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Internet top-level domain the internet top-level domain Google (disambiguation) .google Google 2026 logo.svg 2014 9 4 Alphabet Inc. Charleston Road Registry Inc. Google's products .google domains can only be registered by Alphabet's employees https://registry.google 256 14 December 2025 .google Top-Level Domain Breakdown https://ntldstats.com/tld/google 2025-12-14 nTLDStats en Yes .google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is one of the dozens of brand domains in Google Registry, operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/26/google_turns_on_google_internet_extension/ Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY? McCarthy Kieren 26 Nov 2014 The Register 30 September 2016 It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific brand. The company's first usage of the TLD was with com.google, an April Fools' Day joke website that hosted a horizontally mirrored version of Google Search.Williams Owen Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015 https://thenextweb.com/news/roundup-all-of-googles-jokes-for-april-fools-day-2015 TNW en 1 April 2015 The domain currently hosts multiple Alphabet Inc. products and services, and plans exist to move other Alphabet properties to .google as well.https://www.registry.google/about/faqs.html Google Registry FAQs Google Registry 8 December 2017 Web Security Google has integrated .google into the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) preload list. This means that all .google domains are hardcoded into major browsers to enforce HTTPS connections, ensuring that users can only access these sites securely. This initiative is part of Google's broader effort to enhance web security by eliminating unencrypted HTTP traffic.Google's Push to Close a Major Encrypted Web Loophole https://www.wired.com/story/google-encrypted-top-level-domains/ Wired References External links IANA .google WHOIS info Google Category:Internet properties established in 2014 google