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Y Combinator · Winter 2012, Summer 2012 · 1 November 2026

What domains do YC’s 2012 startups use?

Of the 132 startups in Y Combinator’s 2012 batches that have a website, 91% use a .com and 3% a .co.

91%
on .com, 2011: 94%
3%
on .co, 2011: 0%
0%
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Which extensions the 2012 startups use

  1. .com91%
  2. .co3%
  3. .io3%
  4. .me2%
  5. .orgunder 1%

Batch by batch

Winter 201260.com92%.co3%
Summer 201272.com90%.co3%

Is the .com of a 2012 YC startup’s name for sale?

12 of the 2012 startups are not on a .com. For 0 of them, the .com of their name is for sale. 12 are registered with no sale listing; some are the startup’s own redirect.

  1. Registered, no sale listing100%

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