM.com reg ?? lost and reg again 14-11-1997 by ?? bought by Hennes & Mauritz

db.com aquired 1998*[n°54] Deutsche Bank Bank sales: $ 37,8 billion 77,050 people from Frankfurt / Germany company founded 1870 domain DB.com reg ?? by Data Craft lost and reg again 13-12-1997 by The Internet Company bought by Deutsche Bank DB.com impossible to get for

ur.com aquired 1998*[n°55] United Rentals Equipment Rental sales: $ 3,3 billion 8,600 people from Greenwich / USA company founded 1997 domain UR.com reg 06-11-1997 by ?? bought 1999 by United Rentals

1999 8,006,100 domains reg by 31-12-1999

ae.com aquired 1999*[n°56] American Eagle Clothing sales: $ 3 billion 12,000 people from Pittsburgh / USA company founded 1977 domain AE.com reg 02-01-1998 by Applied Engineering bought by American Eagle AE.com impossible to get for

cj.com aquired 1999*[n°57] Comission Junction Advertising sales: private xxx people from Santa Barbara / USA company founded 1998 domain CJ.com reg 24-02-1998 by Digimedia bought 1999 by Commission Junction

gg.com aquired 1999*[n°58] GG Horse Bets Betting site / Racecourse sales: $ x million ? people from Towcester / UK company founded 1928 domain GG.com reg 21-06-1997 by Guess bought 1999 by Towcester Racecourse GG.com very difficult to get for

ag.com aquired 1999*[n°59] American Greetings Greeting Cards sales: $ 1,64 billion 18,000 people from Brooklyn / USA company founded 1906 domain AG.com reg 07-09-1994 by Domain Investor bought dec 1999 by American Greetings

2000 21,023,720 domains reg by 31-12-2000

rd.com aquired 2000*[n°60] Riders Digest Magazine sales: private 5,000 people from Chappaqua / USA company founded 1922 domain RD.com reg 16-08-1995 by Rapid Data bought 2000 by RDA / Readers Digest Ass

td.com aquired 2000*[n°61] Toronto Dominion Bank ** sales: $ 17,5 billion 65,930 people from Toronto / Canada company founded 1869 domain TD.com reg 15-04-1998 by ?? bought 2000 by Toronto Dominion

2001 23,198,677 domains reg by 31-12-2001

ki.com aquired 2001*[n°62] KI.com ex Krueger Int Furniture sales: $ 0,6 billion 2,800 people from Green Bay / USA company founded 1977 domain KI.com reg 01-02-1991 by KI Networks bought by KI.com

sk.com aquired 2001*[n°63] SK Group (ex Sunkyung Group) Energy Telecom sales: $ 80,8 billion 30,000 people from Seoul / South Korea company founded 1953 domain SK.com reg 06-06-1994 by ?? bought 2001 by SK Group

wh.com aquired 2001*[n°64] W&H Dental ex Weber und Hampel Dental Equipment sales: private 980 people from Salzburg / Austria company founded 1890 domain WH.com reg 06-09-1995 by Web Homes bought 2001 by W&H

2002 21,991,795 domains reg by 31-12-2002

ba.com aquired 2002*[65] British Airways Airline sales: $ 14,6 billion 42,000 people from London / UK company merger 1974 domain BA.com reg 13-12-1993 by Bell Atlantic bought by British Airways BA.com impossible to get for

bk.com aquired 2002*[n°66] Burger King Restaurants sales: $ 2,2 billion 41,500 people from Miami / USA company founded 1954 domain BK.com reg ?? by Burger King who lost it ... reg 10-07-1998 by Investor bought back by Burger King

lq.com aquired 2002*[n°67] La Quinta Hotel sales: not published 9,000 people from Irvring / USA company founded 1968 domain LQ.com reg 05-08-1996 by Web Page Building bought by La Quinta

ra.com aquired 2002*[n°68] RA.com by Abbott Pharma group sales: $ 29,5 billion 72,000 people from Abbott Park / USA company founded 1888 domain RA.com reg 16-06-1993 by Richard ?? bought 2002 by Abbott

