[wg-c] The People's Choice of TLDs

[Paul Garrin <pg@name-space.com>]

The following are the Top 20
gTLDs in the order or preference
as voted upon by our clients and
visitors to our website who
participated in an ongoing,
automated forum.

This is not a "scientific" study,
but is based on actual results
of user choices, and a reasonable
barometer of market forces and
demand for these TLDs.

This list could be helpful in
determining the 6-10 TLD testbed
recommended by this working group,
as it appears that all of the TLDs
below are reasonable candidates.


space   3130
web     2669
art     1319
shop    1189
sex     890
info    867
zone    818
design  788
music   764
media   743
travel  725
firm    689
inc     610
online  607
arts    455
mail    439
home    430
mag     419
ltd     419
bank    403


For more information, and a complete
listing of the active gTLDs in operation
by Name.Space, please see
http://vote.global-namespace.net

--Paul Garrin