The largest companies in China still prefer short English-based .com domains

That's the main takeaway from my study of the past two years of data based on the largest companies in China.

Fortune publishes the Fortune China 500 list (in Chinese) every year. Recently, I used Baidu and Google to locate the corporate domain of each of the top 100 companies on the list, and here are the results of my research.

Extension   2019 2020

.com    72% 71%

.cn         25% 26%

Obviously, .com domain name is king in corporate China. What I mean is that .com is considered most valuable and highly sought after. Over 70% of the largest companies prefer .com and there has been no major change. Unlike many other countries, .com domains are widely used within China, .CN domain name plays a secondary role.

Short is good in corporate China. The medium length of the domains (name only, excluding the extension) is only 7 characters — for both years:

Length 2019 2020

Medium 7 7

Some investors might assume Pinyin domains are most popular in corporate China. Actually, English-based domains are the most popular choice. Some examples are EverGrande.com (#20), Midea.com (#35), and Gree.com (#54).

Language 2019 2020

English 44% 44%

Acronym 31% 31%

Mixed 19% 18%

Pinyin 6% 6%

Numeric 0% 1%

The conclusion is clear: if you want to sell to end users in corporate China, focus on short, English-based .com domains and .CN domain names.

Source from Domain Name Wire

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