2003 26,207,928 domains reg by 31-12-2003

qq.com aquired 2003*[n°69] Tencent QQ Messaging Technoloqy sales: private China´s website n°2 World´s website n°9 from Shenzen / China company founded 1998 domain QQ.com reg 4 mai 1995 by ?? bought march 2003 by Tencent QQ

ck.com aquired 2003*[n°70] Calvin Klein Fashion sales: private xxxx people from New York / USA company founded 1968 domain CK.com reg 14-12-1994 by ?? bought 2003 by Van Heusen

cc.com aquired 2003*[n°71] Comedy Central Entertainement sales: private xxxx people from New York / USA company founded 1991 domain CC.com reg 26-06-1997 by Tim Crawford bought 2001 by Clear Chanel bought 2003 by Comedy Central

2004 33,351,738 .com domains reg by 31-12-2004

cp.com aquired 2004*[n°72] Chicago Pneumatic Industrial Tools sales: private xxxx people from Franklin Lakes / USA company founded 1930 domain CP.com reg 19-07-1994 by Unidial bought 2004 by Chicago Pneu CP.com very difficult to get for

pc.com aquired 2004*[n°73] PC.com by Intel Technology sales: $ 37,5 billion 83,500 people from Santa Clara / USA company founded 1968 domain PC.com reg 02-12-1996 by ?? different owners bought 24-06-2004 by Intel

js.com aquired 2004*[n°74] JS (Jahangir Siddiqui) Conglomerate sales: $ xx billion 18,000 people from Karachi / Pakistan company founded 1970 domain JS.com reg 16-04-1995 by Jordan Solutions bought 2004 by JS

2005 46,233,988 .com domains reg by 31-12-2005

ci.com aquired 2005*[n°75] CI Investments Wealth Management sales: private 12,000 people from Toronto / Canada company founded 1965 domain CI.com reg 01-12-1986 by Cognition Corp bought by CI Investments

kp.com aquired 2005*[n°76] Kaiser Permanente Health Care sales: $ 34,4 billion 181,900 people from Oakland / USA company founded 1945 domain KP.com reg 20-05-1997 by owner of ol.com bought by Kaiser Permanente

rj.com aquired 2005*[n°77] Royal Jordanian Airline sales: private / state owned xxxx people from Amman / Jordan company founded 1963 domain RJ.com reg 27-07-1995 by ?? bought by Royal Jordanian

2006 03-08-2006 Louis Vuitton / LVMH looses Wipo suit on LV.com 61,624,166 .com domains reg by 31-12-2006

dq.com aquired 2006*[n°78] DQ Dairy Queen Fast Food sales: $ 2,5 billion 2,362 people from Edina / USA company founded 1940 domain DQ.com reg 6 march 1995 by Dream Quest / Mrs Cynthia Williamson bought 03 2006 by Dairy Queen / Mr Warren Buffet

kt.com aquired 2006*[n°79] KT exKorea Telecom Telecom sales: $ 16,7 billion 35,500 people from Seongnam / South Korea company founded 1981 domain KT.com reg 22 june 1995 by Kronos Technologies bought 06 2006 by Korea Telecom

2007 VB.com aquired after observing the domain for years four years before VB / Villeroy Bourbon / Cremerie de Paris starts to host Pop Up Stores. LV.com missed by Louis Vuitton, also located in Paris only 200 m from VB The LV.com domain goes to Liverpool Victoria in the UK 69,215,937 .com domains reg by 31-12-2007

vb.com aquired 2007*[n°80] VB = Very Beautiful Brand Info Site sales: private from Paris / France site launched 2014 as a Brand Portal domain VB.com reg 12-07-1991 lost and reg again 13-05-1997 by Veracity Capital Partners bought 2006 by Trellian bought 2007 by VB.com

lv.com aquired 2007*[81] Liverpool Victoria Insurance sales: $ 1,1 billion 1,922 people from Bornemouth / UK company founded 1843 domain LV.com reg 26-04-1995 by Manifest sued by Louis Vuitton bought by Liverpool Victoria LV.com impossible to get for Louis Vuitton

wf.com aquired 2007*[n°82] WF Wells Fargo Bank sales: $ 52,4 billion 276,000 people from San Francisco / USA company founded 1852 domain WF.com reg 19-02-1993 by Wonder Force / Mr Jim Brunner bought 2007 by Wells Fargo

li.com aquired 2007*[n°83] Legatum Institute Investment Fund sales: not published xx people from Dubai / UAE company founded 2007 domain LI.com reg 25-07-1995 by Lakeville Internet bought by Level 9 bought for $ 500,000 by Legatum Institute

