Why TLD is important in a Domain name?

[Robyn Jones]

I have bought a TLD but don’t know its importance. Can Anyone will explain why it is so important in a Domain?

[Hallie Russell]

Yes, I'm also slightly confused between TLD and URL.

[cooper smith]

What exactly is a TLD? URL It is, as far as I am aware, the Internet address.

[River Brown]

Yes. You are right (User3). URL is the internet address. TLD stands for “TOP Level Domain”. TLD is the last name of a domain.
Some examples of TLDs are:
1) .com
2) .org
3) .gov
4) .net

[Jamie Lee]

Ok. Is it a part of the name of the domain?

[Scott_H]

A top-level domain was created to help classify a characteristic of a website, such as its purpose, owner, or location. Because cars.com and cars.org are not the same, this increased the number of accessible domain names.

Example:
accuwebhosting - Domain Name
.com - TLD

The number of TLDs available has grown dramatically in the recent decade. When registering a new domain, classic TLDs are still extremely valuable. It's not a particularly long list, especially when it comes to public possibilities. It's also presumably a list you've seen before.

• .Com: Commercial (Open to Public)
• .Org: Organization (Open to Public)
• .Net: Network organizations (Open to Public)
• .Gov: U.S. Government
• .Mil:: Military
• .Edu: Educational institutions (universities typically)

[Hallie Russell]

How many TLDs are there?

[Hazel Williams]

According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), there are 1,514 top-level domains (TLDs) currently in use as of June 2020.