[9g3890fj2]

.XYZ domains were already too difficult to use for anything other than a regular site since they have such a bad reputation (however warranted it may be) as being used for spam. Not sure what the point is in paying even more for a TLD that's discriminated against by default.

[echelon]

.xyz is one of the most popular TLDs for crypto and web3, but it has a horrible email spam reputation and some gateways blacklist the entire TLD. With the exception of a16z, VCs aren't funding these businesses much anymore, either.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/28/wtf-is-xyz/

The biggest user might be block.xyz.

.io, .co, and .ai are still the most popular alternative TLDs for startups.

[stOneskull]

> .io, .co, and .ai are still the most popular alternative TLDs for startups.

is there a good link for this ranking? i'm curious as to 4th place and below too. what position does .app or .tech or .cloud come, etc.

[tepmoc]

you can lookup domain count for TLDs here https://deployment.rdap.org/ (sorting works)

[poyu]

I've been using .xyz as my primary email address. Everything from banking to shopping, to governmental stuff. The number of sites that gave me problems is probably less than 10 that I can remember. I have around 700 accounts in my password manager so go figure.

[9g3890fj2]

It's not the receiving that's the problem, but the sending. Even with all necessary records in place and using a reputable email provider isn't enough in a lot of cases. You'll just end up in spam.