2008 78,776,555 .com domains reg by 31-12-2008

ko.com awaken 2008*[n°84] KO Coca Cola Beverages sales: $ 31,9 billion 92,400 people from Atlanta / USA company founded 1892 domain KO.com reg 21-05-1993 by ?? bought 2008 by Coca Cola

me.com aquired 2008*[85] Product "Me" by Apple Computer Service groupe sales: $ 42,9 billion 35,000 people from Cupertino / USA site launched 2008 domain ME.com reg 23-08-1994 by DNStinations bought by Brainstorm Ventures bought 2004 for $ 460,000 by VCT bought 2008 by Apple

in.com aquired 2008*[n°86] Network 18 Media conglomerate group sales: $ 3,1 billion xxx people from New Delhi / India company founded 1886 domain IN.com reg 20-05-1997 by bought 25-12-2007 for 1.900.000 usd by Network 18 / Raghav Bahl

sc.com aquired 2008*[n°87] Standard Chartered Bank sales: $ 19,3 billion 11,000 people from London / UK company founded 1853 domain SC.com reg 15-09-1998 by Shopper's Central bought 2008 by SC

2009 domain fight / transaction ?? LH.com goes to Lufthansa 84,000,293 .com domains reg by 31-12-2009

yp.com aquired 2009*[n°88] Yellow Pages by ATT Phonebook / Ads group sales: $ 119,3 billion 50,000 people from Dallas / USA company founded 1996 / 2005 domain YP.com reg 06-12-1994 by Onramp Access bought by YP Corp / AT&T jan 14 for 3,85 million $ YP.com impossible to get for

vk.com aquired 2009*[n°89] VK VKontakte largest Social Network Russia group sales: $ 119,3 billion 50,000 people from Moscow / Russia company founded 1996 / 2005 domain VK.com reg 24-06-1997 by Anything.com bought by VKontakte.ru August 2009 for X million $

lh.com received 2009*[90] Lufthansa Airline sales: $ 34,5 billion 105,300 people from Cologne / Germany company founded 1926 domain LH.com reg 31-01-1995 by LightHouse Communications, bought 2004 by Future Media sued/bought ? by Lufthansa

jt.com awaken 2009*[n°91] Japan Tobacco Tobacco sales: $ 51,5 billion 31,500 people from Tokyo / Japan company founded 1985 domain JT.com reg 02-09-1997 by Downtown.com bought by Japan Tobacco

lg.com aquired 2009*[92] LG exLucky Goldstar Electronics Conglomerate sales: $ 104,3 billion 177,000 people from Busan / South Korea company founded 19xx domain LG.com reg 08-06-1995 by Lookwood Greene bought by Life Games bought by LG Group LG history and timeline

wp.com aquired 2009*[n°93] Word Press by Automattic software sales: private 35 people from San Francisco / USA company founded 2005 domain WP.com reg 28-03-1997 by Yahoo bought 2009 by Automattic / Mr Matt Mullenweg in April 2009 WP.com impossible to get for

2010 est 92,000,293 .com domains reg by 31-12-2010

sm.com aquired 2010*[n°94] SM Investments Corp Conglomerate sales: $ xx billion 38,600 people from Pasay / Philipines company founded 1994 domain SM.com reg 31-12-1994 by Systems Modeling bought by High Impact Canada bought 2010 by SM Corp

lc.com awake 2010*[n°95] Luxury Collection Hotel sales: $ 5,2 billion 145,000 people from White Plains / USA company founded 1969 domain LC.com reg 20-03-1994 by Heat Hill bought by CSC Corp for Starwood Hotels TEXT

