Y Combinator · Winter 2009, Summer 2009 · 1 November 2026

What domains do YC’s 2009 startups use?

Of the 36 startups in Y Combinator’s 2009 batches that have a website, 100% use a .com and 0% a .ai.

100%
on .com, the highest of any year, 2008 to 2026
0%
on .ai, 2008: 0%

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Which extensions the 2009 startups use

  1. .com100%

Batch by batch

Winter 200913.com100%.ai0%
Summer 200923.com100%.ai0%

Is the .com of a 2009 YC startup’s name for sale?

Every startup of 2009 with a website uses a .com.

Source: Y Combinator’s company directory and the .com zone file, 1 November 2026.