info-domain

The domain extension .info is a generic top-level domain (gTLD), which is currently active worldwide. The origin of the name is the English term "information". The end of the domain was introduced on 26 June in 2001 in a series of new generic top-level domains (for example .biz etc.). It was originally introduced as an alternative to the popular .com and .net domains to relieve them and provide more naming options. The generic domain is operated by the Irish internet service provider Afilias, which has been managing the address since the beginning of its existence in 2001 and also registers the new domains.
The allocation of the domain is completely unrestricted worldwide. Any natural or legal person may register such a domain with the Irish Internet service provider Afilias. It is not necessary to reside in a certain country or to visit the ISP. There are also no further criteria to be considered for the domain extension. For example, the registered website with the .info domain extension does not have to be a commercial enterprise, as is the case with .com or .biz. A website with such a domain may be created for any purpose. The name of the domain must be between three and sixty-three characters long and also supports internationalized domain names according to the IDNA standard, which also allows registrations with German umlauts.
Although the use of the domain is actually not based on any regulations, the number of registered websites with an .info domain is limited. Despite numerous efforts on the part of the Irish Afilias, the end of the domain currently does not achieve the desired public attention and is only in tenth place of the most used Internet domains. In 2011, the operators still counted more than 8.5 million registered websites, making .info one of the most popular generic top-level domains. From 2012 onwards, however, the number of registered websites dropped rapidly, so that currently only slightly more than 5 million pages with such a domain extension are counted, so that the domain extension does not even belong to the top 10 of the most used internet domain extensions anymore.