.co
.co domain checker
Check a .co — and see what the .com is doing before you commit to it.
Checked against the registry over RDAP, alongside every other ending and every social handle.
What .co is
Colombia's country-code domain, opened to the world in 2010 and marketed globally ever since. In practice it is treated as a generic ending: no Colombian presence is required, and registrations come through the same registrars as everything else.
Who it suits
Companies whose .com is gone and whose name still has to sound like a company. It reads as an abbreviation of exactly the right word, which is why it became the default second choice rather than one of the dozens of newer endings.
The catch
It is one keystroke from the ending everyone's fingers already know. A meaningful share of your typed traffic will land on the .com — which someone else owns — and you will never see it happen. If the .com is held by a parked page today it can be held by a competitor tomorrow.
Common questions
Do I need to be in Colombia to register a .co?
No. The registry opened .co to worldwide registration with no local presence requirement, and has run it that way since 2010.
Is .co bad for SEO?
No. Google treats .co as a generic ending rather than a country-specific one, so it does not restrict you to Colombian search results. Whatever costs you against a .com competitor is about how people type and remember, not about ranking.
Should I buy the .com as well?
If it is available and affordable, yes, and point it at your site. It is the cheapest insurance there is against losing traffic to a typo. If it is already taken, go in knowing that and decide whether the name still earns it.
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