.la
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Laos |
| Introduced: | 1996 |
| Manager: | LANIC |
| Registry Provider: | Dot LA Marketing Co. |
| Type: | Open Use ccTLD |
| Website: | https://www.la |
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The .la domain is an Open Use ccTLD, representing the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). It was first marketed as a domain hack for businesses and news sites in the Los Angeles, California area in 2001.[1] In 2013, GoDaddy made a new marketing push for .la as a Los Angeles brand identifier, resulting in a small swell of interest.[2]
As of March 2021, the domain has approximately 175,000 active registrations.[3] Despite the "open" nature, some domains in use pertain to companies or institutions in Laos.[4]
- ↑ See, for example, this 2001 snapshot of the www.la site from the Internet Archive
- ↑ Domain Name Wire - 7000 .la domains registered at GoDaddy since June, October 16, 2013
- ↑ DomainTools.com - TLD Counts
- ↑ See e.g. this archive of public disclosures of companies listed on the Laos Stock Exchange.