rb.com aquired 2010*[n°96] RB Reckitt Benckiser Consumer Goods sales: $ 10,2 billion 23,400 people from Slough / UK company founded 1814 domain RB.com reg 11-01-1995 by Robert Bentley bought 2010 by Reckitt Benckiser

rt.com aquired 2010*[n°97] RT Russia Times Media sales: $ ? billion ?? people from Moscow / Russia company founded 2005 domain RT.com reg 23-09-1991 bought ?? by ?? bought 2010 by ANO TV / Russia Times

dg.com aquired 2010*[n°98] DG Dollar General Distribution sales: $ 10.4 billion 79,800 people from Tennessee / USA company founded 1939 domain DG.com reg 11-12-1986 by Data General bought june 2010 fox x million $ by Dollar General DG.com impossible to get for

fb.com aquired 2010*[n°99] Facebook Media sales: $ 0,8 billion 1,700 people from Palo Alto / USA company founded 2004 domain FB.com reg 20 may 1990 by American Farm Bureau bought nov 2010 for 8,5 million $ by Facebook FB.com impossiblet to get for

UA.com Pop Up Store at VB.com 2011 est 100,045,666 .com domains reg by 31-12-2011

ua.com aquired 2011*[n°100] Under Armour Sports Cothes sales: $ 0,85 billion 2,200 people from Baltimore / USA company founded 1996 domain UA.com reg 04-10-1994 by Univesral Access bought april 2011 for ?? $ by Under Armour UA history and timeline UA.com impossible to get for

bg.com aquired 2011*[n°101) Bergdorf Goodman Luxury Fashion store sales: $ x billion xx people from New York / USA company founded 1899 domain BG.com reg 29-04-1992 by Bristol Group bought ?? $ by Domain Bulgaria bought 2011 by Neiman Marcus BG.com very difficult to get for

bh.com aquired 2011*[n°102) Bell Helicopter Aerospace sales: $ 11,27 billion xx people from Texas / USA company founded 1935 domain BH.com reg 5 oct 1994 by Butterworth Heineman company bought 2006 by Elsevir domain bought sep 14 2011 for $ ? by Bell Helicoter / Textron

vu.com aquired 2011*[n°103] Veterans United Financial sales: $ x billion xx people from Columbia / USA company founded 2002 domain VU.com reg 01-08-1995 by bought ?? $ by Virtual Universe bought nov 14 2011 for $700.000 by Veterans United

2012 106,200,000 .com domains reg by 15-08-2012 today's stats can be found on daily changes.com

sq.com active 2012*[n°104] Singapore Airlines Airline sales: $ x billion xx people from Columbia / USA company founded 2002 domain SQ.com reg 11 dec 1986 by ?? company bought by X Metal domain bought 30-08-2005 for $ ? by Singapore Airlines but they forgot about the domain and only acivated it in 2012

cl.com active 2012*[n°105] Craig's List Internet Company sales: $ x billion 32 people from San Francisco/ USA company founded 1995 CL.com reg by Computer Labs...not renewed and lost reg again 27 mai 1998 by Compter Literacy Faitbrain company bought by B&N in 2003 domain bought dec 2008 for $ ? by Craig's List domain only acivated it in 2012 CL.com very difficult to get for

tu.com aquired 2012*[n°106] Telefonica Telecom Service sales: $ x billion xx people from Madrid / Spain service created 2012 domain TU.com reg 08 sep 1992 by ?? domain bought mai 17 2012 for $ ? by Telefonica

jd.com acquired sep 2012*[n°107] JD.com / Jingdong Consumer Electronics sales: $ x billion 62.000 people from Beijing / China company founded 1998 domain JD.com reg 29-09-1992 by ? domain bought aril 2014 for est 5 million $ by JD ex Jingdong Mall / China ex 360buy.com IG.com sold by Alex Lermaa/USA

