Websites with the .net domain extension are still popular.
Why aren't all basketball players' websites a .net? I feel like that's a really big missed opportunity.
— John Rossi (@RohnJossi) March 9, 2014
Well, what are some popular websites that use the .net domain extension?
Entrepreneur holds a curious contest ranking the top .net websites based on online traffic, social influence and community voting. The 2014 contest was sponsored by Entrepreneur and Verisign.
Rank | Website | Facebook Likes | Klout Score | Alexa |
1 | slideshare.net | 313900 | 84 | 118 |
2 | php.net | 433568 | 65 | 230 |
3 | battle.net | 2242263 | 69 | 548 |
4 | behance.net | 271490 | 83 | 600 |
5 | speedtest.net | 123840 | 80 | 370 |
6 | explosm.net | 3351735 | 79 | 3933 |
7 | sourceforge.net | 16929 | 85 | 161 |
8 | americanapparel.net | 1511953 | 83 | 6913 |
9 | slickdeals.net | 109047 | 68 | 708 |
10 | docusign.net | 52572 | 68 | 5607 |
Top .net business website was slideshare.net--the largest network for uploading and sharing presentations. The winning news / entertainment .net website was geeksaresexy.net, a nerdvana, a news website. The top eCommerce / shopping website was americanapparel.net.
SOURCE: For the full listing of top 100 websites: Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/net100