Google (GV.com) 2013 112,000,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2013 today's stats can be found on daily changes.com all 4 letter .domains LLLL.com registered

wu.com rebranded 2013 *[n°108] Western Union sales: $ x billion xx people from USA domain WU.com reg by domain redirected to westernunion.com

go.com rebranded april 2013*[n°109] Disney Entertainement sales: $ x billion xx people from USA domain GO.com reg 08-01-1998 by Jeff Gold sold 1998 to Disney Enterprises domain first used as Disney joint venture go.com search engine reused as a Disney landing page

ig.com acquired sep 2013*[n°110] IG Group Financial Services sales: $ x billion xx people from London / UK company founded 1974 domain IG.com reg 14-09-1998 by ?? domain bought by IG Brazil domain bought sep 2013 for 4.7 million $ IG.com sold by IG Brazil

gv.com launches nov 2013*[n°111] Google Ventures domain GV.com reg 05 june 1997 by ?? previously owned by Branded Holding Group also owner of hd.com and mb.com Google history and timeline

2014 est 115,000,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2014 today's stats can be found on daily changes.com

mi.com acquired 2014*[n°112] Xiaomi Consumer Electronics sales: $ x billion xx people from Beijing / China company founded 1974 domain MI.com reg 06-11-1998 by Magic Index domain bought by Cris Korte / USA domain bought 22-04-2014 for 3.6 million $ by Xiamoi MI history and timeline

ch.com acquired april 2014*[n°113] Spring Airlines exChina-SSS.com Airline sales: $ x billion xx people from Shanghai / China company founded 2004 domain CH.com reg 19 june 1997 by Columbia House Records domain bought by Media Options domain bought 23-08-2014 for ?? million $ by Spring Airlines CH.com impossible to get for

dw.com acquired 2014 april*[n°114] Deutsche Welle News Service sales: $ x billion xx people from Bonn / Germany company founded xxxx domain DW.com reg 07-12-1994 by Diamond Ware 13-07-2000 Deustche Welle wants the domain 10-08-2000 owner accepts sale for 3,750,000 $ Deutsche Welle files Wipo case 02-01-2001 Wipo case lost by Deutsche Welle domain aquired 2013 for undisclosed amount by Deutsche Welle 22-06-2015 DW.com used as main URL domain story by Robbies blog

2015 124,000,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2015 today's stats can be found on daily changes.com

yt.com acquired 2015*[n°xxx] Youtube by Google Video Platform from Mountain View / USA company founded 1998 domain YT.com reg 12-08-1993 by ?? hold by japanese company unpublished domain sale 2015 march domain not activated Google history and timeline

lu.com acquired 2015*[n°126] Lufax Personal Finance sales: $ x billion xx people from Beijing / China company founded 2011 domain LU.com reg 06-04-1995 by domain bought by Chineese Investor domain bought 01-03-2015 for ?? $ by Lufax

2015 domain sales we.com sold 20-01-2015 for USD 4.000.000 yt.com sold 29-01-2015 for USD ??? buyer Google

2016 126,000,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2016 2017 131,900,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2017

mz.com acquired *[n°116] Machine Zone Video Games sales: $ x billion xx people from Palo Alto / USA company founded ?? domain MZ.com reg 06-04-1995 by domain bought by American Investor domain bought 26-03-2016 for estimated 3m$ by Machine Zone

ff.com acquired april 2016*[n°117] Faraday Future Automobiles sales: $ x billion xx people from Shanghai / China company founded 2004 domain FF.com reg 20-12-1993 by First Franklin Bank First Franklin bought by Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch bough by Bank of America 23-04-2016 aquisition by Faraday Future for est 10 million $ by Spring Airlines

se.com acquired mai 2017*[n°118] Schneider Electric domain SE.com reg 25-06-1997 by Central NIC a company reselling xxxx.se.com domains for websited related to Sweden as an alternative to .se 2016 SE.com, part of a domain portfolio aquired by Godaddy mid-2017 SE.com acquired by Schneider Electric to shorten company website schneider-electric.com schneider-electric.fr

2016 / 2017 domain sales tp.com sold 20-01-2016 for USD 929.000 la.com sold 08-05-2016 for USD 1.200.000 yk.com sold 17-07-2016 for USD 900.000 da.com sold 25-09-2016 for USD 650.000 hg.com sold 27-11-2016  for USD 3.770.000 fo.com sold 11-03-2017  for USD 510.000 sw.com sold 07-05-2017 for USD 660.000

Weight Watchers Pop Up Store at VB.com 2018/ 2019 / 2020 139,000,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2018 145,400,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2019 151,800,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2020 156,300,000 .com domains reg by 31-12-2024

ww.com acquired july 2018*[n°119] Weight Watchers domain WW.com reg 31-07-1990 by ?? WW history and timeline

xa.com launches nov 2019*[n°120] XAG domain XA.com reg 14-03-1998 by ??

2018 / 2019 / 2020 domain sales China now owns 216 of the 676 2-letter dot-com domains (32.0%). USA ownership declines to 302 (44.7%)

x.com launches nov 2019*[n°121] X domain X.com reg 02-04-1993 by Marcel de Paolis and Dave Weinstein aquired 05-1999 by Elon Musk 2001 X.com redirected to Paypal 03-10-2002 Paypal (including the domain x.com) sold to eBay 11-07-2017 domain re-aquired by Elon Musk seller Paypal for 7 years empty web page only with a letter X 17-03-2024 twitter.com domain adress changed to X.com

Two Letter Domains At VB.com besides researching brand histories we have the chance to organise iconoic Brand Expos for many famous companies. Our historic Cremerie de Paris VB mansion near the Louvre attracts them due to our unique hi-tech and fashion history going back centuries to 1370, 1648, 1671. As a child Louis XIV came to our house owned by his teacher Nicolas V de Villeroy. 1671 were invented at the same place the Royal French Postal Services. Spirit of technology has stayed in our walls ... We had the chance to live the arrival of the Internet working with Sony and operating Cybercafe de Paris one of the first internet cafes. At the time Hotels in Paris were not yet connected and without realising it we were a hotspot for travelling US web pioneers. Most were send by the concierge of Ritz ... Some were a little older. One was the assistant of Dr Jon Postel, another one was on the first flight to the moon and another one `had known the inventor of the phone. Others were still very young and nobody knew who they were or who they were Today they come back with Pop Up Stores for the companies they have invented turning our old VB mansion into "a Meeting Place of the World's most famous Brands."

Cremerie de Paris has a 30 min connection
with both Paris Airports
making it very easy for International Visitors
to come by

The idea to create the VB.com Internet Hall of Fame
was born in the first Cybercafe that existed in Paris,
today Cremerie de Paris.com.
It is published as it might interests the one or the other
to find out more about
the World´s shortest and most prestigeous Internet Addresses.


Hewlett Packard / HP.com, Texas Instruments / TI.com and General Electric / GE.com
registered their respective Domain Names for a couple of Dollars,
understanding the Internet .... years ahead of time


David Packard (founder of HP)
and the internet people of Texas Instruments or General Electric,
they were years ahead of their time and they paid almost nothing
for something that nobody understood
and that would become extremely valuable.


- others like Deutsche Bank / DB.com, H&M / HM.com or Calvin Klein / CK.com paid "peanuts"
and bought the missed domains during the early years of the Internet,
still .... years ahead of their time.

- others like Liverpool Victoria / LV.com or LG Group / LG.com paid serious Money at a later time
still managing to make their Logos "Internet Age compatible"
... all these companies they are now in the Internet Hall of Fame.

- and others like Louis Vuitton / no LV.com or Deutsche Bahn / no DB.com
were very slow ... too slow and inefficient to understand the Coming of the Internet,
... they missed the initial Domain Registration .... at a time nobody knew
... they missed to once exisiting Opportunity to buy the Domain .... at a time Internet was in everybodies mind
... and they continue spending massive amounts of Money to advertise a Monogram, which they do not own .com
those are .... years behind of their time


The super short .com Domains have enormous Prestige,
they have been registered one by one .... at a time almost nobody knew about the Internet.
In most cases they were very hard to get .... and the companies in the Hall of Fame deserve to be there.

2009 were added: AT&T Yellowpages YP.com, LG Group LG.com, Lufthansa LH.com and Japan Tobacco / JT.com
2010 were added: Reckitt Benckiser RB.com, Russia Times RT.com, Dollar General DG.com and Facebook FB.com
2016 were removed BL.com, Beweley & Lebeuf out of business, YB.com Yellow Book Project stopped

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